Jimmy's Diner
1501 hood avenue in shinnston, 304-592-0745. open 8am to 8pm sunday through thursday, and 8am to 9pm friday and saturday. italian-american food; thursday nights are all-you-can-eat spaghetti nights for $5.
Yann's Hotdogs
A Fairmont tradition and proud of it. The best hotdogs in the state. No special order; comes with everything or plain only. Mr. Yann is the "hotdog Nazi" of WV but respected and loved by all.
Backwoods Grill
1602 locust avenue, 304-363-6533. open 11am to 10pm monday through thursday, 11am to 11pm on friday, and 4pm to 11pm on saturday; closed sundays. soups, salads, sandwiches, steaks, seafood, and cajun classics like jambalaya, gumbo, louisiana dirty rice and lobster bisque.
Classics Cafe
236 adams street, 304-366-3979. open 8am to 3pm monday through friday. homemade soups and sandwiches.
Colasessano's
506 pennsylvania avenue, 304-363-9713, (http://www.colasessanos.com/). open 8am to 8pm tuesday through thursday, and 8am to 9pm friday and saturday; closed sundays and mondays. a local favorite for over 50 years, serving pizzas, salads, sandwiches, chicken wings, and large pepperoni rolls for $3.50. freshly-baked bread and cookies daily. $2.50 - $10.50.
Country Club Bakery
1211 country club road, 304-363-5690. open 7am to 6pm monday through friday, except wednesday, and 7am to 3pm on saturday; closed wednesdays and sundays. bakery supplying pepperoni rolls to grocery stores and convenience stores around fairmont; try them hot and fresh for just $1. they also carry italian breads, rolls and cookies.
Dairy Creme Corner
187 homewood avenue, 304-366-6809. open 10am to 10pm monday through saturday, and 1 to 10pm on sunday. self-proclaimed purveyors of "the biggest cones in town!" which, depending on your age or ego, may actually be bigger than your head. along with their flavorburst ice cream used for sundaes, shakes and malts, they offer fried appetizers, salads, sandwiches, barbecue, pepperoni rolls and funnel cakes. try their peanut butter milkshakes. $1.37 - $2.59.
DJ's 50s & 60s Diner
1181 airport road, 304-366-8110. open 7am to 10pm sunday through thursday, and 7am to 12am friday and saturday. fifties-style diner with waitresses in poodle skirts. classic american favorites, milkshakes and ice cream floats.
Dutchman's Daughter Restaurant
2612 fairmont avenue, 304-367-1064. open 11am to 9pm sunday through thursday, and 11am to 10pm friday and saturday. home-cooked meals.
Aquarium Lounge
620 gaston avenue, 304-366-1500. open 11am to 10pm monday through friday, and 5pm to 10pm on saturday; closed sundays. salads, pasta, chicken, pork, seafood and hand-cut steaks.
Mi Pueblo
2500 fairmont avenue in middletown mall, 304-363-9355. open daily 11am to 12am. family-owned mexican restaurant.
Muriales Italian Family Restaurant
1742 fairmont avenue, 304-363-3190. open 11am to 9pm monday through thursday, 11am to 10pm friday and saturday, and 11am to 8pm on sunday. fine italian food and home-cooked meals.
The Poky Dot
1111 fairmont avenue, 304-366-3271. a nostalgic 1950s restaurant which began as a barbecue stand in the late 1940s and turned into a sit-down diner in the 1950s. munchies, breakfast foods, soups, salads, wraps, sandwiches, steak, chicken, cheesecake, pie, cobblers, milkshakes, malts, sundaes and ice cream floats. try the appetizer-laden dot combo platter.
Wings Olé
1486 locust avenue, 304-363-5264, (http://www.wingsole.com/). open 11am to 12am monday through thursday, 11am to 2am friday and saturday, and 12pm to 12am on sunday. chicken wings, salads, side dishes, sandwiches, tacos, burritos, enchiladas, fajitas.
TJ's Sports Garden Restaurant
2500 fairmont avenue
USA Steak Buffet
1017 fairmont avenue, 304-363-6170. open daily. all-you-can-eat steak and chicken. currently closed.
Village Bistro at Westchester Village
1825 locust avenue, 304-366-3711. open for dinner monday through saturday. gourmet dishes and an extensive wine list.
Say-Boy Steak House Restaurant
905 country club road, 304-366-7252. open 8am to 9pm monday through saturday, and 8am to 8:30pm on sunday. a local favorite for 45 years. steaks, chicken and italian specialties.
Fairmont is the "Home of the Original Pepperoni Roll". If you want to get them fresh, rather than pre-wrapped in a convenience mart, your best bets are the traditional variety at the Country Club Bakery, or the giant variety at Colasessano's.