Palate-Pleasing Puns: 13 Clever Restaurant Names

Location: New York, NY
Website: asaltandbattery.com

New York's British transplants can get a taste of home at A Salt & Battery, "New York's only truly authentic fish & chip shop." The recipes for the restaurant's signature fish and chips plates are so fantastic, even celebrity chef Bobby Flay couldn't top them. He lost a fish and chips battle with A Salt & Battery's chef on his Food Network show, Throwdown! with Bobby Flay.

Location: Lowell, MA
Website: brewdawakening.com

No one likes a rude awakening. But a kickstart from a hot cup of java? That's more like it. Brew'd Awakening offers traditional coffees, teas, iced drinks, and smoothies, and hosts poetry nights and other events.

Location: Melbourne, FL
Website: mustardsinc.com

Mustard's Last Stand has been fighting the hot dog flavor battle since 1987, when its first location opened. The restaurant serves Chicago-style dogs that range from the simple to the intense, like The Cowboy, a hot dog and bacon wrapped in a flour tortilla that's deep fried and topped with chili and cheese. We surrender!

Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
Website: forheavenscakes.com

Wedding and special occasion cakes are regular orders, but this shop's most down-to-earth prices are attached to its cupcakes — 99-cent cupcakes in various flavors, including Chocolate Bomb, Red Velvet, Vanilla with Buttercream, and Lemon. The For Heavens Cake crew competed on Food Network's Cupcake Wars in 2010.

Location: Washington, D.C.
Website: thaitanic.us

This is no sinking ship. It's a restaurant with two locations on land: one in Logan Circle and one in Columbia Heights. Both offer wallet-friendly Thai cuisine.

Location: Melbourne, Australia
Website: lordofthefries.com.au

Once a traveling food van that made stops at festivals, Lord of the Fries eventually opened a storefront to sell its treasured fries and toothsome "international" sauces — including Thai, Aussie, Indian, Belgian, African, and more — every day.

Location: Ocean City, MD
Website: octequila.com

Mockingbirds aren't the speciality here. Tequila is. They've got more than 100 varieties to try. Bottoms up!

Location: Fairhope, AL
Website: pageandpalette.com/latte-da.php

The owners of Page & Palette, a bookstore, can't take credit for writing the name of their store's coffee shop. That honor goes to one of their patrons, a naming contest winner who received a $25 gift certificate to the store.

Location: Multiple CT Locations
Website: loxstock.com

Lox Stock & Bagels has got the bagel market covered, lock, stock, and barrel. From classic (plain and sesame) to sweet (French toast) and savory (spinach), there's a bagel flavor for everyone to enjoy.

Location: Powell, OH
Website: espressoyourselfmusiccafe.com

At Espresso Yourself Music Café, patrons can enjoy a hot espresso or coffee and local musicians can, well, express themselves. The shop hosts music events every day.

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Website: thecouchtomato.com

The owners of this pizza shop are anything but couch potatoes. Craig Mosmen and Michael Cassano opened The Couch Tomato Café in 2003 on the first floor of an apartment building. In 2011, they're expanding their growing business to the second and third floors.

Location: Little Rock, AR
Website: sufficientgroundscafe.com

The puns don't stop at the front door of Sufficient Grounds. The café — which serves standard hot and cold drinks plus sandwiches, salads, and wraps — concludes its online menu with "Thanks a Latte!"

Location: New York, NY
Website: pitapanny.com

Peter Pan may live in Neverland, but Pita Pan resides in New York City. The shop sells burgers, wraps, pizzas, salads, drinks and, of course, pita sandwiches.