No question about it: Real diners serve breakfast all day. River City Diner recognizes this basic rule of nature, offering three-egg omelets, pancakes and pork chops and eggs until 3AM on Fridays and Saturdays. The decor is diner chic -- booths and bar stools, with vintage signs and lots of brushed steel and neon made more authentic by the Shockoe Slip funk seeping in through the air vents. Don't miss the huge burgers or the onion rings, though the 'State Fair' French fries with bacon and cheese are a tasty treat whether you're getting ready to show the Slip no mercy or just soaking up the poison the next day. As befits River City's rangy menu, the clientele is all over the place, from Farmer's Market workers to yuppies, from Oregon Hill hipsters to West End matrons on tomato-buying sprees. -- Andrew Beaujon