Best cafeterias - and gyms to work off that lunch

Gourmet fare is the norm (and sometimes even free!) at three standout corporate cafés. Plus: A look at three Best Companies that offer employees top-notch onsite fitness centers to help them stay in shape.
By Anne Fisher

Google
Best Companies Rank: 1 "We've made mac and cheese with wild mushrooms, duck confit, and truffles."The 17 cafés on Google's headquarters campus span 20 cuisines and are legendary for their fantastic (and free) food. Says chef Nate Keller: "Google is all about fresh looks at simple concepts, so our takes on macaroni and cheese are always popular."

eBay
Best Companies Rank: 68 Maintains a full-time staff of certified personal trainers and nutritionists. To help auction-weary staffers decompress, eBay also has prayer and meditation rooms with plump pillows and tatami floor mats. Ommmmm.

eBay
Best Companies Rank: 68 "My favorite dish: shrimp cakes with Asian slaw, cilantro aioli, and an orange sombai reduction."Chefs like Chad McWilliams emphasize antibiotic-free meat and milk, and local, seasonal organic produce. Last June the cafés debuted Your Dinner: Chefs slice, dice, and chop all the ingredients for a gourmet meal that you can then whip up at home.

SAS Institute
Best Companies Rank: 29 With everything from a pool, cardio room, and racquetball courts to a putting green and horseshoe pits, the SAS gym will detail your car or do your dry-cleaning while you sweat. Center also sponsors European ski trips.

FactSet Research Systems
Best Companies Rank: 52 "Anything stir-fried or spicy, they go crazy. And tofu! I never used so much tofu in my life before I came here."Lunch is free Monday through Thursday, and CEO Phil Hadley eats with the troops almost every day. Chef Alex Dino studied with Eric Ripert at Le Bernardin in New York. The main difference between haute cuisine and corporate fare? FactSetters, apparently, can't get enough stir-fry.

Goldman Sachs
Best Companies Rank: 9 Want to go rock climbing in Manhattan? Get a job at Goldman, whose gym offers a rock-climbing wall, martial-arts boot camp, massage therapy, and Pilates - and will outfit you with workout duds too.