The Critic List

“Best restaurants” lists from The New York Times, Michelin, the James Beard Foundation, and city critics — aggregated in one place. 3114 restaurants across 141 lists. Track where you’ve been and where you want to go.

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The lists

• 75 Best Restaurants in Atlanta — Atlanta Magazine
• Baltimore's Best Restaurants 2026 — Baltimore magazine
• The 20 Best New Restaurants of 2025 — Bon Appétit
• Boston Magazine Top 50 Restaurants 2025 — Boston Magazine
• Chicago Magazine 50 Best Restaurants 2026 — Chicago Magazine
• Cincinnati's Best Restaurants 2026 — Cincinnati Magazine
• 50 Best Restaurants in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio (2026) — Cleveland Magazine
• Best Restaurants in Columbus 2025 — Columbus Monthly
• Best Restaurants in Key West — Condé Nast Traveler
• The 19 Best Restaurants in Maui — Condé Nast Traveler
• The 16 Best Restaurants in Santa Fe, New Mexico — Condé Nast Traveler
• Best Restaurants in Savannah — Condé Nast Traveler
• D Magazine 50 Best Restaurants 2026 — D Magazine
• Detroit Free Press / Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Top 10 New Restaurants & Dining Experiences 2025 — Detroit Free Press
• The 38 Best Restaurants in Atlanta — Eater Atlanta
• The 38 Best Restaurants in Austin — Eater Austin
• The 38 Best Restaurants Around Boston — Eater Boston
• The 18 Essential Restaurants in Asheville — Eater Carolinas
• The 18 Best Restaurants in Charlotte — Eater Carolinas
• The 18 Essential Restaurants in Greenville — Eater Carolinas
• The 38 Essential Restaurants in Chicago — Eater Chicago
• The 38 Best Restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth — Eater Dallas
• The 38 Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C. — Eater DC
• The 38 Best Restaurants in Denver — Eater Denver
• The 38 Best Restaurants in Detroit — Eater Detroit
• The 38 Best Restaurants in Houston — Eater Houston
• The 38 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles — Eater LA
• The 38 Best Restaurants in Miami — Eater Miami
• The 38 Best Restaurants in Nashville — Eater Nashville
• The 38 Best Restaurants in New Orleans — Eater New Orleans
• The 38 Best Restaurants in New York City — Eater NY
• The 38 Essential Restaurants in Philadelphia — Eater Philadelphia
• The 38 Best Restaurants in Phoenix — Eater Phoenix
• The 38 Best Restaurants in Portland — Eater Portland
• The 38 Best Restaurants in San Diego — Eater San Diego
• The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle — Eater Seattle
• The 38 Essential Restaurants in San Francisco — Eater SF
• The 38 Best Restaurants in Las Vegas — Eater Vegas
• Best Restaurants in Honolulu — Honolulu Magazine
• Houston Chronicle Top 100 Restaurants 2025 — Houston Chronicle
• Best Restaurants 2025 — Indianapolis Monthly
• James Beard Award Winners 2026 — James Beard Foundation
• James Beard Award Winners 2025 — James Beard Foundation
• James Beard America's Classics Award Winners (1998–2026) — James Beard Foundation
• The 30 Best Restaurants in Kansas City (2025) — Kansas City Magazine
• The top 100 restaurants in Las Vegas 2025 — Las Vegas Review-Journal (Neon)
• 101 Best Restaurants in L.A. (2025) — Los Angeles Times
• Top 50 Memphis Restaurants — Memphis Magazine
• The Top 50 Restaurants in Miami Right Now (2026) — Miami New Times
• MICHELIN Guide American South: Birmingham — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide — Starred Restaurants, Aspen 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Atlanta 2024 — Starred Restaurants — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Texas 2025 — Starred Restaurants, Austin — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide — Starred Restaurants, SF Bay Area 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide American South Bib Gourmand 2025 — Asheville — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide American South 2025 — Bib Gourmand Atlanta — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Texas 2025 — Bib Gourmand — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Bib Gourmand — SF Bay Area 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Colorado 2025 — Bib Gourmand, Boulder — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide American South Bib Gourmand 2025 — Charleston — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide American South 2025 — Bib Gourmand: Charlotte — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Bib Gourmand — Chicago 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Texas 2025 — Bib Gourmand: Dallas — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Washington DC 2025 — Bib Gourmand — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Colorado 2025 — Bib Gourmand — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide — Bib Gourmand, Fort Worth 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Texas 2025 — Bib Gourmand: Houston — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Bib Gourmand — Los Angeles 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Bib Gourmand — Miami 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide — Bib Gourmand, Monterey 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide American South — Bib Gourmand Nashville 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Bib Gourmand — New York 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide — Bib Gourmand, Orange County 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Bib Gourmand — Orlando 2026 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide American South 2025 — Bib Gourmand: Raleigh-Durham — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide — Bib Gourmand, Sacramento 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Texas 2025 — Bib Gourmand: San Antonio — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Bib Gourmand — San Diego 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide — Bib Gourmand, Santa Barbara 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Bib Gourmand — Tampa 2026 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Bib Gourmand — Westchester 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide — Bib Gourmand, Napa & Sonoma 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide — Starred Restaurants, Boulder 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide American South 2025 — Starred Restaurants (Charleston) — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide American South 2025 — Starred Restaurants (Charlotte) — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Chicago 2025 — Starred Restaurants — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Texas 2025 — Dallas Starred Restaurants — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Washington, D.C. 2025 — Starred Restaurants — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Colorado 2025 — Starred Restaurants — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide American South 2025 — Starred Restaurants (Greenville) — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Texas 2025 — Starred Restaurants, Houston — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide — Starred Restaurants, Los Angeles 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Florida 2026 — Starred Restaurants (Miami Metro) — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide — Starred Restaurants, Monterey 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide American South 2025 — Starred Restaurants (Nashville) — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide New York — Starred Restaurants 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide — Starred Restaurants, Orange County 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Florida 2026 — Starred Restaurants (Orlando) — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide — Starred Restaurants, Sacramento 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Texas 2025 — Starred Restaurants (San Antonio) — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide California — Starred Restaurants, San Diego 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide — Starred Restaurants, Santa Barbara 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide Florida 2026 — Starred Restaurants (Tampa) — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide New York — Starred Restaurants, Westchester 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide — Starred Restaurants, Napa & Sonoma 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• Milwaukee's Top 25 Restaurants 2024 — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• The 50 Best Restaurants in Minneapolis and St. Paul (2026) — Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
• The 50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia: 2026 — Philadelphia Magazine
• The Top 50 Restaurants in Phoenix Right Now (2026) — Phoenix New Times
• The 25 Best Restaurants in Pittsburgh for 2026 — Pittsburgh Magazine
• Portland's Best Restaurants, Winter 2025-2026 — Portland Monthly
• Best 75 places to eat and drink in Greater Portland — Portland Press Herald
• Where to Eat Now in Rhode Island — Rhode Island Monthly
• The Restaurant List: 25 Top Tables in Richmond (2025) — Richmond Magazine
• Salt Lake magazine's 2026 Dining Awards — Salt Lake Magazine
• San Diego Magazine Best Restaurants 2026 — San Diego Magazine
• Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area in 2026 — San Francisco Chronicle
• Sauce 75: The Essential St. Louis Restaurants Right Now (2024) — Sauce Magazine
• Seattle Met 50 Best Restaurants 2025 — Seattle Met
• Sonoma Magazine 25 Best Restaurants 2025 — Sonoma Magazine
• Texas Monthly Best New Restaurants 2024–2026 — Texas Monthly
• Best Restaurants in Louisville: Where to Eat Now (2026) — The Adventurist Magazine
• Buffalo's 40 Best Restaurants — The Buffalo News
• The 25 Best Restaurants in Austin Right Now (2024) — The New York Times
• The Restaurant List 2025 — The New York Times
• The 25 Best Restaurants in Boston (2025) — The New York Times
• The 25 Best Restaurants in Chicago Right Now (2024) — The New York Times
• The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C. (2025) — The New York Times
• The 25 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles Right Now (2023) — The New York Times
• The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now — The New York Times
• The 25 Best Restaurants in Nashville Right Now (2024) — The New York Times
• The 25 Best Restaurants in New Orleans (2026) — The New York Times
• The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City, 2026 — The New York Times
• The 25 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia Right Now (2023) — The New York Times
• The 25 Best Restaurants in Portland Right Now (2025) — The New York Times
• The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now — The New York Times
• The 25 Best Restaurants in San Francisco Right Now (2023) — The New York Times
• The 30 best New Orleans restaurants in 2025 in every price range, picked for the locals — The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
• North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 — The World's 50 Best Restaurants
• 25 to Try — Tucson Lifestyle
• 100 Very Best Restaurants 2026 — Washingtonian

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The Critic List — the critics’ “best restaurants” lists, in one place. We don’t write the lists; the critics do, and every one links back to the original.