The critics’ consensus
The 626 restaurants that appear on the most published best-of lists.
- Dōgon — Southwest Waterfront, Washington, DC · on 6 lists
- Kato — Downtown (ROW DTLA), Los Angeles · on 6 lists
- Acamaya — Bywater, New Orleans · on 5 lists
- Albi — Navy Yard, Washington, DC · on 5 lists
- Avize — West Midtown, Atlanta · on 5 lists
- Emeril's — Warehouse District, New Orleans · on 5 lists
- Kalaya — Fishtown, Philadelphia · on 5 lists
- Oriole — West Loop, Chicago · on 5 lists
- Addison — Carmel Valley, San Diego · on 4 lists
- Atomix — NoMad, New York · on 4 lists
- Belly of the Beast — Spring · on 4 lists
- Benu — SoMa, San Francisco · on 4 lists
- Bresca — 14th Street corridor, Washington, DC · on 4 lists
- Casaema — Heights, Houston · on 4 lists
- ChopnBlok — Downtown, Houston · on 4 lists
- Cyrus — Geyserville · on 4 lists
- Dakar NOLA — Uptown, New Orleans · on 4 lists
- Enclos — Downtown, Sonoma · on 4 lists
- Feld — Ukrainian Village, Chicago · on 4 lists
- Friday Saturday Sunday — Rittenhouse, Philadelphia · on 4 lists
- Jungsik — Tribeca, New York · on 4 lists
- Kabawa — East Village, Manhattan · on 4 lists
- Kasama — Ukrainian Village, Chicago · on 4 lists
- Le Bernardin — Midtown, Manhattan · on 4 lists
- Lilo — Carlsbad Village, Carlsbad · on 4 lists
- Lula Cafe — Logan Square, Chicago · on 4 lists
- Mandolin Aegean Bistro — Buena Vista, Miami · on 4 lists
- Mawn — Bella Vista, Philadelphia · on 4 lists
- Meetinghouse — Fishtown, Philadelphia · on 4 lists
- Moon Rabbit — Penn Quarter, Washington, DC · on 4 lists
- Oyster Oyster — Shaw, Washington, DC · on 4 lists
- Peninsula — East Nashville, Nashville · on 4 lists
- Providence — Hollywood, Los Angeles · on 4 lists
- Quince — Jackson Square, San Francisco · on 4 lists
- Recoveco — South Miami · on 4 lists
- Rintaro — Mission, San Francisco · on 4 lists
- Semma — West Village, New York · on 4 lists
- SingleThread — Downtown, Healdsburg · on 4 lists
- Sun Moon Studio — West Oakland, Oakland · on 4 lists
- Tam Tam — Downtown, Miami · on 4 lists
- The Progress — Fillmore, San Francisco · on 4 lists
- Valley — Sonoma · on 4 lists
- Virtue — Hyde Park, Chicago · on 4 lists
- Zitz Sum — Coral Gables · on 4 lists
- 2Fifty BBQ — Riverdale Park · on 3 lists
- Akadi — Division, Portland, OR · on 3 lists
- Ambra — Queen Village, Philadelphia · on 3 lists
- Anajak Thai Cuisine — Sherman Oaks · on 3 lists
- Archipelago — Hillman City, Seattle · on 3 lists
- Ariete — Coconut Grove, Miami · on 3 lists
- Aska — Williamsburg, Brooklyn · on 3 lists
- Atelier Crenn — Cow Hollow, San Francisco · on 3 lists
- Atelier Manna — Leucadia, Encinitas · on 3 lists
- Atlas — Buckhead, Atlanta · on 3 lists
- Bacchanalia — Blandtown, Atlanta · on 3 lists
- Bar Vlaha — Washington Square, Brookline · on 3 lists
- Bastion — Wedgewood-Houston, Nashville · on 3 lists
- BCN Taste & Tradition — Montrose, Houston · on 3 lists
- Birrieria Zaragoza — Archer Heights, Chicago · on 3 lists
- Boia De — Buena Vista, Miami · on 3 lists
- Boka — Lincoln Park, Chicago · on 3 lists
- Borgo — NoMad, Manhattan · on 3 lists
- Brigtsen's Restaurant — Riverbend, New Orleans · on 3 lists
- Bûcheron — Kingfield, Minneapolis · on 3 lists
- Busy Bee Cafe — Vine City, Atlanta · on 3 lists
- Cafe La Trova — Little Havana, Miami · on 3 lists
- Cafe Olli — King, Portland, OR · on 3 lists
- Californios — SoMa, San Francisco · on 3 lists
- Callie — East Village, San Diego · on 3 lists
- Canlis — Queen Anne, Seattle · on 3 lists
- Cariño — Uptown, Chicago · on 3 lists
- Casa Playa — The Strip, Las Vegas · on 3 lists
- Causa — Shaw, Washington, DC · on 3 lists
- Comfort Kitchen — Dorchester, Boston · on 3 lists
- Commander's Palace — Garden District, New Orleans · on 3 lists
- Communion — Central District, Seattle · on 3 lists
- Coquette — Garden District, New Orleans · on 3 lists
- Corima — Chinatown, New York · on 3 lists
- Corkscrew BBQ — Spring · on 3 lists
- Cote Miami — Design District, Miami · on 3 lists
- Craft Omakase — Rosedale, Austin · on 3 lists
- Dai Due — Cherrywood, Austin · on 3 lists
- Diane's Place — Northeast, Minneapolis · on 3 lists
- Dooky Chase's Restaurant — Treme, New Orleans · on 3 lists
- El Molino Central — Boyes Hot Springs, Sonoma · on 3 lists
- Ever — West Loop, Chicago · on 3 lists
- Franklin Barbecue — East Austin, Austin · on 3 lists
- Frasca Food and Wine — Pearl Street, Boulder, CO · on 3 lists
- Frontera Grill — River North, Chicago · on 3 lists
- Gado Gado — Grant Park, Portland, OR · on 3 lists
- Gemma — Knox-Henderson, Dallas · on 3 lists
- Ghee Indian Kitchen — Kendall, Miami · on 3 lists
- Ha's Snack Bar — Lower East Side, New York · on 3 lists
- HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen — Pilsen, Chicago · on 3 lists
- Heirloom Market BBQ — Cumberland, Atlanta · on 3 lists
- Her Place Supper Club — Rittenhouse, Philadelphia · on 3 lists
- Heritage Barbecue — San Juan Capistrano · on 3 lists
- Holbox — Historic South-Central, Los Angeles · on 3 lists
- Illata — Grays Ferry, Philadelphia · on 3 lists
- Isidore — Pearl District, San Antonio · on 3 lists
- Joe's Bakery & Coffee Shop — East Austin, Austin · on 3 lists
- Joe's Stone Crab — South Beach, Miami Beach · on 3 lists
- Josephine's Gulf Coast Tradition — Midtown, Houston · on 3 lists
- Kachka — Buckman, Portland, OR · on 3 lists
- Kann — Buckman, Portland, OR · on 3 lists
- Katami — Montrose, Houston · on 3 lists
- Kin Khao — Union Square, San Francisco · on 3 lists
- Kira — Upper Kirby, Houston · on 3 lists
- Kisser — East Nashville, Nashville · on 3 lists
- Knife Pleat — South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa · on 3 lists
- Komal — Historic South-Central, Los Angeles · on 3 lists
- La Taqueria — Mission District, San Francisco · on 3 lists
- La' Shukran — Union Market District, Washington, DC · on 3 lists
- Langbaan — Slabtown, Portland, OR · on 3 lists
- Langer's Deli — Westlake, Los Angeles · on 3 lists
- Lapis — Adams Morgan, Washington, DC · on 3 lists
- Lazy Bear — Mission, San Francisco · on 3 lists
- Lazy Betty — Midtown, Atlanta · on 3 lists
- Le Jardinier — Museum District, Houston · on 3 lists
- Lê Madeline — Quincy Center, Quincy · on 3 lists
- Le Pigeon — Kerns, Portland, OR · on 3 lists
- Le Veau d’Or — Upper East Side, Manhattan · on 3 lists
- Lei — Chinatown, Manhattan · on 3 lists
- LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue — South Austin, Austin · on 3 lists
- Little Bear — Summerhill, Atlanta · on 3 lists
- Liuzza's by the Track — Fair Grounds, New Orleans · on 3 lists
- Local Tide — Fremont, Seattle · on 3 lists
- Locust — 12 South, Nashville · on 3 lists
- Lom Wong — Roosevelt Row, Phoenix, AZ · on 3 lists
- Los Félix — Coconut Grove, Miami · on 3 lists
- Lovely's Fifty Fifty — Mississippi, Portland, OR · on 3 lists
- Ltd Edition Sushi — Capitol Hill, Seattle · on 3 lists
- Lucia — Bishop Arts, Dallas · on 3 lists
- Macchialina — South Beach, Miami Beach · on 3 lists
- Magna Kusina — Clinton, Portland, OR · on 3 lists
- Mahaniyom — Brookline Village, Brookline · on 3 lists
- Mala Sichuan Bistro — The Heights, Houston · on 3 lists
- Mama Chang — Fairfax, VA · on 3 lists
- Mamani — Uptown, Dallas · on 3 lists
- Mamou — French Quarter, New Orleans · on 3 lists
- March — Montrose, Houston · on 3 lists
- Maurice — Downtown, Portland, OR · on 3 lists
- Maximo — West University, West University Place · on 3 lists
- Meju — Long Island City, Queens · on 3 lists
- Mezcaleria Alma — Lower Highland, Denver · on 3 lists
- Mi Tocaya Antojería — Logan Square, Chicago · on 3 lists
- Michael's Genuine Food & Drink — Design District, Miami · on 3 lists
- Mish Mish — Passyunk Square, Philadelphia · on 3 lists
- Mister Jiu's — Chinatown, San Francisco · on 3 lists
- Monteverde — West Loop, Chicago · on 3 lists
- Moo's Craft Barbecue — Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles · on 3 lists
- Mooncusser — Back Bay, Boston · on 3 lists
- Mori Nozomi — West Los Angeles, Los Angeles · on 3 lists
- Morihiro — Atwater Village, Los Angeles · on 3 lists
- Mosca's — Avondale, LA · on 3 lists
- Mot Hai Ba — Lakewood, Dallas · on 3 lists
- Mujō — West Midtown, Atlanta · on 3 lists
- Musaafer — Galleria/Uptown, Houston · on 3 lists
- My Loup — Rittenhouse, Philadelphia · on 3 lists
- Nancy's Hustle — East Downtown, Houston · on 3 lists
- Nari — Japantown, San Francisco · on 3 lists
- Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen — Lowest Greenville, Dallas · on 3 lists
- Nixta Taqueria — East Austin, Austin · on 3 lists
- Nobie's — Montrose, Houston · on 3 lists
- Off Alley — Columbia City, Seattle · on 3 lists
- Olamaie — Downtown, Austin · on 3 lists
- Paju — South Lake Union, Seattle · on 3 lists
- Pascual — H Street corridor, Washington, DC · on 3 lists
- Pasjoli — Ocean Park, Santa Monica · on 3 lists
- Pêche Seafood Grill — Warehouse District, New Orleans · on 3 lists
- Pho 79 — Little Saigon, Garden Grove · on 3 lists
- Pineapple and Pearls — Capitol Hill, Washington, DC · on 3 lists
- Quarter Acre — Lower Greenville, Dallas · on 3 lists
- Quarter Sheets — Echo Park, Los Angeles · on 3 lists
- Restaurant Ki — Little Tokyo, Los Angeles · on 3 lists
- Royal Sushi & Izakaya — Queen Village, Philadelphia · on 3 lists
- Saffron NOLA — Uptown, New Orleans · on 3 lists
- Saison — SoMa, San Francisco · on 3 lists
- San Ho Won — Mission District, San Francisco · on 3 lists
- Sarma — Winter Hill, Somerville · on 3 lists
- Shingo — Coral Gables · on 3 lists
- Smyth — West Loop, Chicago · on 3 lists
- Somni — West Hollywood · on 3 lists
- Sons & Daughters — Mission District, San Francisco · on 3 lists
- SS Gai — East Nashville, Nashville · on 3 lists
- Staplehouse — Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta · on 3 lists
- Street to Kitchen — East End, Houston · on 3 lists
- Stubborn Seed — South Beach, Miami Beach · on 3 lists
- Sunny's Steakhouse — Little River, Miami · on 3 lists
- Superiority Burger — East Village, Manhattan · on 3 lists
- Tabachoy — Bella Vista, Philadelphia · on 3 lists
- Tatsu Dallas — Deep Ellum, Dallas · on 3 lists
- Taurus Ox — Capitol Hill, Seattle · on 3 lists
- The Dabney — Shaw, Washington, DC · on 3 lists
- The Four Horsemen — Williamsburg, Brooklyn · on 3 lists
- The Surf Club Restaurant — Surfside · on 3 lists
- The Wren — Fells Point, Baltimore · on 3 lists
- Theodore Rex — Downtown, Houston · on 3 lists
- Thip Khao — Columbia Heights, Washington, DC · on 3 lists
- Torrisi — Nolita, New York · on 3 lists
- Truth BBQ — The Heights, Houston · on 3 lists
- Tsubaki — Echo Park, Los Angeles · on 3 lists
- Un Bien — Ballard, Seattle · on 3 lists
- Una Pizza Napoletana — Lower East Side, Manhattan · on 3 lists
- Valle — Downtown, Oceanside · on 3 lists
- Vernick Fish — Logan Square, Philadelphia · on 3 lists
- Via Triozzi — Lowest Greenville, Dallas · on 3 lists
- Vin Folk — Downtown, Hermosa Beach · on 3 lists
- Wildweed — Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati · on 3 lists
- Zaab Zaab — Elmhurst, Queens · on 3 lists
- Zahav — Society Hill, Philadelphia · on 3 lists
- Zuni Cafe — Hayes Valley, San Francisco · on 3 lists
- 61 Osteria — Downtown, Fort Worth · on 2 lists
- A&A Bake and Doubles — Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn · on 2 lists
- Abacá — Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Abuqir — Astoria, Queens · on 2 lists
- Agnes and Sherman — Heights, Houston · on 2 lists
- Akahoshi Ramen — Logan Square, Chicago · on 2 lists
- Alinea — Lincoln Park, Chicago · on 2 lists
- Alma Fonda Fina — LoHi, Denver · on 2 lists
- Amparo Fondita — Dupont Circle, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- Anchor Oyster Bar — Castro, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Andreoli Italian Grocer — North Scottsdale, Scottsdale · on 2 lists
- Angelo's Pizzeria — Bella Vista, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- Animae — Marina District, San Diego · on 2 lists
- Antico Nuovo — Larchmont, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Antico Pizza Napoletana — West Midtown, Atlanta · on 2 lists
- Aquavit — Midtown East, New York · on 2 lists
- Aqui Es Texcoco — Chula Vista · on 2 lists
- Arden — Pearl District, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Arepa Mia — Avondale Estates · on 2 lists
- Aria — Buckhead, Atlanta · on 2 lists
- Asador Bastian — River North, Chicago · on 2 lists
- Astera — Buckman, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Atoma — Wallingford, Seattle · on 2 lists
- Auberge du Soleil — Rutherford · on 2 lists
- Auro — Calistoga · on 2 lists
- Avec — West Loop, Chicago · on 2 lists
- Aventino — Downtown Bethesda, Bethesda · on 2 lists
- Awash — Miami Gardens · on 2 lists
- Azalina's — Tenderloin, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Aziza — Outer Richmond, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Bab Al-Yemen — Kenmore Square, Boston · on 2 lists
- Baby Bistro — Victor Heights, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Bacanora — Grand Avenue, Phoenix, AZ · on 2 lists
- Balkan Treat Box — Webster Groves · on 2 lists
- Balla Italian Soul — The Strip, Las Vegas · on 2 lists
- Bánh Anh Em — East Village, New York · on 2 lists
- Banh Mi Ba Le — Dorchester, Boston · on 2 lists
- Bar Centro — The Strip, Las Vegas · on 2 lists
- Bar del Corso — Beacon Hill, Seattle · on 2 lists
- Barney Greengrass — Upper West Side, New York · on 2 lists
- Baso — The Heights, Houston · on 2 lists
- Bavel — Arts District, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Bayonet — Downtown, Birmingham, AL · on 2 lists
- Beit Rima — Cole Valley, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Billy Can Can — Victory Park, Dallas · on 2 lists
- Birdie's — East Austin, Austin · on 2 lists
- Bistro Na's — Temple City · on 2 lists
- Blood Bros. BBQ — Bellaire · on 2 lists
- BoccaLupo — Inman Park, Atlanta · on 2 lists
- Bolton's Spicy Chicken & Fish — East Nashville, Nashville · on 2 lists
- Bomb Biscuit — Grant Park, Atlanta · on 2 lists
- Bombay Darbar — Coconut Grove, Doral · on 2 lists
- Bombera — Dimond District, Oakland · on 2 lists
- Brassica Kitchen + Cafe — Jamaica Plain, Boston · on 2 lists
- Breadbelly — Inner Richmond, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Brindille — River North, Chicago · on 2 lists
- Brisket & Rice — Copperfield, Houston · on 2 lists
- Cafe Lalibela — Tempe · on 2 lists
- Cafe Nhan — Passyunk Square, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- Café Reconcile — Central City, New Orleans · on 2 lists
- Camélia — Arts District, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Candente — Montrose, Houston · on 2 lists
- Carnitas Ramirez — Alphabet City, Manhattan · on 2 lists
- Casa Mono — Gramercy, New York · on 2 lists
- Cattleack Barbeque — Farmers Branch · on 2 lists
- Cellar Door Provisions — Logan Square, Chicago · on 2 lists
- César — Hudson Square, New York · on 2 lists
- CHAAK Kitchen — Tustin · on 2 lists
- Chai Pani — Downtown Decatur, Decatur · on 2 lists
- Charleston — Harbor East, Baltimore · on 2 lists
- Cho Dang Gol — Koreatown, New York · on 2 lists
- Chubby Fish — Cannonborough-Elliotborough, Charleston · on 2 lists
- Chyna Club — The Strip, Las Vegas · on 2 lists
- Ciccia Osteria — Barrio Logan, San Diego · on 2 lists
- Ciccio — Yountville · on 2 lists
- City House — Germantown, Nashville · on 2 lists
- Clancy's — Uptown, New Orleans · on 2 lists
- Claud — East Village, Manhattan · on 2 lists
- Clive's Cafe — Little River, Miami · on 2 lists
- Compère Lapin — Warehouse District, New Orleans · on 2 lists
- Coquine — Mount Tabor, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Cori Pastificio — North Park, San Diego · on 2 lists
- Corson Building — Georgetown, Seattle · on 2 lists
- Cosmica — Central Ninth, Salt Lake City · on 2 lists
- Cotogna — Jackson Square, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Counter- — Wesley Heights, Charlotte · on 2 lists
- Cuantos Tacos — East Austin, Austin · on 2 lists
- Cucina Morini — Mount Vernon Triangle, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- Dalida — Presidio, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Daniel — Upper East Side, New York · on 2 lists
- Delfina — Mission, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Dhamaka — Lower East Side, New York · on 2 lists
- Diner Ross — The Strip, Las Vegas · on 2 lists
- Distant Relatives — Southeast Austin, Austin · on 2 lists
- Dominique Ansel Marché — The Strip, Las Vegas · on 2 lists
- Don's Prime — The Strip, Las Vegas · on 2 lists
- Doro Bet — West Philadelphia, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- Dunsmoor — Glassell Park, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- é by José Andrés — The Strip, Las Vegas · on 2 lists
- Edessa — South Nashville, Nashville · on 2 lists
- El Carlos Elegante — Design District, Dallas · on 2 lists
- El Chingón — Passyunk Square, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- El Turco — Buena Vista, Miami · on 2 lists
- Elcielo — Brickell, Miami · on 2 lists
- Ellē — Mount Pleasant, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- Este — Cherrywood, Austin · on 2 lists
- Estela — Nolita, New York · on 2 lists
- Excellent Cuisine — Montavilla, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Eylan — Menlo Park · on 2 lists
- Ezov — East Cesar Chavez, Austin · on 2 lists
- Fable & Spirit — Lido Village, Newport Beach · on 2 lists
- Fallow Kin — Central Square, Cambridge · on 2 lists
- Familyfriend — Beacon Hill, Seattle · on 2 lists
- Feringhee — Chandler · on 2 lists
- Fet-Fisk — Bloomfield, Pittsburgh · on 2 lists
- Field & Vine — Union Square, Somerville · on 2 lists
- Fiola — Penn Quarter, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- Fish Guts — Barrio Logan, San Diego · on 2 lists
- Fishmonger — Poncey-Highland, Atlanta · on 2 lists
- FnB — Old Town Scottsdale, Scottsdale · on 2 lists
- Folk — East Nashville, Nashville · on 2 lists
- Forest Bakery — Oak Park · on 2 lists
- Found Oyster — East Hollywood, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Four Kings — Chinatown, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Frank Fat's — Downtown, Sacramento · on 2 lists
- Fry Bread House — Melrose, Phoenix, AZ · on 2 lists
- Gabriella's Vietnam — East Passyunk, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- Galit — Lincoln Park, Chicago · on 2 lists
- Gift Horse — Downtown, Providence · on 2 lists
- Gioia's Deli — The Hill, St. Louis · on 2 lists
- Glai Baan — Central Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ · on 2 lists
- Glen Ellen Star — Glen Ellen · on 2 lists
- Golden Diner — Two Bridges, Manhattan · on 2 lists
- Golden Steer — Central, Las Vegas · on 2 lists
- Goodwins — Lower Greenville, Dallas · on 2 lists
- Gramercy Tavern — Flatiron District, New York · on 2 lists
- Grand Central Oyster Bar — Midtown East, Manhattan · on 2 lists
- Gravitas — Ivy City, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- Gunshow — Glenwood Park, Atlanta · on 2 lists
- GW Fins — French Quarter, New Orleans · on 2 lists
- Hà VL — Montavilla, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Hakata Izakaya HERO — West Los Angeles, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Han Oak — Kerns, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Hardena — Newbold, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- Hayakawa — West Midtown, Atlanta · on 2 lists
- Hayato — Downtown, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Helena's Hawaiian Food — Kalihi, Honolulu · on 2 lists
- Hen Mother Cookhouse — Johns Creek · on 2 lists
- Hidden Omakase — Galleria/Uptown, Houston · on 2 lists
- Hiden — Wynwood, Miami · on 2 lists
- Hilda and Jesse — North Beach, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Honeysuckle — North Philadelphia, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- Hop Alley — RiNo, Denver · on 2 lists
- House of Prime Rib — Nob Hill, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Huarachis Taqueria — Downtown, Phoenix, AZ · on 2 lists
- Iggy's — Wedgewood-Houston, Nashville · on 2 lists
- Indibar — Paradise Valley · on 2 lists
- Indienne — River North, Chicago · on 2 lists
- International Market — Belmont, Nashville · on 2 lists
- InterStellar BBQ — North Austin, Austin · on 2 lists
- Ipoh Kopitiam — Alhambra · on 2 lists
- Ippuku — Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley · on 2 lists
- Ishtia — Kemah · on 2 lists
- Jacqueline — Clinton, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Javelina — Cully, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Jean-Georges — Columbus Circle, New York · on 2 lists
- Jeune et Jolie — Carlsbad Village, Carlsbad · on 2 lists
- Joël Robuchon — The Strip, Las Vegas · on 2 lists
- Johnnie's Beef — Elmwood Park · on 2 lists
- Jônt — 14th Street corridor, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- Joon — Tysons, Vienna · on 2 lists
- Joule — Wallingford, Seattle · on 2 lists
- Jules — Lower Haight, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Jūn — The Heights, Houston · on 2 lists
- Kaede — Sellwood-Moreland, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Kamayan ATL — Doraville · on 2 lists
- Kamonegi — Fremont, Seattle · on 2 lists
- Keens Steakhouse — Garment District, New York · on 2 lists
- Kemuri Tatsu-ya — East Austin, Austin · on 2 lists
- Kenzo — Downtown, Napa · on 2 lists
- Kettner Exchange — Little Italy, San Diego · on 2 lists
- KG BBQ — East Austin, Austin · on 2 lists
- Khan Saab Desi Craft Kitchen — Downtown, Fullerton · on 2 lists
- Khom Loi — Sebastopol · on 2 lists
- Kie-Gol-Lanee — Uptown, Chicago · on 2 lists
- Killen's Barbecue — Pearland · on 2 lists
- Kiln — Hayes Valley, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Kimball House — Downtown, Decatur · on 2 lists
- Kingfisher — Golden Hill, San Diego · on 2 lists
- Kinship — Shaw, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- Kismet — Los Feliz, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Kizaki — Platt Park, Denver · on 2 lists
- Kramarczuk's — Northeast Minneapolis, Minneapolis · on 2 lists
- L'Ardente — Judiciary Square, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon — Design District, Miami · on 2 lists
- L'Orange — Hosford-Abernethy, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- La Barbecue — East Austin, Austin · on 2 lists
- La Chaparrita Taqueria — Little Village, Chicago · on 2 lists
- La Padrona — Back Bay, Boston · on 2 lists
- La Royal — Huron Village, Cambridge · on 2 lists
- La Semilla — Reynoldstown, Atlanta · on 2 lists
- Lalibela — Little Ethiopia, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Lang Van — East Charlotte, Charlotte · on 2 lists
- LanZhou Ramen — Doraville · on 2 lists
- Lao'd Bar — East Austin, Austin · on 2 lists
- Las 15 Salsas — Sunnyslope, Phoenix, AZ · on 2 lists
- Laser Wolf — Kensington, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- Le Cirque — The Strip, Las Vegas · on 2 lists
- Le Jardinier — Design District, Miami · on 2 lists
- Le Virtù — East Passyunk, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- Lem's Bar-B-Q — Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago · on 2 lists
- Leña — Brush Park, Detroit · on 2 lists
- Lenox — Belltown, Seattle · on 2 lists
- Li'l Dizzy's Cafe — Treme, New Orleans · on 2 lists
- Liholiho Yacht Club — Tendernob, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Lilia — Williamsburg, Brooklyn · on 2 lists
- Little Fish — Bella Vista, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- Little Miss BBQ — East Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ · on 2 lists
- Little Water — Rittenhouse, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- Little's Oyster Bar — Montrose, Houston · on 2 lists
- Lola Gaspar — Artists Village, Santa Ana · on 2 lists
- Luce — Kerns, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Lucian Books & Wine — Buckhead, Atlanta · on 2 lists
- Luminosa — Downtown, Asheville · on 2 lists
- Lunette — Embarcadero, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Lungi — Upper East Side, New York · on 2 lists
- Mabel's Gone Fishing — North Park, San Diego · on 2 lists
- Mābo — Preston Hollow, Dallas · on 2 lists
- Macheen — Boyle Heights, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Madcap — San Anselmo · on 2 lists
- Madeira Park — Poncey-Highland, Atlanta · on 2 lists
- Mae Malai Thai House of Noodles — Thai Town, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Maketto — H Street Corridor, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- MAKfam — Baker, Denver · on 2 lists
- Mắm — Lower East Side, Manhattan · on 2 lists
- Mandalay — Inner Richmond, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Maneki — International District, Seattle · on 2 lists
- Maxwells Trading — Fulton Market, Chicago · on 2 lists
- McGonagle's — Dorchester, Boston · on 2 lists
- Mélisse — Midtown Santa Monica, Santa Monica · on 2 lists
- Mercado Sin Nombre — East Austin, Austin · on 2 lists
- Mezquite — Pearl District, San Antonio · on 2 lists
- Mezzanotte — Georgetown, Seattle · on 2 lists
- Micklethwait Craft Meats — East Austin, Austin · on 2 lists
- Middle Child Clubhouse — Northern Liberties, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- Miller Union — West Midtown, Atlanta · on 2 lists
- minibar by José Andrés — Penn Quarter, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- Minnie Bell's Soul Movement — Fillmore, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Mirador — Downtown, Dallas · on 2 lists
- Mirra — Bucktown, Chicago · on 2 lists
- Mister Pio — Arcadia, Phoenix, AZ · on 2 lists
- Mita — Shaw, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- Momofuku — The Strip, Las Vegas · on 2 lists
- Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room — Historic District, Savannah · on 2 lists
- Musang — Beacon Hill, Seattle · on 2 lists
- Myriel — Highland Park, St. Paul · on 2 lists
- n/naka — Palms, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Nam Giao — Briargrove, Houston · on 2 lists
- Namo — West Village, Dallas · on 2 lists
- Nepali Bhanchha Ghar — Jackson Heights, Queens · on 2 lists
- Neptune Oyster — North End, Boston · on 2 lists
- Nimblefish — Hawthorne, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Niu Kitchen — Downtown, Miami · on 2 lists
- Nodoguro — Downtown, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Noko — East Nashville, Nashville · on 2 lists
- Norm's Diner — West Village, Detroit · on 2 lists
- Nuri Steakhouse — Uptown, Dallas · on 2 lists
- Obélix — Old Town, Chicago · on 2 lists
- Ocean Prime — Strip, Las Vegas · on 2 lists
- Odd Duck — Zilker, Austin · on 2 lists
- Ogawa — Little River, Miami · on 2 lists
- OK Omens — Hawthorne, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Olneyville New York System — Olneyville, Providence · on 2 lists
- Oriental Mart — Pike Place Market, Seattle · on 2 lists
- Orsa & Winston — Downtown, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Osteria Mozza — Hancock Park, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Ox — Eliot, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- P Thai's Khao Man Gai & Noodles — North Loop, Austin · on 2 lists
- Pancita — Ravenna, Seattle · on 2 lists
- Partenope Ristorante — Downtown, Dallas · on 2 lists
- Pasar — Alberta, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Penny — East Village, New York · on 2 lists
- Peppermill Restaurant and Fireside Lounge — Strip, Las Vegas · on 2 lists
- Perilla LA — Chinatown, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Perseid — Montrose, Houston · on 2 lists
- Pietramala — Northern Liberties, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- Pine & Crane — Silver Lake, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Pinkerton's Barbecue — Heights, Houston · on 2 lists
- Pisces Bar and Seafare — The Strip, Las Vegas · on 2 lists
- Pizzeria Bianco — Downtown, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Pizzeria Bianco — Downtown, Phoenix, AZ · on 2 lists
- Poor Hendrix — East Lake, Atlanta · on 2 lists
- Preserve — Downtown, Annapolis · on 2 lists
- Press — St. Helena · on 2 lists
- Provenance — Society Hill, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- Prubechu — Mission, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Psychic Pie — Sebastopol · on 2 lists
- Puma — Core City, Detroit · on 2 lists
- Queen Trini Lisa — Mid-City, New Orleans · on 2 lists
- Queen's English — Columbia Heights, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- R|O Rebel Omakase — Laguna Beach · on 2 lists
- Rada — Myers Park, Charlotte · on 2 lists
- Ramen & Tsukemen TAO — Buena Park · on 2 lists
- Ramen del Barrio — North Austin, Austin · on 2 lists
- Ramen Gaijin — Sebastopol · on 2 lists
- Rangoon Bistro — South Tabor, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Rare Society — Solana Beach · on 2 lists
- Rasika — Penn Quarter, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- República — Pearl District, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- République — Hancock Park, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Restaurant Beatrice — Oak Cliff, Dallas · on 2 lists
- Reveler's Hour — Adams Morgan, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- Rezdôra — Flatiron District, New York · on 2 lists
- River Twice — Passyunk Square, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- Rolo’s — Ridgewood, Queens · on 2 lists
- Roots Southern Table — Farmers Branch · on 2 lists
- Rose VL Deli — Foster-Powell, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Rose's Luxury — Capitol Hill, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- Rosemeyer Bar-B-Q — Spring · on 2 lists
- Rosie Cannonball — Montrose, Houston · on 2 lists
- RVR — Venice, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Saga — Financial District, New York · on 2 lists
- Saint Claire — Algiers, New Orleans · on 2 lists
- Saint Pasta — Downtown, Phoenix, AZ · on 2 lists
- Saint-Germain — Bywater, New Orleans · on 2 lists
- Sanders BBQ Supply Co. — Beverly, Chicago · on 2 lists
- Sang Kee — Chinatown, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- Sanjh — Las Colinas, Irving · on 2 lists
- SaRanRom Thai — Elmhurst, Queens · on 2 lists
- Scotch Lodge — Buckman, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Scoundrel — Downtown, Greenville, SC · on 2 lists
- Seline — Ocean Park, Santa Monica · on 2 lists
- Shan Xi Magic Kitchen — Kearny Mesa, San Diego · on 2 lists
- Sho Pizza Bar — East Nashville, Nashville · on 2 lists
- Si! Mon — Venice · on 2 lists
- Smithereens — East Village, New York · on 2 lists
- Soba Ichi — West Oakland, Oakland · on 2 lists
- Sonoratown — Downtown, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- South Philly Barbacoa — Bella Vista, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- Southern Belle — Poncey-Highland, Atlanta · on 2 lists
- Sparrow + Wolf — Chinatown, Las Vegas · on 2 lists
- Spring — Historic Marietta Square, Marietta · on 2 lists
- Squable — The Heights, Houston · on 2 lists
- St. Elmo Steak House — Downtown, Indianapolis · on 2 lists
- St. Jack — Northwest District, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- St. Vito Focacceria — The Gulch, Nashville · on 2 lists
- State Bird Provisions — Fillmore, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Sumiao Hunan Kitchen — Kendall Square, Cambridge · on 2 lists
- Sunn’s — Chinatown, Manhattan · on 2 lists
- Superdawg Drive-In — Norwood Park, Chicago · on 2 lists
- Superkhana International — Logan Square, Chicago · on 2 lists
- Sushi I-naba — Torrance · on 2 lists
- Sushi Kaneyoshi — Little Tokyo, Los Angeles · on 2 lists
- Sushi Kozy — Arts District, Dallas · on 2 lists
- Sushi Sho — Midtown, New York · on 2 lists
- Ta'Carbon — West Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ · on 2 lists
- Table Culture Provisions — Petaluma · on 2 lists
- Tacos Chiwas — Mesa · on 2 lists
- Tacos Oscar — Temescal, Oakland · on 2 lists
- Tailor — Germantown, Nashville · on 2 lists
- Talat Market — Summerhill, Atlanta · on 2 lists
- Taqueria Chingon — Bucktown, Chicago · on 2 lists
- Tatemó — Northwest Houston, Houston · on 2 lists
- Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi — Lincoln Square, New York · on 2 lists
- Tejas Chocolate + Barbecue — Tomball · on 2 lists
- Thai Diner — Nolita, New York · on 2 lists
- The Catbird Seat — The Gulch, Nashville · on 2 lists
- The Chastain — Chastain Park, Atlanta · on 2 lists
- The Chumley House — Arlington Heights, Fort Worth · on 2 lists
- The Fishery — Pacific Beach, San Diego · on 2 lists
- The French Laundry — Yountville · on 2 lists
- The Heritage Table — Frisco · on 2 lists
- The Inn at Little Washington — Washington, VA · on 2 lists
- The Morris — Potrero Hill, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- The Paper Bridge — Buckman, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- The Pit Room — Montrose, Houston · on 2 lists
- The Red Hen — Bloomingdale, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- The Shed — Downtown, Santa Fe · on 2 lists
- The Walrus and the Carpenter — Ballard, Seattle · on 2 lists
- The Wolf's Tailor — Sunnyside, Denver · on 2 lists
- Three Brothers Restaurant — Bay View, Milwaukee · on 2 lists
- Ticonderoga Club — Inman Park, Atlanta · on 2 lists
- Tinta y Café — Coral Gables · on 2 lists
- Tio Lucho's — Poncey-Highland, Atlanta · on 2 lists
- TOMO — White Center, Seattle · on 2 lists
- Tonino — Jamaica Plain, Boston · on 2 lists
- Tribute Pizza — North Park, San Diego · on 2 lists
- True Laurel — Mission, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Tulip Shop Tavern — Arbor Lodge, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Two Hommés — Inglewood · on 2 lists
- Unconventional Diner — Shaw, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- Valentine — Melrose, Phoenix, AZ · on 2 lists
- Veracruz All Natural — East Austin, Austin · on 2 lists
- Verjus — Jackson Square, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Versailles — Little Havana, Miami · on 2 lists
- Vespertine — Hayden Tract, Culver City · on 2 lists
- Vetri Cucina — Washington Square West, Philadelphia · on 2 lists
- Via Aurelia — Mission Bay, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Via Cannuccia — Dorchester, Boston · on 2 lists
- Via Carota — West Village, Manhattan · on 2 lists
- Vinai — Northeast, Minneapolis · on 2 lists
- Wakuda — Strip, Las Vegas · on 2 lists
- Wayfarer Bread & Pastry — Bird Rock, San Diego · on 2 lists
- Written by the Seasons — Uptown, Dallas · on 2 lists
- Xiao Bao — East Nashville, Nashville · on 2 lists
- Xiao Ye — Hollywood, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Yamada — Chinatown, New York · on 2 lists
- Yang's Kitchen — Alhambra · on 2 lists
- Yank Sing — Rincon Center, San Francisco · on 2 lists
- Yaowarat — Montavilla, Portland, OR · on 2 lists
- Yellow — Union Market, Washington, DC · on 2 lists
- Yemenat — Bay Ridge, Brooklyn · on 2 lists
- Yuan Wonton — Park Hill, Denver · on 2 lists
- Yume Ga Arukara — Seaport, Boston · on 2 lists
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