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Whenever I travel to a new city, my go-to to find out where to eat is Yelp. I don’t trust restaurant websites; I trust random strangers writing reviews on the Internet. And now the folks at Yelp have made it even easier for me to expand my culinary palette when I visit a new locale, by compiling a list of the Top 100 Restaurants in the U.S.
So how did they do it? Well, according to the folks at Yelp, “To determine Yelp’s Best Places to Eat in 2016, we analyzed which places were the all-time most popular and well reviewed on Yelp. Businesses from across the country were compared using a ranking that looks at both the ratings and the number of reviews while accounting for quality, popularity, and statistical fluctuations. To localize the list, only reviews written by users whose profiles list their home location as within the reviewed businesses’ country were factored into the ranking. Businesses must be primarily a restaurant or place to eat a meal to be included on the list and must abide by Yelp’s Terms of Service and Content guidelines.”
Without further ado, here’s the list:
1. Porto’s Bakery & Cafe, Burbank, CA
2. Cheese Board Pizza, Berkeley, CA
3. Paseo, Seattle, WA
4. Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que, Kansas City, KS
5. TKB Bakery & Deli, Indio, CA
6. Gary Danko, San Francisco, CA
7. The Morrison, Los Angeles, CA
8. Mama D’s Italian Kitchen, Newport Beach, CA
9. Franklin Barbecue, Austin, TX
10. Marukame Udon, Honolulu, HI
11. Cream Pan, Tustin, CA
12. Dametra Cafe, Carmel, CA
13. Little Miss BBQ, Phoenix, AZ
14. Ono Seafood, Honolulu, HI
15. Da Poke Shack, Kailua-Kona, HI
16. Los Agaves, Santa Barbara, CA
17. Tacos El Gordo, Chula Vista, CA
18. Bogart’s Smokehouse, Saint Louis, MO
19. Alinea, Chicago, IL
20. Joe’s Falafel, Los Angeles, CA
21. Baguette Cafe, Las Vegas, NV
22. Halls Chophouse, Charleston, SC
23. Aviva by Kameel, Atlanta, GA
24. Ike’s Place, San Francisco, CA
25. Adobo Taco Grill, Lakewood, CA
26. Kokkari Estiatorio, San Francisco, CA
27. Mr BBQ, Fullerton, CA
28. El Dorado Cantina, Las Vegas, NV *Yelp Eat24 Order/Delivery
29. Pappy’s Smokehouse, Saint Louis, MO
30. T Deli, San Diego, CA *Yelp Eat24 Order/Delivery
31. Oscar’s Mexican Seafood, San Diego, CA
32. Gramercy Tavern, New York, NY
33. Screen Door, Portland, OR
34. Le Bernardin, New York, NY
35. Mama’s Fish House Restaurant, Paia, HI
36. Gaucho Parrilla Argentina, Pittsburgh, PA
37. Gen Korean BBQ House, Cerritos, CA
38. Girl & the Goat, Chicago, IL
39. Langer’s, Los Angeles, CA
40. Los Tacos No.1, New York, NY
41. Bakery Nouveau, Seattle, WA
42. Sushi Ota, San Diego, CA
43. Istanbul Grill California, Fountain Valley, CA
44. Mr. Mamas, Las Vegas, NV
45. Arun’s Indian Kichen, Coral Springs, FL
46. Cochon Butcher, New Orleans, LA
47. Coop’s West Texas Barbeque, Lemon Grove, CA
48. Kenny’s Wood Fired Grill, Dallas, TX
49. Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, Miami Beach, FL
50. Beach Break Cafe, Oceanside, CA
51. Johnny Pacific, Winnetka, CA
52. Outlaws Cafe, Van Nuys, CA
53. Lou’s Cafe, San Francisco, CA
54. Los Andes Restaurant, Providence, RI
55. Arizmendi Bakery, San Francisco, CA
56. Lahaina Grill, Lahaina, HI
57. The French Laundry, Yountville, CA
58. Gus’s World Famous Hot & Spicy Chicken, Memphis, TN
59. Uchi, Austin, TX
60. Rockfire Grill, Mission Viejo, CA
61. El Chato Taco Truck, Los Angeles, CA
62. Zahav, Philadelphia, PA
63. Helena’s Hawaiian Food, Honolulu, HI
64. Sal, Kris, & Charlie’s Deli, Astoria, NY
65. Providence, Los Angeles, CA
66. Zacatecas Restaurant, Hawthorne, CA
67. Monell’s Dining & Catering, Nashville, TN
68. Phil’s BBQ, San Diego, CA
69. Per Se, New York, NY
70. Daniel, New York, NY
71. Yoshino Japanese Deli, Carlsbad, CA
72. Eleven Madison Park, New York, NY
73. Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong, Los Angeles, CA
74. Cafe Rolle, Sacramento, CA
75. Chama Gaúcha Brazilian Steakhouse, Houston, TX
76. Musubi Cafe Iyasume, Honolulu, HI
77. Wally’s Cafe, Emeryville, CA
78. Mastro’s Steakhouse Beverly Hills Penthouse, Beverly Hills, CA
79. Neptune Oyster, Boston, MA
80. Oyster Bar, Las Vegas, NV
81. Pike Place Chowder, Seattle, WA
82. The Halal Guys, New York, NY
83. The Codmother Fish and Chips, San Francisco, CA
84. Shark Pit Maui, Lahaina, HI
85. Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch, Saint Helena, CA
86. Genwa Korean BBQ, Los Angeles, CA
87. Little Lucca Sandwich Shop & Deli, South San Francisco, CA
88. Bobby Q, Phoenix, AZ
89. Umeke’s, Kailua-Kona, HI
90. Root Down, Denver, CO
91. Tar & Roses, Santa Monica, CA
92. Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop, Lahaina, HI
93. The Waffle Window, Portland, OR
94. Café Besalu, Seattle, WA
95. Roxie Food Center, San Francisco, CA
96. Blues City Deli, Saint Louis, MO
97. Uchiko, Austin, TX
98. Bavette’s Bar & Boeuf, Chicago, IL
99. 39 Degrees, Long Beach, CA
100. DishDash, Sunnyvale, CA
In case the list didn’t make you hungry enough, here’s an Insta from the number 1, California’s Porto’s Bakery & Cafe:
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Potato balls don’t do it for you? Well, I automatically don’t like you, but here’s a snap from number 2, Berkeley’s Cheese Board Pizza:
Is it wrong to eat my lunch at 10:30am? .
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Alinea in Chicago (#19) is permanently closed. Girl and the Goat (#38) has some weird things on the menu but don’t be deterred, most are pretty good. Also, there’s no way California has this much great food.
As someone moving to Chicago in June, where do you think is the best BBQ in the city?
Smoque BBQ on the North side is solid. Lillie’s Q in Bucktown and Green Street in West Loop. Twin Anchors in Lincoln Park is old and a classic. Lem’s is way up there but that’s far south side.
In your backyard if you’re competent.
I’ll be lame, I’ve never had a bad meal at Weber.
California actually does have this much great food, I’ve been to a few places on the list and they all have really good menus. California is a huge state with a lot of big cities LA/San Diego/SF each with a huge diversity of restaurant options. But a lot of upscale cities between those cities as well like La Jolla, Newport, Santa Barbara.
Sure, I expected just by sheer size/numbers that CA would be prevalent, but there’s no way it makes up 46% of the best restaurants in America.
I can agree with that, it does appear to have a bias towards California restaurants. I’m sure some of the places don’t deserve a spot on this list and a lot of great and worthwhile places outside California were left off for whatever reasons.
If you don’t think California has this much great food, then you’ve never talked to a Californian and witness a rant about how much great food California has.
Not having been to a single one. PGP.
Not living within 1,000 miles of any of them. PGP
She says “I’m a foodie.”
I hear “I’m expensive.”
Mama’s Fish House is hands down one of the best restaurants I’ve ever eaten at. This list makes me wish I didn’t always have to work through lunch.
Mansaf at #100 is worth the waistline. Ike’s at #24 though? Above average at best.
Bogarts and Pappies are both amazing BBQ places in St. Louis, but I have no idea how Bogarts is higher. Pappies ribs are the GOAT.
Porto’s Bakery always has a line out the door, definitely worth the wait for the food though.
Considering I wasn’t immediately fired after cutting off the tip of my finger on my first shift at Los Agaves, I’m questioning its #16 ranking.
Also questioning Mama D’s at #8. Though I’ll still probably go sometime this weekend if anyone wants to join.
I’m going to think about this next time I go, but rest assured, I will still be going back.
Questioning “High Functioning” if you need a safety knife.
I blame the shakes.
Guess I have to finally try Zahav now.
Fiancée and I have been trying to go for a while. Need to make a reservation 3 months in advance unless you enjoy having dinner at 3:45PM.
Dizengoff is their sister restaurant and only serves humus. It’s worth trying.
Gus’ in Memphis was pretty meh