SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- As we
anticipate dining on the most delicious ingredients of the late
summer harvest at restaurants around the nation, OpenTable, the
world's leading provider of online restaurant reservations and part
of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), today unveiled the 100 Best
Restaurants for Foodies in America for 2015. These awards reflect
the combined opinions of more than 5 million restaurant reviews
submitted by verified OpenTable diners for more than 20,000
restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Showcasing both new and established restaurants in some of the
nation's most rapidly growing dining destinations, the complete
list features winning restaurants in 22 states and the District of Columbia, and includes Al's Place
in San Francisco, La Vara in
Brooklyn, and Parachute in
Chicago. New York has 12 winning restaurants, followed
by California with 11,
Texas with nine, and Minnesota and Oregon with eight each. Colorado, Illinois, and Pennsylvania each have six honorees, while
Washington boasts five.
Arizona, Louisiana, Massachusetts, North
Carolina, and Virginia have
three each. Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin all have two eateries. Connecticut, Florida, Nebraska, and Ohio are also represented.
Newer restaurants proved most popular, with a quarter of the
eateries having opened in 2015 alone, and the majority of honorees
were founded in the last five years. Restaurants serving American
fare dominate the awards; however, the list represents cuisines
from every corner of the globe, including Asian, Basque, French,
Israeli, Mexican, Middle Eastern, and Scandinavian.
"This year's honorees are where the culinary magic happens,
where the rules of fine dining are being rewritten," says
Caroline Potter, OpenTable Chief
Dining Officer. "Whether they're reviving forgotten cooking
techniques, championing the latest sustainable ingredient, or
creating unexpectedly delicious and unique flavor pairings, these
restaurants are where you can truly wow the foodies in your
life."
The list of the 100 Best Restaurants for Foodies in America are
generated from more than 5 million restaurant reviews collected
from verified OpenTable diners between August 1, 2014, and July
31, 2015. All restaurants with a minimum "overall" score and
number of qualifying reviews were included for consideration.
Qualifying restaurants were then sorted according to a score
calculated from each restaurant's average rating in the "fit for
foodies" category.
Based on this methodology, the following restaurants, listed in
alphabetical order, comprise the 100 Best Restaurants for Foodies
in America according to OpenTable diners. The complete list may
also be viewed at
http://www.opentable.com/m/best-restaurants-for-foodies-in-america/.
2015 100 Best Restaurants for Foodies in America
Aatxe – San Francisco,
California
Acorn – Denver, Colorado
Al's Place – San Francisco,
California
Alchemy Restaurant and Bar – Ashland,
Oregon
All Purpose – Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
AQUAGRILL – New York, New York
Aviary – Portland, Oregon
Bar Avignon – Portland, Oregon
Beast – Portland, Oregon
Bibou – Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Birch – Los Angeles,
California
Blackbelly Market – Boulder,
Colorado
Brewer's Table – Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Castagna – Portland, Oregon
Centrolina – Washington, D.C.
Corner Table – Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Crudo – Phoenix, Arizona
Cúrate – Asheville, North
Carolina
Cypress – Tallahassee, Florida
D'Vine Bar – Sparkill, New
York
Dirt Candy – New York, New
York
Dover – Brooklyn, New York
Fat Rice – Chicago, Illinois
Fig & Olive – Washington,
D.C.
Foreign & Domestic – Austin,
Texas
Garland – Raleigh, North
Carolina
goosefoot – Chicago, Illinois
Grove – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Heirloom – Charlotte, North
Carolina
ink. – Los Angeles, California
Inovasi – Lake Bluff, Illinois
joan's in the Park – Saint Paul,
Minnesota
The Kitchen – Boulder,
Colorado
L'Opossum – Richmond, Virginia
La Cuchara – Baltimore,
Maryland
La Fresca – Minneapolis,
Minnesota
La Vara – Brooklyn, New York
Lenoir Restaurant – Austin,
Texas
Local Roots – Roanoke,
Virginia
Luksus – Brooklyn, New York
Maison Premiere – Brooklyn, New
York
Manresa – Los Gatos,
California
Marigold Kitchen – Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
mfk. – Chicago, Illinois
mkt. – Seattle, Washington
Modern Love – Omaha, Nebraska
Niche – Clayton, Missouri
Noord – Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Nostrano – Madison, Wisconsin
Oakhart Social – Charlottesville,
Virginia
Octavia – San Francisco,
California
Odd Duck – Austin, Texas
Odys and Penelope – Los Angeles,
California
olea – New Haven, Connecticut
Ophelia's – Denver, Colorado
The Palace – San Francisco,
California
Parachute – Chicago, Illinois
Park Kitchen – Portland,
Oregon
The Peached Tortilla – Austin,
Texas
Piccolo – Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Playground – Santa Ana,
California
the plimoth – Denver, Colorado
Pok Pok NY – Brooklyn, New
York
Poppy – Seattle, Washington
The Populist – Denver,
Colorado
Posh – Scottsdale, Arizona
Publico – St. Louis, Missouri
Qui Restaurant – Austin, Texas
Rebelle – New York, New York
Renata – Portland, Oregon
Republic – Detroit, Michigan
Restaurant 213 – Fruitland,
Maryland
Sac-a-Lait – New Orleans,
Louisiana
Saffron Restaurant & Lounge – Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Salty Sow – Austin, Texas
Santa Monica Yacht Club SMYC – Santa
Monica, California
Sarma – Somerville,
Massachusetts
Senti – Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Shaya – New Orleans, Louisiana
ShinBay – Scottsdale, Arizona
Soto – Cedar Park, Texas
Spoon and Stable – Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Spur Gastropub – Seattle,
Washington
Square Root – New Orleans,
Louisiana
Tallulah's – Seattle,
Washington
TETE Charcuterie – Chicago,
Illinois
Toutant – Buffalo, New York
Townsman – Boston,
Massachusetts
The Trattoria – Saint James, New
York
Tray Kitchen – Seattle,
Washington
Uchi – Austin, Texas
Uchi – Dallas, Texas
Uptown Billiards Club – Portland,
Oregon
Valette – Healdsburg,
California
Vedge – Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Veritas Tavern – Delaware,
Ohio
Vinateria – New York, New York
Will BYOB – Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Woods Hill Table – Concord,
Massachusetts
ZZest Market & Café – Rochester,
Minnesota
Diners can also read more about the 100 Best Restaurants for
Foodies in America by visiting the OpenTable blog.
About OpenTable Restaurant Reviews
Originally launched
in November 2008, the OpenTable
Reviews program helps diners find restaurants that best fit their
dining occasions. Diners who recently honored an OpenTable
reservation are invited via email to submit restaurant feedback
using an online form. Visitors to OpenTable can access reviews for
thousands of OpenTable restaurant partners across the United States, Canada, Germany and the UK. The OpenTable Reviews
program has generated more than 30 million restaurant reviews by
verified diners, establishing OpenTable as one of the largest and
most trusted sources for restaurant reviews.
About OpenTable
OpenTable, part of The Priceline Group
(NASDAQ: PCLN), is the world's leading provider of online
restaurant reservations, seating more than 16 million diners per
month via online bookings across more than 32,000 restaurants. The
OpenTable network connects restaurants and diners, helping diners
discover and book the perfect table and helping restaurants deliver
personalized hospitality to keep guests coming back. The OpenTable
service enables diners to see which restaurants have available
tables, select a restaurant based on verified diner reviews, menus,
and other helpful information, and easily book a reservation. In
addition to the company's website and mobile apps, OpenTable powers
online reservations for nearly 600 partners, including many of the
Internet's most popular global and local brands. For restaurants,
the OpenTable hospitality solutions enable them to manage their
reservation book, streamline their operations, and enhance their
service levels. Since its inception in 1998, OpenTable has seated
more than 830 million diners around the world. The Company is
headquartered in San Francisco,
California, and the OpenTable service is available
throughout the United States, as
well as in Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and the UK.
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