Recently, I came across two different lists of the Best Restaurants in the US. Both of them were done by restaurant critics, food and lifestyle writers, and assorted bloggers, from across the country. One was organized with the help of a famous food blogger, Steve Plotnicki who co-founded the site e-gullet (Opinionated About Dining); the other one from the site The Daily Meal.
What is interesting is the difference in listing. For instance, Le Bernardin takes the first place in The Daily Meal rank but is number 17 in the Opinionated About Dining list. What is also noticeable is that Katz's deli seems better than Del Posto in The Daily Meal list! Did we eat at the same places? Del Posto is way better! I wish they published the survey so we can all understand how this is done!
Opinionated About Dining:
Note: the number at the end represents the score. The results are based on over 70,000 reviews which were contributed by more than 3,000 people.
1. Manresa, Los Gatos, CA 102.06
2. The French Laundry, Yountville, CA 101.94
3. Alinea, Chicago, IL 101.34
4. Per Se, New York, NY 101.19
5. Town House, Chilhowie, VA 100.91
6. Masa, New York, NY 100.76
7. Urasawa, Beverly Hills, CA 100.73
8. Mini-Bar, Washington, D.C. 100.49
9. Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, NY 100.08
10. McCrady’s, Charleston, SC 99.37
11. Jean Georges, New York, NY 99.06
12. Sushi Yasuda, New York, NY 98.95
13. Komi, Washington, D.C. 98.69
14. Saam at the Bazaar, West Hollywood, CA 98.46
15. Kuruma Zushi, New York, NY 98.33
15. Eleven Madison Park, New York, NY 98.33
17. Le Bernardin, New York, NY 98.28
18. Coi, San Francisco, CA 98.10
19. Corton, New York, NY 97.97
20. Schwa, Chicago, IL 97.74
21. Restaurant at Meadowood St. Helena, CA 97.54
22. Momofuku Ko New York, NY 97.11
23. Providence, Los Angeles, CA 96.71
24. Saison, San Francisco, CA 96.64
25. Cyrus, Healdsburg, CA 96.55
26. Spago, Beverly Hills, CA 96.51
27. Marinus, Carmel Valley, CA 96.46
28. Soto, New York, NY 96.44
29. Peter Luger, Williamsburg, NY 96.43
30. Bouley, New York, NY 96.31
31. L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, New York, NY 96.21
32 . Commis, Oakland, CA 96.19
33. The Herbfarm, Woodinville, WA 96.14
34. Guy Savoy, Las Vegas, NV 96.02
35. Elements, Princeton, NJ 96.00
36. Sushi Taro, Washington, D.C. 95.92
37. Charlie Trotter’s, Chicago, IL 95.91
38. Daniel, New York, NY 95.75
39. Quince, San Francisco, CA 95.74
40. Ubuntu, Napa, CA 95.71
41. Sugiyama, New York, NY 95.70
41. Sushi Seki, New York, NY 95.70
41. Uni, Boston, MA 95.70
44. Moto, Chicago, IL 95.61
45. Spiaggia, Chicago, IL 95.40
46. North Fork Table & Inn, Southold, NY 95.33
47. Chez Panisse, Berkeley, CA 95.14
48. O Ya, Boston, MA 95.01
49. Roberta’s (Tasting Menu), Bushwick, NY 94.93
50. Highlands Bar & Grill, Birmingham. AL 94.86
51. Marea, New York, NY 94.84
52. Brooklyn Fare, Brooklyn, NY 94.79
53. Atelier Crenn, San Francisco, CA 94.75
54. Miyake, Portland, ME 94.65
55. Kyo Ya, New York, NY 94.62
55. Craft, New York, NY 94.62
57. American Restaurant, Kansas City, KS 94.60
58. Patina, Los Angeles, CA 94.56
59. Momofuku Ss
60. Hugo’s, Portland, ME 94.52
61. Morimoto, Philadelphia, PA 94.47
61. Michy’s, Miami, FL 94.47
63. Citronelle, Washington, D.C. 94.39
64. Charleston, Baltimore, MD 94.31
65. Restaurant Eugene, Atlanta, GA 94.26
66. Aubergine, Carmel, CA 94.24
67. Niche, St. Louis, MO 94.23
68. wd-50, New York, NY 94.19
69. Sushi Ran, Sausalito, CA 94.18
70. Matsuhisa, West Hollywood, CA 94.15
71. Blue Hill, New York, NY 94.14
72. Volt, Frederick, MD 94.10
73. L20, Chicago, IL 94.09
74. Sawa Sushi, Sunnyvale, CA 94.05
75. Gary Danko, San Francisco, CA 94.03
76. Picasso, Las Vegas, NV 93.94
76. Benu, San Francisco, CA 93.94
78. Masa’s, San Francisco, CA 93.82
79. Momofuku Noodle Bar, New York, NY 93.81
80. Vetri, Philadelphia, PA 93.80
81. Totoraku, West Los Angeles, CA 93.75
82. Canlis, Seattle, WA 93.68
82. Blackbird, Chicago, IL 93.68
82. The Bazaar, West Hollywood, CA 93.68
85. Stella!, New Orleans, LA 93.58
86. Il Grano, West Los Angeles, CA 93.57
87. Quinones Room at Bacchanalia, Atlanta, GA 93.56
88. No. 9 Park, Boston, MA 93.54
89. Inn at Little Washington, Washington, VA 93.45
90. Husk, Charleston, SC 93.27
90. Baume, Palo Alto, CA 93.27
90. Everest, Chicago, IL 93.27
93. Gramercy Tavern, New York, NY 93.26
94. Next, Chicago, IL 93.24
94. Red Medicine, West Hollywood, CA 93.24
96. Sanford, Milwaukee, WI 93.23
96. George’s California Modern, La Jolla, CA 93.23
98. Cut, Beverly Hills, CA 93.19
98. Nishimura, West Hollywood, CA 93.19
100. Castagna, Portland, OR 93.18
The Daily Meal:
1. Le Bernardin, New York City
2. Alinea, Chicago
3. Chez Panisse, Berkeley, Calif.
4. Eleven Madison Park, New York City
5. French Laundry, Yountville, Calif.
6. Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles
7. Per Se, New York City
8. Momofuku Ssäm, New York City
9. Gramercy Tavern, New York City
10. Citronelle, Washington, D.C.
11. L'Atelier de Joël Robouchon, New York City
12. Pok Pok, Portland, Ore.
13. Blue Hill Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, N.Y.
14. Babbo, New York City
15. Franklin Barbecue, Austin, Texas
16. Jean Georges, New York City
17. ABC Kitchen, New York City
18. Peter Luger, Brooklyn, N.Y.
19. Daniel, New York City
20. Cochon, New Orleans
21. Marea, New York City
22. Commander's Palace, New Orleans
23. Girl & the Goat, Chicago
24. WD-50, New York City
25. Animal, Los Angeles
26. Vetri, Philadelphia
27. Katz's Deli, New York City
28. Next, Chicago
29. Bouchon Bistro, Yountville, Calif.
30. Frontera Grill, Chicago
31. Canlis, Seattle
32. Joël Robuchon, Las Vegas
33. Pizzeria Bianco, Phoenix
34. Le Bec-Fin, Philadelphia
35. Inn at Little Washington, Washington, Va.
36. Zuni Cafe, San Francisco
37. Del Posto, New York City
38. The Little Owl, New York City
39. Flour + Water, San Francisco
40. Kreuz Market, Lockhart, Texas
41. Husk, Charleston, S.C.
42. Slanted Door, San Francisco
43. Masa, New York City
44. Locanda Verde, New York City
45. Fearing's, Dallas
46. The Modern, New York City
47. Minetta Tavern, New York City
48. Arthur Bryant's, Kansas City, Mo.
49. Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, New Haven, Conn.
50. Fig, Los Angeles
51. Lucques, Los Angeles
52. August, New Orleans
53. Roberta’s, Brooklyn, N.Y.
54. Fonda San Miguel, Austin, Texas
55. Mustard's Grill, Napa, Calif.
56. Osteria Morini, New York City
57. The Dutch, New York City
58. Galatoire's, New Orleans
59. Spiaggia, Chicago
60. Gotham Bar And Grill, New York City
61. Luling City Market, Houston
62. Le Pigeon, Portland, Ore.
63. The Publican, Chicago
64. Spago, Los Angeles
65. minibar, Washington, D.C.
66. The Barn at Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tenn.
67. Joe's Stone Crab, Miami
68. Al Forno, Providence, R.I.
69. Beast, Portland, Ore.
70. Herbfarm, Seattle
71. Coi, San Francisco
72. Valentino, Santa Monica, Calif.
73. McCrady's, Charleston, S.C.
74. Michael's Genuine Food & Drink, Miami
75. Father’s Office, Los Angeles
76. Ad Hoc, Yountville, Calif.
77. Boulud Sud, New York City
78. Gjelina, Venice, Calif.
79. The Hitching Post II, Buellton, Calif.
80. La Taqueria, San Francisco
81. The Bazaar, Los Angeles
82. Casa Mono, New York City
83. Ben’s Chili Bowl, Washington, D.C.
84. Arun's, Chicago
85. Son of a Gun, Los Angeles
86. Zahav, Philadelphia
87. Palena Café, Washington, D.C.
88. O-Ya, Boston
89. Tertulia, New York City
90. The Four Seasons, New York City
91. Stephan Pyles, Dallas
92. Boulevard, San Francisco
93. Charlie Trotter’s, Chicago
94. Jaleo, Las Vegas
95. SriPraPhai, Queens, N.Y.
96. The Walrus and the Carpenter, Seattle
97. Jitlada, Los Angeles
98. The Pit, Raleigh, N.C.
99. Michael Mina, San Francisco
100. Bar Masa, New York City
101. La Grenouille, New York City
References:
The Daily Meal www.thedailymeal.com
Opinionated About Dining www.opinionatedaboutdining.com
