Must-see restaurants in The USA

  • Mercat a la Planxa

    Chicago

    This Barcelona-style tapas and seafood restaurant buzzes in an enormous, convivial room where light streams in through the floor-to-ceiling windows. It…

  • Painted Lady

    The Willamette Valley & Wine Country

    Accomplished chefs Allen Routt and Jessica Bagley use their wide travel and culinary experiences at this renowned restaurant in a renovated 1890s…

  • Sandy's Books & Bakery

    Vermont

    A popular local hangout, this Rochester cafe and bookstore serves homemade everything – granola, scones, bagels, whole-wheat bread – along with mean…

  • Bayside American Cafe

    Portland

    This charming brunch and lunch spot is great for a rib-sticking meal to start your day. It uses steak in its corned beef and one of its eggs Benedict…

  • Coppa Cafe

    Flagstaff

    Brian Konefal and Paola Fioravanti, who met at an Italian culinary school, are the husband-and-wife team behind this friendly, art-strewn bistro with egg…

  • Spruce

    San Francisco

    VIP all the way: Baccarat crystal chandeliers, tawny leather chairs, rotating art collections and 2500 wines. Ladies who lunch dispense with polite…

  • Cafe Poca Cosa

    Tucson

    Chef Suzana Davila's award-winning nuevo-Mexican bistro is a must for fans of Mexican food in Tucson. A Spanish-English blackboard menu circulates between…

  • Upper Shirley Vineyards

    Virginia

    Resembling a white ocean liner adrift in the green vines, this winery is worth a dedicated trip. Sitting on a bend of the James River near Shirley…

  • Tumerico

    Tucson

    How do we love thee? Let us count the ways: ranchero tacos stuffed with veggies and jackfruit, Frida Kahlo tostadas and cilantro pesto sopes (topped…

  • Momofuku

    Las Vegas

    This is a place to show others who know about David Chang's global sensation that you're a trendsetting jet-setter too. Cosmopolitan is the perfect place…

  • Brick & Mortar

    St Petersburg

    A husband-and-wife catering team launched this, well, brick-and-mortar establishment in 2015, and despite the fact that St Pete has been overrun with…

  • Hop Alley

    Denver

    Hop Alley was a slur used for Denver’s hardscrabble Chinatown in the 1880s, until a race riot and anti-Chinese legislation scattered the community. The…

  • Ataula

    Portland

    This critically acclaimed Spanish tapas restaurant offers outstanding cuisine. If these are on the menu, try the nuestras bravas (sliced, fried potatoes…

  • Warren Store

    Vermont

    This atmospheric country store serves the area's best sandwiches along with delicious pastries and breakfasts. In summer, linger over coffee and the New…

  • Ethel's Grill

    Honolulu

    One of Honolulu's greatest hole-in-the-wall restaurants, Ethel's serves Japanese diner fare with an Okinawan bent and an overlay of Hawaii. This bustling,…

  • Moku Roots

    Lahaina

    This small but snazzy vegan restaurant is garnering kudos across Maui. With a commitment to zero waste, evidenced by cloth napkins and no single-use items…

  • Ava Gene's

    Portland

    This renowned trattoria-inspired eatery – owned by Duane Sorenson, who founded Stumptown Coffee – serves rustic Italian cuisine, with exquisite pasta and…

  • Garlic & Chives

    Orange County

    One of the most exciting restaurants – not just Vietnamese – in Orange County. Chef Kristin Nguyen nails the standards and then riffs on share plates like…

  • Trout Lake Country Inn

    Washington Cascades

    It calls itself a true honky-tonk and that's exactly what this Wild West, bluegrass band–playing, creaky wood floor–stomping, roast-chicken-with-a-side-of…

  • Chanticleer Restaurant & Gardens

    Nantucket

    Eating here is a fully realized dining experience. The restaurant is set in a whimsical garden setting and the menu of New England–inspired seasonal…

  • Rincón Argentino

    Boulder

    Don't be turned off by the shopping plaza setting: Rincón packs a wallop of authentic Argentinean flavors. It bakes fresh empanadas – savory, small…

  • Sykora Bakery

    Iowa

    Good smells have wafted out of this traditional bakery since 1903. Savory choices include zelniks (buns filled with cabbage and caraway seeds). Another…

  • Cowfish

    Wyoming

    Spring for a candlelit dinner of brussels-sprout carbonara or coffee-rubbed rib eye at Lander's upscale restaurant suitable for date nights. The attached…

  • Revolution Kitchen

    Burlington

    Vegetarian fine dining? And romantic atmosphere to boot? Yep, they all come together at this cozy brick-walled restaurant that makes creative use of…

  • Collage

    St Augustine

    This upscale restaurant is renowned for its impeccable service, intimate atmosphere and the consistency of its cuisine: the menu makes the most of St…

  • Rim Restaurant

    Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

    The better-than-average modern cuisine crafted from local ingredients may be overpriced for the quality, but you come here for the ambience. Call ahead to…

  • Inn at Ship Bay

    San Juan Islands

    Locals unanimously rate this place as the best fine-dining experience on the island. The chefs work overtime preparing everything from scratch using the…

  • The Root Cafe

    Arkansas

    Little Rock boasts a genuinely innovative dining scene, and even then, the Root is where local diners look for boundary breakers. The menu is exhaustively…

  • City Market

    Burlington

    If there's a food co-op heaven, it must look something like this. Burlington's gourmet natural-foods grocery (recently expanded to a second location in…

  • Monteverde

    Chicago

    Housemade pastas are the specialty here. They seem simple in concept, such as the cacio whey pepe (small tube pasta with pecorino Romano, ricotta whey and…

  • Chow

    Bend

    The signature poached-egg dishes here are spectacular and involve layers of delicious things like polenta cakes, roasted vegetables, Mexican cheeses and…

  • Bouchon

    Santa Barbara

    The perfect, unhurried, follow up to a day in the Wine Country is to feast on the bright, flavorful California cooking at pretty Bouchon (meaning ‘wine…

  • The Whale Wins

    Seattle

    Forget the whale: it’s the sardines that are the main winners at this eccentrically named fish-biased restaurant that shares trendy Euro-style digs with…

  • Macy's

    Flagstaff

    The delicious coffee – house-roasted in the original, handsome, fire-engine-red roaster in the corner – at this Flagstaff institution has kept local…

  • Ground Control

    Chicago

    Ground Control is an industrial, trippy mural-clad restaurant with pinball machines and craft beer on tap. That it's meat-free is incidental. The dishes…

  • Dinette

    Pittsburgh

    Out in East Liberty, Dinette doesn't just serve awesome pizza, although it does indeed serve awesome pizza (try the salt-cured anchovy pizza with…

  • Little Dipper

    Coastal North Carolina

    Each table at this fun fondue restaurant comes with a burner at which to melt a pot of cheesy goodness. Choose from different combos – the classic cheddar…

  • Roundhouse Restaurant & Lounge

    Hudson Valley

    Situated with stunning waterfall views, the Roundhouse restaurant pulls out all the culinary stops, with dishes celebrating the cream of Hudson Valley…

  • Bunkhouse Bar & Grill

    Wyoming

    West of Cheyenne on the W-210, this storied steakhouse is worth the trip. Around since 1898, they've learned a thing or two about local tastes – burgers,…

  • ʻOhelo Café

    Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

    Finally, foodies have a reason to linger in Volcano. Combining local flavors with international flare, the daily-changing portions here may be small, but…

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