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  1. Rank 3892. Tây Hồ

    Vietnamese


  2. The biang-biang noodles here get their name from the sound of dough hitting the counter, which tells you something about the kitchen's priorities. This Outer Sunset restaurant serves Shaanxi cooking, wheat-forward and spiced from the Silk Road, with lamb playing a starring role across the menu. The owner, a former photographer from Xi'an, hung the mauve walls with art and a large shot of the terracotta army, giving the room more personality than the neighborhood expects.


  3. The triangular, window-lined room on Capitol Hill was Tamara Murphy's project from the start, built around a devotion to Pacific Northwest ingredients before that was a given on every Seattle menu. The restaurant organizes its global, seasonal cooking into Land, Earth, and Sea, and the roast pig, stewed with Manila clams and chorizo in a smoked paprika broth, has become a fixture worth planning around. The New York Times named it among Seattle's 25 best.


    Address
    1501 Melrose Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–10 PM

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  4. Address
    11 Brown St, Dayton, OH 45402, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  5. Rank 3892. Thai Sapa

    Pan-Asian



  6. Address
    4 Hudson St, Kinderhook, NY 12106, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–9 PM

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  7. Address
    6150 W 38th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 6 AM–Midnight

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  8. Address
    3555 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67218, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

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  9. Rank 3892. The Big Four

    Old-school American


  10. Rank 3892. The Bird

    Fried chicken American

    The spicy fried chicken sandwich here comes dressed with apple slaw and pickles, hot enough to make you notice but not so hot you regret your choices. This casual counter-service chicken shack on Hayes Street keeps a line at lunch, though two self-serve kiosks move things along. Wings come with drum, flat, and tip still attached, which purists appreciate. Outdoor tables handle the overflow when the compact room fills up.


    Address
    406 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10:30 AM

    Friday 10:30 AM–Midnight

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  11. The Back Bar's sunsets over Currituck Sound are their own argument for showing up early. This is fine dining with a Southern drawl, the kind of place where shrimp and grits comes with bay scallops and red-eye gravy, and the wine list was built by an actual sommelier. Fancy enough to mean it, relaxed enough that Duck feels like the right setting. An old-school Outer Banks institution that the locals treat accordingly.


    Address
    1240 Duck Rd, Duck, NC 27949, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4:30 PM

    Friday 4:30 PM–8:30 PM

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  12. Chimaek, the Korean pairing of fried chicken and cold beer, is the whole point at this Castro Valley spot. Wings come out of the fryer already tossed in sauce, which means the glaze sets into a proper crunch rather than going soggy. Soy garlic and gochujang are the crowd favorites, and the pickled radish on the side does real work against the sweetness. The San Francisco Chronicle named it among the Bay Area's best fried chicken spots.



  13. Tomato aspic on the menu, and they're not sorry about it. The Colonnade is an old-school Southern supper club on Cheshire Bridge where servers have your order memorized before you sit down and the regulars fill the room like furniture. Fried gizzards share a menu with Gulf shrimp, the yeast rolls demand a second order, and the coconut icebox pie is not optional. The New York Times named it one of Atlanta's 25 best restaurants.




  14. Address
    12232 N May Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73120, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Friday 3 PM–10:45 PM

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  15. Address
    1926 Brown St, Dayton, OH 45409, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4:30 PM

    Friday 4:30 PM–11 PM

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  16. Address
    1106 W Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22903, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 7 AM–Midnight

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  17. Address
    789 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–1 AM

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  18. Address
    235 S 400 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 3 PM

    Friday 8 AM–3 PM

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  19. Address
    420 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 4 PM–11 PM

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  20. Address
    1430 E Fifth St, Dayton, OH, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 3 PM

    Friday 7 AM–3 PM

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  21. Address
    1725 E 17th Ave, Denver, CO 80218, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 3 PM

    Friday 8 AM–3 PM

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  22. Wood paneling, a shuffleboard table, and a slogan that reads "Cold Drinks, Warm Friends" tell you everything upfront: Tina's is a 21-plus dive bar designed for lingering. The menu is short enough to read in one breath, and the smashburger has a way of making everything else on it seem beside the point. Tuesdays bring a special menu for guests 60 and older, which is either very charming or a gentle reminder that no one outgrows a good bar.


    Address
    1732 S Boston Ave, Tulsa, OK 74119, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Friday 3 PM–1 AM

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  23. Two Latino chefs who spent careers in Mediterranean kitchens run this casual East Bay restaurant, which wanders freely across Persian, Iraqi, and Afghani cooking without planting a flag in any one of them. The menu splits into grilled and sautéed plates, both arriving with vivid yellow basmati rice. The San Francisco Chronicle named it among the Bay Area's top Middle Eastern spots, which tracks for a room this unpretentious doing food this specific.






  24. Address
    910 N Santa Fe Dr, Unit 6, Denver, CO, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 3 PM

    Friday 8 AM–3 PM

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  25. Address
    129 E Third St, Dayton, OH, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 7 PM

    Friday 11 AM–7 PM

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  26. Rick Bayless runs a small empire in Chicago, and somehow his airport torta counter at O'Hare landed on the New York Times list of the city's 25 best restaurants. It's a quick-service spot, so expect a counter and a tray, but the choriqueso, a griddled sandwich of molten Jack cheese, chorizo, and avocado, audibly crunches when you bite it. The tortilla soup is the same recipe they pour at Frontera Grill. Boarding group 7 has never been so bearable.




  27. Address
    3014 S Virginia Dare Trl, Nags Head, NC 27959, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 9:30 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–9:30 PM

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  28. Rank 3892. Trolly Stop

    American

    The hot dog shop that's been feeding sand-dusted beachgoers at Wrightsville for decades, Trolly Stop runs a tight menu: pick your dog (beef-pork Southern, all-beef Northern, smoked turkey, veggie, smoked pork sausage) then pick your toppings. The Carolina dog, dressed with deli mustard, chili, and coleslaw, is the low-key litmus test for first-timers. The Surfer and the Mexican dogs are there for anyone who wants cheese and bacon doing most of the heavy lifting.


    Address
    94 Lumina Ave S, Wrightsville Beach, NC, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 5:30 PM

    Friday 10:30 AM–5:30 PM

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  29. Rank 3892. Two Bit Club

    Vietnamese


    Address
    288 King St, Ste 101, Charleston, SC 29401, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  30. Rank 3892. Uchi

    Japanese

    The chef spent years learning to speak, read, and write Japanese before opening this fine dining restaurant on South Lamar, and that rigor still shapes every plate. Uchi's thing is raw or lightly cooked seafood paired with unexpected partners, citrus, fruit, even goat cheese, and it helped build Austin into a serious destination for Japanese-influenced cooking. The New York Times named it among Austin's best restaurants.


    Address
    801 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–11 PM

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  31. Rank 3892. Udipi Cafe

    Vegetarian South Indian

    South Indian vegetarian cooking is thin on the ground in Pittsburgh, which makes this casual strip-mall cafe in Monroeville worth the drive from downtown. The dosa menu runs to over twenty varieties, and the curries pair with bread that arrives at the table looking genuinely inflated. Red leather booths, big plates, and a crowd that tends to arrive in groups and order as many things as the table can hold.



  32. Address
    390 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 2 PM

    Friday 7 AM–11 AM, 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  33. Rank 3892. Vietnam Kitchen

    Vietnamese


    Address
    5339 Mitscher Ave, Louisville, KY 40214, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  34. Duck is the whole point here, a Little Saigon restaurant in San Jose where the menu circles around one bird and doesn't apologize for it. The duck salad is the thing to order: a towering pile of poached slices, shredded cabbage, banana blossom, fried shallots, and rau răm, all pulled together with a ginger-spiked fish sauce vinaigrette. Most people take it to go, which tells you something about the vibe. The San Francisco Chronicle named it among the top Vietnamese spots in the Bay Area.


  35. An old poi factory turned roadside Hawaiian food spot on the Windward Coast, run by native Hawaiians who have been feeding people here for a while. The kanaka nui plate arrives loaded with pretty much everything the kitchen makes, and the warm kulolo with haupia ice cream is the kind of dessert that ends the conversation. Pull off Kamehameha Highway and eat outside; the atmosphere does a lot of the heavy lifting.


    Address
    48-140 Kamehameha Hwy, Kaneohe, HI, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–6 PM

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  36. Rank 3892. Wally's Cafe

    Lebanese

    The red and green sign is easy to miss from San Pablo Ave, but regulars know to look. This Lebanese diner has a U-shaped counter and an endearing no-fuss quality that suits heavily spiced shawarma and kafta, served on combo plates with rice, garlic sauce, tzatziki, and brothy lentil soup. The baba ghanoush is flame-roasted and worth the detour. Picnic tables out front if you prefer sky to ceiling.


  37. Illustrated cartoon versions of the kitchen's own ingredients cover the walls at this Isaan Thai spot in Oakland's Dimond District, which sets the tone nicely. The khao soi has a creamy, spicy broth that earns its keep, and the nam khao, fried rice with fermented pork and sharp slivers of ginger, has a crunch you can hear across the table. Grilled salmon wrapped in coconut leaves arrives with a sauce that manages sour, sweet, and spicy all at once without negotiating.


    Address
    3009 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94602, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 4 PM–9 PM

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  38. A crimson-and-white house wedged between Druid City and West Tuscaloosa, this breakfast spot greets you at the door with a cardboard Nick Saban and doesn't let up from there. Bear Bryant's usual corner table still has his bust, houndstooth fedora and all. The biscuits are soft and buttery, and the meat-and-three combos keep regulars coming back past the decor. Alabama football isn't a theme here so much as the whole atmosphere.


  39. The smoke smell hits before you open the door, which is a good sign. This Petaluma counter-service spot turns out flame-roasted pollo asado marinated in adobo, with a cold salsa bar that does a lot of work, especially a black salsa built from scorched chiles. The San Francisco Chronicle named it one of the Bay Area's best Mexican restaurants. Bring cash for a four-piece plate and leave room for the handmade corn tortillas.




  40. Address
    1710 E 25th Ave, Denver, CO 80205, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 8 PM

    Friday 7 AM–8 PM

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  41. Address
    1610 E Buena Vista Dr, Lake Buena Vista, FL, United States · Eustis
    Hours

    Open now, until 11:30 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–11:30 PM

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  42. Address
    917 San Pablo Ave, Albany, CA 94706, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9:30 PM

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  43. Rank 3892. Yafa Hummus

    Middle Eastern

    The grandfather's hummus and falafel recipes from his 1951 Jordanian restaurant anchor the menu at this cheerful fast-casual Middle Eastern spot in Dublin. The chicken shawarma comes with a sharp, garlicky toum that earns its own reputation, and baklava soft-serve with honey and flaky phyllo does the work of dessert. The walls say "We have a great sense of hummus," so you know exactly where you stand. The San Francisco Chronicle named it among the Bay Area's top Middle Eastern restaurants.


    Address
    7012 Amador Plaza Rd, Dublin, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10:30 AM

    Friday 10:30 AM–9 PM

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  44. Address
    2494 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96826, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–10 PM

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  45. Address
    2332 Young St, Honolulu, HI 96826, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 9 AM

    Friday 9 AM–7 PM

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  46. Rank 4372. Barbacoa Ramirez

    Hidalgo-Style Mexican



  47. Rank 4374. Happy Baos

    Northern Chinese

    Tucked just off the food court at Mekong Plaza, this Northern Chinese bao shop has outlasted neighbors that came and went while it quietly became a fixture. Handmade dumplings arrive chewy and properly sealed, with steamed buns and xiao long bao filling out the menu. Dan dan noodles and a cucumber salad round things out for anyone who wants something beyond the folded stuff. Phoenix New Times named it the best dumplings in Phoenix.


    Address
    66 S Dobson Rd, Unit 112, Mesa, AZ 85202, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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    294 Grove Ln E, Wayzata, MN 55391, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  49. Rank 4375. Abang Yoli

    Modern Korean

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  51. Address
    1011 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–9 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

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    Tock
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  52. Rank 4375. Baguette Delite

    Vietnamese


    Address
    381 Old Post Rd, Edison, NJ 08817, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 10 AM–10 PM

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  53. Rank 4375. Bamboo Grill

    Filipino


    Address
    54 S Washington Ave, Bergenfield, NJ 07621, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 8:30 PM

    Friday 11 AM–8:30 PM

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  55. Address
    7908 Long Beach Blvd, Harvey Cedars, NJ 08008, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–9:30 PM

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    Resy
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    Address
    1519 Como Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 11 AM–Midnight

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    Address
    2935 Girard Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408, United States
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    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 11 AM–Midnight

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  61. Address
    539 E Main St, Manasquan, NJ 08736, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 9 AM–3 PM, Noon–Midnight

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    Resy
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  62. Address
    961 Ukiah St, Mendocino, CA, United States · Littleriver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–9 PM

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    Resy
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    Address
    2412 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404, United States
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 10:30 AM–10 PM

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  67. Rank 4375. Crabbae

    Cajun & Creole



  68. Address
    1677 Route 27, Edison, NJ, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 2 PM

    Friday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

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  69. Address
    404 Marlton Pike E, Cherry Hill, NJ, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 9:30 PM

    Friday 11 AM–9:30 PM

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