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The Best Places to Eat and Do in the United States

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  1. A Thai restaurant in a Chantilly strip mall that has been quietly building a following on the strength of its spicy salads and curries, Sense of Thai takes heat seriously. The larb gai arrives bright with lime and chile, and the noodle soups, a coconut lamb khao soi among them, are the kind of thing people drive past closer options to get. Multiple locations now, but the cooking still has a point of view.


    Address
    25031 Riding Plz, Ste 150, Chantilly, VA 20152, United States
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    Open now, until 12:30 AM

    Friday 11 AM–12:30 AM

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  2. Rank 13308. Sfoglina

    Italian

    A working pasta station behind glass sets the tone at this lively Italian trattoria in Arlington, where a whimsical Sophia Loren portrait watches over the room. The name refers to the women who traditionally made fresh pasta by hand, and the menu leans into that, pulling shapes and fillings from different Italian regions. A three-pasta tasting doubles as a miniature tour of the country without the jet lag.



  3. Address
    2907 Selwyn Ave, Charlotte, NC, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–11 PM

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    Tock
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  4. Address
    2341 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC, United States
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    Open now, until 6 PM

    Friday 11 AM–6 PM

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    1705 Snyder Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19145, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday Noon–10 PM

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  6. The stracciatella cheese is pulled by hand, and the dough ferments for 72 hours before it ever sees a topping. This Roman-style pizzeria in Alexandria started as a food truck and now draws a wait for tables, which people seem willing to endure. Specials rotate fast, salads lean seasonal and serious, and the mainstay pies hold up without leaning on novelty. Order by QR code; the servers are worth talking to anyway.


    Address
    106 Hume Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–9:30 PM

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  7. Address
    301 Camp Rd, Unit 101, Charlotte, NC, United States
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    Open now, until 1 AM

    Friday 11 AM–1 AM

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  8. Address
    1218 E 36th St, Charlotte, NC, United States
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    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 8 AM–11 PM

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  9. A restored vintage barn with chandeliers overhead sets the tone for this upscale casual restaurant inside the NOVA Live entertainment complex in Manassas. The menu is eclectic in the way that works, running from charred grilled octopus with romesco and chimichurri to dry-aged strip steak finished with harissa butter, and closing on espresso-stuffed beignets. Book ahead; it books out fast, and the surrounding music venue makes a natural second act.


    Address
    9935 Discovery Blvd, Manassas, VA 20109, United States
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    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

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    116 S Alfred St, Alexandria, VA 22314, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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    124 N Washington St, Falls Church, VA 22046, United States
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    Closed now, opens 4:30 PM

    Friday 4:30 PM–9 PM

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  12. Address
    201 Camp Rd, Ste 120, Charlotte, NC, United States
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    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 7 AM–11 PM

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  13. Clifton is small enough that you'll probably drive past it once before finding it, which makes this warm Italian trattoria feel like a proper discovery. Focaccia with olive oil arrives first, and the menu runs from Caesar salads and calamari through baked meatballs and stuffed gnocchi to a seven-layer chocolate cake that earns its place at the end. A raw bar adds a little ambition to what is otherwise honest, home-style cooking served with genuine care.


    Address
    7145 Main St, Clifton, VA 20124, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–11 PM

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  14. Address
    7134 Main St, Clifton, VA 20124, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday Noon–10 PM

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    OpenTable
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  15. Locals call it Tuskie's, which tells you most of what you need to know about a place this well-worn. It's a big, roomy American restaurant set inside a historic mill in downtown Leesburg, and the menu casts a wide net any night of the week. The Sunday buffet brunch is the main event: French toast, fried chicken, an omelet station, and a chafing dish of butterscotch bread pudding that the room quietly orbits.


    Address
    203 Harrison St, Leesburg, VA, United States
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    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

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    440 E McCullough Dr, Charlotte, NC, United States
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    Open now, until 2 AM

    Friday 7 AM–2 AM

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    1440 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC, United States
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    Open now, until 2 AM

    Friday 11 AM–2 AM

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  18. Rank 13308. Wren

    Japanese

    The lobby address inside The Watermark Hotel is a deliberate misdirect, because Wren is a Japanese-leaning restaurant that takes itself seriously. Sleek interiors and a lively bar ease you in, and then the kitchen starts sending out hamachi carpaccio with jalapeño-citrus soy and pork belly bao with all the right tucked-in extras. The room reads hotel-casual but the plates argue otherwise.


    Address
    1825 Capital One Dr S Tyson, VA, United States · McLean
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    Closed now, opens 4:30 PM

    Friday 4:30 PM–Midnight

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    Tock
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  19. Address
    6000 Spring Mountain Rd, Unit 2B, Las Vegas, NV, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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  20. Rank 13308. YongChuan

    Sichuan


    Address
    90 Clinton St, New York, NY 10002, United States · Manhattan
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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    2400 Bull Suite 8 St, Savannah, GA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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    Tock
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  22. Rank 13429. RedFarm

    Modern Chinese


    Address
    2170 Broadway, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
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    Open now, until 3 PM

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 4:30 PM–10 PM

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  23. Rank 13431. 410 Diner

    American

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    1801 Newburg Rd, Louisville, KY 40205, United States
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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    New American Bistro

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    Southern Italian

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  32. Peanut milk in your latte is either a bold call or an obvious one, depending on how you feel about Charleston. This counter-service cafe on Meeting Street leans casual: pastries, sandwiches, salads, and a small market stocked with cheese, wine, and specialty goods worth a slow browse. The patio is easy to settle into. Caviar is, in fact, on the menu if the morning calls for it. Two other downtown locations run the same show.

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  33. Rank 13431. Bacchus

    French

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  35. Rank 13431. Bangkok Bay

    Thai Noodle Shop

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  36. Rank 13431. Bar-Bill North

    Buffalo American

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  40. Rank 13431. Bella Luna

    Italian

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  42. Rank 13431. Benny's

    Italian

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  43. Rank 13431. Big Bon Bodega

    Bagel Shop

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  45. Rank 13431. Bigham Tavern

    American

    A neighborhood wing-and-beer bar on Mount Washington where game day is less an event than a baseline condition. The patio fills up when the weather cooperates, and the crowd skews toward regulars who know the beer list without looking. The wings are the reason people make the trip up from other parts of Pittsburgh, and the pub menu around them is solid enough that nobody's leaving hungry.

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    Address
    160 Jefferson St, Upper Level, San Francisco, CA, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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  50. Rank 13431. Blue Moon Cafe

    American Coffee Shop

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  56. Rank 13431. Brake Pad

    American

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  58. Rank 13431. Broadway Oyster Bar

    Cajun & Creole Seafood

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    41 E 6th St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, United States
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  61. Weekend lines snake out the door of this casual taco-and-burrito cantina in NoDa, Charlotte's arts-district neighborhood, which says most of what you need to know. The move is a fish taco, beer-battered or blackened, stuffed past any reasonable architectural limit with tuna, mahi mahi, shrimp, or salmon. Steak and chicken show up for anyone not in a seafood mood, and taco bowls handle the vegetarians without making them feel like an afterthought.

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    Address
    3201 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC 28205, United States
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    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

  62. Rank 13431. Cactus Bellevue Square

    Southwestern Tex-Mex

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  63. Rank 13431. Cactus Kirkland

    Modern Mexican

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  64. Rank 13431. Café Alsace

    Alsatian

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  65. Rank 13431. Cafe Bernardo

    Creative American

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  67. Rank 13431. Cafe Milano

    Italian

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    Address
    711 Pearl St, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States
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    Closed now, opens 2 PM

    Friday 2 PM–9 PM

  68. Rank 13431. Cafe Monte

    French

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    Address
    6700 Fairview Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210, United States
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    Open now, until 3 PM

    Friday 9 AM–3 PM

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  71. Rank 13431. Cafe Veloce

    Italian

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  72. Rank 13431. Caffe Luna

    Italian

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    Address
    136 E Hargett St, Raleigh, NC 27601, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

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  76. The brick building alone tells you Ybor City's story, and Carmine's Italian restaurant leans into all of it: cigar-factory heritage, a rowdy bar, vintage décor, and the particular hum of a room that has seen several generations of regulars. Longtime locals who never bother with a menu mix with first-timers trying to figure out the neighborhood. Come hungry for red-sauce Italian and comfortable with a little noise.

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    Address
    1802 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605, United States
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    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 10 AM–11 PM

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  78. Rank 13431. Cecil’s

    Jewish Deli

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  83. Rank 13431. Cioppino's

    Italian Seafood

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    Address
    400 Jefferson St, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

  84. Rank 13431. Clever Koi - Phoenix

    Neo Pan-Asian

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    967 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, CA, United States
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 9 AM–10 PM

  88. Rank 13431. Collins Quarter

    Australian

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