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  1. The Diplomac, a chef-ified riff on a Big Mac, says more about this East Side restaurant than any press clipping could. Dane Baldwin, who holds a James Beard Award for Best Chef Midwest, runs a room that somehow keeps duck breast and deviled eggs on equal footing, classy enough for a date night but relaxed enough that nobody feels like they wandered in by mistake. Brady Street is lucky to have it back.


    Address
    815 E Brady St, Milwaukee, WI 53202, United States
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–9 PM

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  2. The lobby fireplace, stacked stone to the ceiling and ringed with deep armchairs, sets the tone for what the rest of this Forbes Four Star hotel delivers: a full Gilded Age fantasy on 8,000 Vanderbilt acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Wood-paneled corridors, manicured grounds, and working farms surround you, with the actual Biltmore House just up the drive. Asheville is a short ride away for anyone who needs to touch the present.


  3. Rank 1404. Nickel City

    Cocktail Bar

    Nickel City is an East Austin neighborhood bar that has been pouring drinks on this corner since the 1930s and sees no reason to get fancy about it. The focus is cold beer, boilermakers, and draft Pimm's, with the occasional Aperol Spritz for anyone feeling continental. A food truck out back sells Detroit-style Coney dogs and wings, which is how a quick drink turns into a full afternoon.


    Address
    1133 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78702, United States
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–2 AM

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  4. Rank 1405. CUT by Wolfgang Puck

    Modern Steakhouse

    This is a Wolfgang Puck steakhouse inside the Shoppes at Palazzo, the sort of place where the wagyu comes from Hokkaido and Australia and the check comes from a much higher power. Expect jackets, expense accounts, and a dining room built for closing deals or pretending to. The Japanese beef burger gets you the same pedigree without the second mortgage, and the man himself occasionally works the room.


    Address
    3325 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–11 PM

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  5. The nightly Disney fireworks are visible from the rooms, but the rooms themselves look like they could be in Singapore or Milan, which is either the point or the whole joke. This is a full-scale Four Seasons resort sitting on the edge of Walt Disney World, with a spa, an 18-hole golf course, and a kids' club so thoroughly Disneyfied it reads as a diplomatic gesture toward the neighbors. Guests get early park admission, half an hour before the gates open to everyone else.


  6. Rank 1407. Allday

    New York-style American Pizzeria

    Allday is a minimalist neighborhood pizzeria on Speedway, turning out New York-style pies with a lightly charred, still-chewy crust and a tangy sauce. The Pep & Pepp stacks tiny pepperonis under diced pepperoncini, which is about as much suspense as a pizza needs. A six-slice sampler arrives on one tray for the undecided. It has turned up on The Infatuation's best pizza in America list.


    Address
    4300 Speedway, Unit 103, Austin, TX 78751, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  7. Rank 1408. Nightshade Noodle Bar

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

    Uni custard with brown butter, red curry hollandaise, and a torch of cinnamon tells you immediately where you stand: somewhere north of Boston that plays by its own rules. Nightshade Noodle Bar in Lynn is a tasting-format noodle restaurant with a kitchen that treats cuisine borders as suggestions. The room is a black box, the playlist is loud, and the team is warm. Rachel Miller was a James Beard semifinalist in 2025, and the Times put it on their Boston list.


    Address
    73 Exchange St, Lynn, MA 01901, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  8. Rank 1409. Lord's

    British

    A nose-to-tail British bistro in the Village where the duck-stuffed cabbage arrives large enough to feed a small party. The team behind Dame brought the same easy warmth here: cozy banquettes, unhurried service, and bar stools held for walk-ins even on a packed night. The menu leans into hearty English classics with just enough creative wobble to stay interesting. Food & Wine named the chef a Best New Chef in 2023, and a James Beard semifinalist nod followed.


    Address
    506 LaGuardia Pl, New York, NY 10012, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–10:30 PM

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  9. The take-home price on any bottle you fall for is half off, which tells you the kind of wine bar this is. Tucked into the Arts District, Garagiste is a low-key room built around boutique pours from the less-traveled wine regions, with a list that shifts constantly. Tasting flights let you range around without committing. No garlic butter nearby threatening the palate. A James Beard Outstanding Bar nominee in 2023.



  10. Address
    202 N Linn St, Iowa City, IA 52245, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–10 PM

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  11. The servers at this Italian-American red-sauce institution work the room in tuxedos, and they know it. Plush banquettes, glittering chandeliers, and mid-century classics on the menu make Carbone feel like a fever dream of 1960s New York that never cooled down. The rigatoni alla vodka is famous for a reason, the prices are serious, and getting a reservation requires planning well in advance.


    Address
    181 Thompson St, New York, NY 10012, United States · Manhattan
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    Open now, until 2 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–11:30 PM

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  12. The sister property to a London hotel and private club, The Twenty Two New York occupies the restored Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt house near Union Square. It holds a Michelin Key. The vibe is international modern luxury with enough Gilded Age bones in the building to keep things grounded, which is a neat trick for a place that could easily have leaned into its British pedigree and called it a day.

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  13. Address
    1010 N La Brea Ave, Inglewood, CA 90302, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  14. Rank 1416. A.K. Pizza

    Pizzeria

    A.K. is a counter-service pizza shop on Martin Luther King Jr Way, where a sign above the register promises a dough show and the crust follows through, with a charred, dry crunch outside and a pillowy rip within. The plain pie tastes like a Manhattan street corner, minus the humidity and the trash bags. The Infatuation put it on its list of the best pizza places in America, so expect a line of people with strong opinions about crust.



  15. Address
    77734 Country Club Dr, Unit F, Palm Desert, CA 92211, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4:30 PM

    Friday 4:30 PM–9:30 PM

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  16. Rank 1416. Apéro

    French

    Midnight-blue walls, gold accents, and a Persian rug that has no business being this plush set the mood at Apéro, a French restaurant on P Street where champagne and caviar are essentially the whole thesis. The back garden is the kind of spot people pretend to stumble upon. The menu fills out with French classics for anyone who needs an excuse beyond caviar, which, to be fair, is most of us.


    Address
    2622 P St NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States
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    Open now, until 3 PM

    Friday 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–11 PM

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  17. Address
    301 SW Water St, Peoria, IL 61602, United States
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    Open now, until 2 PM

    Friday 8 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  18. Rank 1416. Augustine's Salumeria

    Modern Italian

    Part restaurant, part charcuterie counter, Augustine's Salumeria is a relaxed modern Italian spot in Mamaroneck where the menu leans hard on Westchester farms and local fishermen. The kitchen turns out Italian-leaning dishes alongside nightly specials that change the calculation every time. The room feels like a neighborhood place that happens to cook with serious intention, which is a comfortable combination.


    Address
    213 Halstead Ave, Mamaroneck, NY 10543, United States
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    Open now, until 3 PM

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 4 PM–10 PM

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  19. Rank 1416. Babes Bar

    Cocktail Bar


    Address
    221 Main St, Bethel, VT 05032, United States
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    Closed now, opens 2 PM

    Friday 2 PM–Midnight

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  20. Rank 1416. Bar Bayonne

    Spanish Cocktail Bar


  21. Rank 1416. Bar Bludorn

    American Cocktail Bar

    The beignets come out warm, filled with ricotta, and draped with Benton's ham, and the question of how many is too many has no clean answer. This is Aaron Bludorn's easygoing neighborhood bar and dining room, wrapped in dark wood with a gleaming open kitchen visible from most seats. The menu runs from pasta to half chicken to devil's food cake, all built for sharing. A Michelin Guide selection, and the kind of place that makes a Tuesday feel like a reasonable excuse.


    Address
    9061 Gaylord Dr, Houston, TX 77024, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  22. Bardot is a Michael Mina brasserie tucked inside Aria, a windowless black-and-white room where it's always a flattering 8 p.m. and fresh flowers cover every surface. A shellfish cart rolls past, a martini program has its own national press, and at brunch someone sings Shania Twain over the croissants. It's a dressy-casual, mid-to-upper price French spot, and it holds three AAA diamonds.


    Address
    3730 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 2 PM

    Friday 9 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–7 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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    SevenRooms
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  23. Address
    14580 NE 145th St, Woodinville, WA 98072, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 3 PM

    Friday 7 AM–11 AM, 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

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  24. Address
    135 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, United States
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  25. Rank 1416. Beijing Noodle

    Traditional Chinese Noodle Shop


    Address
    1005 W Stuart St, Unit A1, Fort Collins, CO, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–8 PM

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  26. Address
    712 NE 45th St, Seattle, WA 98105, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Friday 3 PM–2 AM

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  27. Address
    82 Winter St, Worcester, MA 01604, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4:30 PM

    Friday 4:30 PM–Midnight

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  28. Rank 1416. Bouchon

    Wine Country French


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    9 W Victoria St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–11 PM

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  29. Address
    108 Division St, Unit C, Stevens Point, WI 54481, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 8:30 PM

    Friday 11 AM–8:30 PM

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  30. Address
    415 N Alcaniz St, Pensacola, FL 32501, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  31. Rank 1416. Camphor

    French

    A Michelin-starred bistro in the Arts District where the steak au poivre and golden frites hold their ground alongside some genuinely inventive plating. The kitchen leans French but isn't reverent about it, which is part of the appeal. The Provence Martini made Esquire's list of the finest in the country, so the bar pulls its weight too. It fills up fast and the open kitchen keeps the room loud and kinetic.




  32. Address
    1500 First St Unit 140 Napa, CA, United States · Napa
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–Midnight

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  33. Rank 1416. City Grocery

    Southern

    Red brick walls, local art, and wood worn down by decades of good evenings set the tone at John Currence's Southern restaurant and bar on Oxford's courthouse square. The menu turns with the seasons but stays close to the region, running from fried green tomatoes with shrimp remoulade to the shrimp and grits that regulars treat as non-negotiable. Portions are built for sharing, and the bar earns its own reputation, landing on Wildsam's list of essential American bars.


    Address
    152 Courthouse Sq, Oxford, MS 38655, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 6 PM–10:30 PM, 4 PM–11:59 PM

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  34. Address
    1801 Habersham St, Savannah, GA 31401, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  35. Address
    402 E Market St, Iowa City, IA 52245, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–2 AM

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  36. Address
    10 Annie St, San Francisco, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–2 AM

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  37. Address
    102 E Palestine Ave, Madison, TN 37115, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–Midnight

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  38. Address
    4935 River Rd, Point Pleasant, PA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–Midnight

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  39. Address
    729 SW 15th Ave, Portland, OR 97205, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–11 PM

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  40. Rank 1416. Eli Zabar

    Bakery



  41. Address
    3030 Creswell Ave, Shreveport, LA 71104, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–9 PM

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    SevenRooms
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  42. This is the Wooster Street pizzeria that made New Haven argue about whether "apizza" is a word, and the pies still come out of a coal-fired oven with a charred, smoky bottom and a crust that stays rigid when you lift a slice. The white clam pie is the famous one, briny and heavy on garlic. Plan on a line down the block, eaten at plain tables, with no one in sight fussing over a wine list.



  43. Address
    404 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–11 PM

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  44. Rank 1416. Gjelina

    Mediterranean

    Brick floors, creeping vines, and a crowd that seems to have been cast by a Venice Beach location scout. This Abbot Kinney institution is a Mediterranean restaurant built around wood-fired pizzas and shared plates, with vegetables doing serious heavy lifting on the menu. It's spawned a bakery, a to-go counter, and a cookbook, which is a lot of offspring for one room. A Michelin Selected spot that's also on the all-time Eater 38.


    Address
    1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10:30 AM

    Friday 9 AM–10:30 AM, 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 2:30 PM–4:30 PM, 5 PM–10:30 PM

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    SevenRooms
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  45. Address
    601 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 4 AM

    Friday 10 AM–4 AM

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  46. Address
    24 S George St, York, PA 17401, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 9 PM

    Friday Noon–9 PM

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  47. Address
    2020 Naamans Rd, Wilmington, DE 19810, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–3:30 PM, 3:30 PM–10 PM

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  48. Address
    3853 Highway 516, Old Bridge, NJ, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  49. Address
    E5690 County Road D, Menomonie, WI, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3:30 PM

    Friday 3:30 PM–9 PM

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  50. Address
    880 W Roslyn Rd, Colonial Heights, VA 23834, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 3 PM

    Friday 7 AM–3 PM

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  51. Kinchley's is a New Jersey tavern that treats the bar pie as a birthright, with a thin, crackery crust, sauce that runs right to the edge, and cheese that blisters into little craters. Friday night belongs to families who've been showing up for generations and greet the servers like cousins. It's casual and cash-register cheap, and the toppings get weird in a way purists will mutter about, like creamed spinach.



  52. Address
    115 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–11 PM

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  53. Address
    1810 US-71 S, Lecompte, LA, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 3 PM

    Friday 7 AM–3 PM

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  54. Address
    108 Second St, Lewes, DE, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–11 PM

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  55. Address
    747 Columbia St, Hudson, NY 12534, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  56. This is a Basque restaurant in an old three-story hotel building, where dinner arrives as a parade: soup, salad, beans, fries, bread, and a glass of house wine, with a main course somewhere in the middle. Strangers share long tables, so you'll make friends whether or not you were planning to. Most people order the Picon Punch, a brandy-and-grenadine thing in a bell-shaped glass, and nobody tries to talk them out of it.


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    301 E Fourth St, Reno, NV, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–Midnight

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  57. Fine dining in downtown Wilmington that skips the hush and the tweezers, with a menu that changes often and leans on North Carolina farms for its crab, duck, and Carolina Gold rice. The wine program is serious enough to justify the city's only underground cellar, which is a fun thing to say about Wilmington. Service is warm and unstiff, so you can dress up without rehearsing. It's in the Michelin Guide as a Selected Restaurant.


    Address
    123 Princess St, Wilmington, NC 28401, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–9 PM

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  58. Address
    64 Market St, Portland, ME 04101, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–1 AM

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  59. Address
    1243 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–9 PM

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  60. Address
    629 Succotash Rd, Wakefield, RI 02879, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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    SevenRooms
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  61. Address
    51 S Edgemere St, Montauk, NY, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–11 PM

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  62. Address
    253 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–11 PM

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  63. Address
    800 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20006, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11:30 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–11:30 PM

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  64. Rank 1416. Paradisaea

    Modern Pan-Asian

    Floral barstools, a patio that catches every bit of the La Jolla sun, and tiki drinks that mean it, this is a destination restaurant where the tropical theme actually does the work rather than just hanging on the walls. The kitchen leans into it too, with local ingredients pulled in Asian and tropical directions. The robata-grilled coconut shrimp is a good signal of the mood: familiar enough to order without thinking, specific enough to make you glad you did.




  65. Address
    1504 W Intendencia St, Pensacola, FL 32502, United States
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–10 PM

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  66. Address
    500 Channelside Dr, Tampa, FL, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–1 AM

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  67. Address
    3800 Monroe Hwy, Pineville, LA 71360, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 10:30 AM–10 PM

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  68. Marcus Samuelsson's Harlem soul food restaurant has had a standing reservation from the neighborhood since it opened, and the fried chicken alone explains why. The room runs loud and lively, with live music most nights pushing the vibe closer to a party than a dinner. Seasonal Southern cooking shares the menu with apple pie that manages to taste like someone's grandmother made it, which in a restaurant this size is no small thing.


    Address
    310 Lenox Ave, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Open now, until 10:30 PM

    Friday Noon–10:30 PM

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  69. Address
    24 Winthrop St, Rochester, NY 14607, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 2:30 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  70. Address
    190 Jay St, Rochester, NY 14608, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 2 PM

    Friday 11 AM–2 PM, 4 PM–7 PM

    Online
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  71. Address
    114 N Range St, Wolcott, IN 47995, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  72. Address
    700 Drayton St, Savannah, GA 31401, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 2 PM

    Friday 8 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  73. Rank 1416. Saltie Girl

    Seafood


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    8615 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States · West Hollywood
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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  74. Address
    17 Seventh St S, Great Falls, MT, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–2 AM

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  75. Address
    824 Lincoln Way E, Massillon, OH 44646, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–11 PM

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  76. Address
    1250 5th St NE, Washington, DC 20002, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 3 PM

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 5 PM–11 PM

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    Resy
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  77. Address
    1801 Dalton St, Jackson, MS 39204, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 4 PM

    Friday 11 AM–4 PM

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