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  32. The tables closest to the bridge put you near enough to hear the river running over the dam, which sets the mood before the food even arrives. This is an upscale farm-to-table restaurant on the Finley Farms property, where some of what ends up on your plate was grown out back. The seasonal menu leans into that, and the patio alone makes a strong case for lingering over one of their cocktails well past dinner.


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    802 Finley Farms Ln, Ozark, MO 65721, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Saturday 10 AM–9 PM

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    SevenRooms
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    3408 Waialae Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–6 PM

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    Tock
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  34. Rank 11534. Prime + Proper

    Modern American Steakhouse

    Glass, marble, and open-flame grills fill a room that makes clear this is a steakhouse with architectural ambitions. Downtown Detroit's Prime + Proper dry-ages its USDA Prime and Japanese Miyazaki cuts in-house before the fire gets anywhere near them, which is either discipline or showmanship, and possibly both. The wine list swings between Napa and the Old World. It ranked 65th on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list, for what that's worth on a Tuesday night in Michigan.


  35. Navy blue walls, exposed brick, and brass fittings that leave no doubt you're sleeping in a converted cannery on the waterfront, this hotel at Fisherman's Wharf leans hard into its nautical setting without quite tipping into theme-park territory. Bay-facing rooms look out at the Golden Gate or Alcatraz, depending on your tolerance for existential contemplation. Cable cars, Ghirardelli, and the Hyde Street Pier are all walkable from the front door.


  36. A rooftop patio tucked near the 10th-floor elevators, easy to miss if no one tells you, is the kind of detail that keeps Hotel VIA from feeling like just another sleek South Beach property. The 159 rooms lean into the urban-loft look, cream and grey with bedside tablets running everything, though the walls stay bare. Ask for a King Street-facing room if you want Oracle Park framed in your window, because the alternative is a brick wall.


  37. Rank 11537. Posse East

    Burger Joint

    The queso has been pulling in UT students and neighborhood regulars since before most of them were born. Posse East is a campus-adjacent sports bar on Duval with wood-paneled walls, neon signs, a live music stage, and a covered patio that fills up on game days. Outside, a lone palm tree gives it an oddly Californian silhouette; inside, it is pure Texas roadhouse. Cold beer, solid burgers, and that queso keep the cycle going.


    Address
    2900 Duval St, Austin, TX 78705, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Saturday 11 AM–Midnight

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  38. Rank 11537. Trino

    Modern Latin American Steakhouse


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    738 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60661, United States
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    Closed now, opens 4:30 PM

    Saturday 4:30 PM–11 PM

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    SevenRooms
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    134 N Franklin St, Juneau, AK 99801, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat noon

    Friday Noon–9 PM

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    2845 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94110, United States
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    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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    Resy
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    16 E Martin St, Raleigh, NC 27601, United States
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    Closed now, opens 2 PM

    Saturday 2 PM–Midnight

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    51 Courtland St, Providence, RI 02909, United States
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    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Saturday 6 PM–Midnight

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    Tock
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    369 Bird Rock Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 6:30 AM

    Friday 6:30 AM–2 PM

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    1265 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226, United States
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Saturday 4 PM–11 PM

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    Resy
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    750 Lone Mountain Ranch Rd, Big Sky, MT, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 7 AM

    Friday 7 AM–10 PM

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    SevenRooms
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    1009 Christian St, Philadelphia, PA 19147, United States
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    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Saturday 8 AM–6 PM

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    1265 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226, United States
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Saturday Noon–1 AM

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    Resy
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  48. The mid-century room, with its bright orange window frames and striped banquettes, looks like someone raided a very good vintage furniture store and then had the taste to stop. Dan Kluger's West Village restaurant leans vegetable-forward without making a cause of it, and the wood-oven pizzas made with house-milled whole wheat flour keep tables ordering rounds they didn't plan on. A downtown crowd that takes its produce seriously fills the place most nights.


  49. Rank 11539. Make My Cake

    Southern Bakery


  50. Rank 11539. Make My Cake

    Southern


    Address
    409 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027, United States · Manhattan
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Saturday 11 AM–7:30 PM

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    195 E Campbell Ave, Campbell, CA 95008, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 8 AM

    Friday 8 AM–3 PM

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    330 Ingalls St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 8 AM

    Friday 8 AM–3 PM

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    271 State St, Los Altos, CA 94022, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 8 AM

    Friday 8 AM–3 PM

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    40 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95030, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 8 AM

    Friday 8 AM–3 PM

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    1265 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226, United States
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Saturday 4 PM–Midnight

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    600 N Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202, United States
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    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Saturday 8 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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    Tock
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  63. Address
    6989 Blanco Rd, San Antonio, TX, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Saturday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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    1818 N Loop 1604 W, Unit 101, San Antonio, TX, United States
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Saturday 4 PM–11 PM

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    1951 S Havana St, Aurora, CO 80014, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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    3257 Lowell Blvd, Denver, CO 80211, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat noon

    Friday Noon–9 PM

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    2080 S Havana St, Aurora, CO 80014, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 11 AM

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  68. Rank 11581. TOKIO

    Japanese Noodle Shop

    The broths here spend serious time extracting collagen and fat from pork and chicken, and you can taste the commitment. Tokio is a ramen shop that also does sushi and small plates, but the noodle bowls are the main event. The chef trained in Japan specifically for this, and the menu runs from traditional to a cream-and-cheese Cremoso Diablo that sounds dubious until it doesn't. Westword has named it Denver's top ramen two years running.


    Address
    2907 Huron St, #103, Denver, CO 80202, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, midnight, in 21 min

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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  69. A gas station kitchen in West Campus that somehow renders the question "what do you want to eat?" basically unanswerable, because the menu covers Mexican food, deli sandwiches, breakfast, hot dogs, and burgers without flinching. The burritos are massive, the tacos come street-style, and the sandwiches run Boar's Head meats on sourdough with house chipotle mayo. A reliable feed before, after, or instead of whatever else you had planned.






  70. A cookie cart parked at the Webberville Food Truck Park, where the rotating drops mean the selection changes often enough to justify returning before you've digested your lunch. The chocolate chip comes with sea salt, the Hot Honey Cornbread brings a little heat, and previous runs have included a Fruity Pebble Cheesecake Cookie that people still talk about with an air of grief. One cookie is technically shareable. Most people leave with several.




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    5230 S Harper Ave, Chicago, IL 60615, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Saturday 5 PM–Midnight

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    OpenTable
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    1405 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78702, United States
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    Closed now, opens 7 AM

    Saturday 7 AM–9 PM

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  73. Rank 11583. Coquito

    Caribbean

    The little neon sign out front is easy to miss, but the Kelly green interior and relic-inspired decor make up for it fast. Coquito is a Latin fusion cafe on East Seventh that runs a day-to-night double life: cold brew spiked with coquito and tortas by afternoon, DJs and a packed dance floor after dark. The name comes from Puerto Rico's traditional Christmas drink, which tells you something about the warmth of the place in general.





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