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The Best Places to Eat and Drink in the United States

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    116 S Alfred St, Alexandria, VA 22314, United States
    Hours

    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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    Resy
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    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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    1142 E Commerce St, Unit 100, San Antonio, TX 78205, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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  5. 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
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    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–11 PM

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  6. Address
    7134 Main St, Clifton, VA 20124, United States
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday Noon–10 PM

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    OpenTable
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  7. 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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  10. Rank 14137. Woodnotes Cellar

    Belgian Beer Bar


  11. Rank 14137. 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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  12. Rank 14137. Wren Südhalle

    German Beer Bar



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    6000 Spring Mountain Rd, Unit 2B, Las Vegas, NV, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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  14. Rank 14137. 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
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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    Tock
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  16. Rank 14323. 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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    SevenRooms
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  17. Rank 14325. 410 Diner

    American

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

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

  19. Rank 14325. All Set Restaurant & Bar

    New American Bistro

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  21. Rank 14325. Amalfi Ristorante

    Southern Italian

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  26. 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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  27. Rank 14325. Bacchus

    French

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  29. Rank 14325. Bangkok Bay

    Thai Noodle Shop

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  30. Rank 14325. Bar-Bill North

    Buffalo American

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  34. Rank 14325. Bella Luna

    Italian

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  36. Rank 14325. Benny's

    Italian

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  37. Rank 14325. Big Bon Bodega

    Bagel Shop

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  39. Rank 14325. 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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  44. Rank 14325. Blue Moon Cafe

    American Coffee Shop

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  50. Rank 14325. Brake Pad

    American

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  52. Rank 14325. Broadway Oyster Bar

    Cajun & Creole Seafood

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    Address
    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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  55. 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

  56. Rank 14325. Cactus Bellevue Square

    Southwestern Tex-Mex

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  57. Rank 14325. Cactus Kirkland

    Modern Mexican

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  58. Rank 14325. Café Alsace

    Alsatian

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  59. Rank 14325. Cafe Bernardo

    Creative American

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  61. Rank 14325. 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

  62. Rank 14325. 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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  65. Rank 14325. Cafe Veloce

    Italian

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  66. Rank 14325. 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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  70. 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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  72. Rank 14325. Cecil’s

    Jewish Deli

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  77. Rank 14325. 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

  78. Rank 14325. Clever Koi - Phoenix

    Neo Pan-Asian

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

    Friday 9 AM–10 PM

  82. Rank 14325. Collins Quarter

    Australian

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  91. A tidal creek runs right alongside the patio, which tells you most of what you need to know about the vibe. Cuda Co. is a casual seafood market and restaurant in one: you can eat fried fish and raw bar snacks outside, then pick up something fresh to cook at home. The indoor seating is limited, so the outdoor tables fill up fast when the weather cooperates. A sister spot next door handles drinks and cold preparations like crudo and ceviche.

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