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The Best Places to Eat and Drink in the United States

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  1. Rank 6847. Watertrade

    Japanese Cocktail Bar



  2. 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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    Make a reservation
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  3. 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.



  4. Address
    1927 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  5. 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.




  6. Address
    1816 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–2 AM

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  7. The location near the airport is the whole point: fish flown in from both coasts lands here before it lands anywhere else in Tulsa. White River has been a market and old-school lunch counter forever, and you order at the counter for oysters, frog legs, and a slice of pie to finish. The industrial surroundings are a feature, not a bug, and the regulars know it.


    Address
    1708 N Sheridan Rd, Tulsa, OK 74115, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 8 PM

    Friday 10:30 AM–8 PM

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  8. Address
    2391 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11:30 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–11:30 PM

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  9. 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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  10. Rank 6847. Wild

    Coffee

    Hemp-infused lattes and rum-spiked coffee cocktails share the menu at this Heights café and cocktail bar that doubles as a dispensary. CBD or Delta-8 goes into the elixirs, and the shelves hold oils and gummies to take home alongside the merch. It occupies an interesting lane somewhere between third-wave coffee shop and wellness boutique, which the crowd seems to find perfectly normal on a Tuesday morning.


    Address
    2121 N Shepherd Dr, Ste C, Houston, TX 77008, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 8 AM–Midnight

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  11. Wildland is an all-day restaurant, bar, and bakery in Carlsbad, from the same people behind Jeune et Jolie and Campfire. A Tokyo-style standing bar cuts through an 8,000-square-foot dining room, and the coffee counter behind it hums from morning on, olive oil-honey latte included. Breakfast leans toward a folded pizza stuffed with runny egg and mortadella, which is a sandwich only if you squint. Eater lists it among San Diego's coffee roasters and cafes.




  12. 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

    Reserve
    OpenTable
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  13. Rank 6847. Winna's Kitchen

    Creative American Coffee Shop


    Address
    819 Main St, Myrtle Beach, SC, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 8 PM

    Friday 8 AM–8 PM

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  14. Rank 6847. With Love, Always

    Smashed Onion American Burger Joint

    With Love, Always is a retro diner off the Strip that started as a parking lot pop-up and now draws lines for smashed onion burgers with lacy, crispy edges, finished with a creamy sauce and shoestring fries. It's casual and loud in the good way, packed with families fresh from practice. The soft serve comes with a pickup ticket, so your custard arrives after the burger instead of as soup beforehand. It's on The Infatuation's list of the 25 best restaurants in Las Vegas.



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

    Open now, until 9:30 PM

    Friday 11 AM–9:30 PM

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  16. Rank 6847. 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

    Open now, until 9 PM

    Friday 10:30 AM–9 PM

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

    Open now, until 7 PM

    Friday 9 AM–7 PM

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  19. Yancy's is an Inner Sunset sports bar that looks like an antiques fair and a pool hall had a child, minus the pool table. What you get instead is a row of well-lit dart lanes, a wall of TVs, and stained glass lamps doing their best against the faded carpet and a patina of dust. Chips in the corner are the whole kitchen, and the drinks are cheap and strong enough that the decor starts to look intentional.




  20. Yeast is a small East Nashville bakery built around the kolache, the Czech pastry Texans have been quietly keeping to themselves. The sweet Bohemian versions come filled with fruit, and the savory Tex-Czech ones run toward sausage, cheddar, and jalapeño. A few tables and a tiny patio exist, but the move is to carry your bag across the street to East Park and eat on a bench like a person with nowhere to be.


    Address
    805 Woodland St, Nashville, TN 37206, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 7 AM

    Friday 7 AM–Noon

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  21. Rank 6847. Yego Coffee

    Rwandan African Coffee Shop



  22. Rank 6847. Yuzu

    Sushi

    A sushi spot in San Mateo where the non-sushi menu quietly steals the show. Regulars fill the seats and rarely need to look at a menu, and the chef keeps them coming back with rice dishes worth the trip on their own: hitsumamushi arrives in a hot stone vessel, the grains scorched and crackly, folded with salmon and yellowtail and finished with a kelp and green tea broth. Five variations of chirashi round things out, and lunch brings a chicken curry worth knowing about.



  23. Address
    8210 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 7 AM–11 PM

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  24. Address
    538 Back Rd, Ocracoke, NC 27960, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 8 PM

    Friday Noon–8 PM

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  25. Rank 8246. Barbacoa Ramirez

    Hidalgo-Style Mexican



  26. Rank 8248. 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.


  27. Rank 8249. CATCH

    Sushi

    A steak-and-sushi restaurant inside Scottsdale Fashion Square, which tells you exactly who the room is built for. The menu runs from raw fish and specialty rolls through wagyu and pasta, so you can arrive with shopping bags and leave with a bill to match. The herb-roasted branzino, served over lemon rice, has drawn particular attention from local critics. Not cheap, but the kitchen takes the food more seriously than the setting might suggest.


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

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  29. Rank 8250. Abang Yoli

    Modern Korean

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  31. 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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  32. Rank 8250. 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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  33. Rank 8250. 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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  34. Rank 8250. Bivio Pizza Napoletana

    Neapolitan Pizzeria


    Address
    107 Pine St, Montclair, NJ 07042, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–10 PM

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  36. 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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    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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  42. 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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  43. Address
    961 Ukiah St, Mendocino, CA, United States · Littleriver
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–9 PM

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    Address
    2412 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 10:30 AM–10 PM

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  48. Rank 8250. Crabbae

    Cajun & Creole



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

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

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  50. Address
    2350 NJ-33, Robbinsville, NJ, United States · Robbinsville Township
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 11 AM–2 PM, 4 PM–9 PM

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  51. 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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  52. Address
    1223 Haddon Ave, Camden, NJ 08103, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 6 PM

    Friday 7 AM–6 PM

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  53. Address
    3864 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 9 PM

    Friday 10 AM–9 PM

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    Address
    128 Cleveland Ave N, Saint Paul, MN, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–10 PM

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    Address
    3501 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–10 PM

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  59. Address
    401 Centre St, Beach Haven, NJ 08008, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  60. Address
    8651 Ca-128, Philo, CA, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 8 PM

    Friday 11 AM–8 PM

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  62. Rank 8250. Kelsey's

    Southern


    Address
    1545 Pacific Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–10 PM

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  63. Address
    118 Wilson Ave, Newark, NJ 07105, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

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  64. Address
    104 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 7:30 AM–10 PM

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  65. Address
    44 Leigh Ave, Princeton, NJ 08542, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday Noon–10 PM

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    Address
    241 Main St S, Stillwater, MN 55082, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 9 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–9 PM

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    Address
    233 Main St S, Stillwater, MN 55082, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 9 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–9 PM

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