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  19. A 1929 brick building on Ponce de Leon, now a boutique hotel where a sleek modern addition tucks in beside the original without much fuss. The basement once housed a storied gathering place in Atlanta's LGBTQ+ history, and the hotel wears that legacy with genuine intention. Rooms are compact and well considered, with plump bedding and luggage stashed in cubbies under the bed. The second-floor terrace and lobby sunroom give you somewhere to land after a day in Midtown.

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    1034 W 4th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 7 AM

    Friday 7 AM–3 PM

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    11124 Old Seward Hwy, Anchorage, AK 99515, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 8 AM

    Friday 8 AM–9 PM

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    1049 W Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States
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    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 30 min

    Friday 9 AM–10 PM

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  23. Rank 11327. Doko

    Sushi

    Doko is a Japanese restaurant that does sushi and yakitori under one roof, which is a bit like having a good opinion on both sides of an argument. The kitchen leans on charcoal, fermenting, and dry rubs, and the chicken fat rice with a slow-cooked egg on top is the dish people bring up. A six-course tasting menu is on offer, and Bar Doko nearby handles the whisky, of which there is a great deal.


  24. Rank 11327. George's Deep Dish

    Chicago-Style Pizzeria

    This Edgewater pizza shop does deep-dish on a sourdough crust that borrows from a Greek bread called lagana, then turns around and makes cracker-thin tavern pies from the same dough. There's barely any seating and the oven is small, so most people order online and take it home, where an uncut pizza stays crunchy. Eater has put it on its lists for deep-dish, thin-crust, and best pizza overall.


  25. Rank 11327. Tacos El Gordo

    Tijuana Taqueria

    This is a Tijuana-style taqueria on Charleston with a drive-thru and a line that never seems to get the memo that it's a taco stand. Inside, each meat gets its own queue, so groups split up, order in parallel, and reunite holding paper plates like pallbearers. It runs until 2 a.m., prices stay in paper-plate territory, and the menu leans hard on beef and pork, so bring people who eat both.


  26. Rank 11330. Fork

    New American

    The kind of New American restaurant where your water glass refills before you notice it's low and plates disappear at exactly the right moment. The executive chef, who came up through Noma and Vernick, brings a menu worth slowing down for in a dining room that rewards lingering. Old City has plenty of options, but few rooms where the service feels this quietly choreographed.


    Address
    306 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Saturday 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  27. Cielito Lindo is a family-run Mexican counter in the Outer Richmond, best known for quesabirria tacos and a breakfast burrito menu that comes in 13 variations. The tortilla is soft and flaky, the eggs fluffy, the cheese everywhere. With only about a dozen seats, the plan is to carry it two blocks to Golden Gate Park and eat it on a bench like a sensible person. Cheap, casual, and no one will mind if you get sauce on your jacket.


  28. Rank 11331. Lou's Cafe

    American


  29. Rank 11334. Affäre

    Modern German


    Address
    1911 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64108, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Saturday 5 PM–10 PM

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    Tock
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    511 E 5th St, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Saturday 5 PM–11 PM

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    227 Don Gaspar Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–8:45 PM

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  32. Anna's is a Marigny dive bar in a former 19th-century bank, which means the cocktails are better than the Gatorade cooler by the pool table would suggest. The jukebox works, the beer-and-shot specials are cheap, and the Tequila Daisy goes down easy on a hot day. Guest chefs rotate through for pop-ups, and upstairs there are DJs, film nights, and a balcony over Royal Street. The James Beard folks named the owner a semifinalist.


  33. The kind of Lincoln Square storefront you'd walk past without a second glance, which is exactly the point. Inside, Atelier is an intimate fine dining room built around a tasting menu that pulls from nearby farms and wanders across cuisines without ever losing focus. A Michelin star landed here, and the kitchen earns it quietly, sending out dishes that feel both deeply familiar and genuinely strange in the best possible way.


  34. Rank 11334. Barrel Proof

    Cocktail Bar

    Low-lit and unhurried on Magazine Street at the edge of the Lower Garden District, Barrel Proof is a neighborhood whiskey and cocktail bar that lets its bottles do the talking. The bourbon list runs deep, the cocktail menu stays short and confident, and food comes from rotating pop-ups rather than a kitchen. A James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Restaurateur, which is an unusual nod for a place this deliberately unshowy.




  35. Rank 11334. Bureau De Poste

    Chic French


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    43rd & Speedway Austin, TX, United States · Austin
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    Closed now, opens 9 AM

    Saturday 9 AM–9 PM

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    1340 Chuck Dawley Blvd, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Saturday 11 AM–Midnight

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    328 G St, Anchorage, AK 99501, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–9 PM

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    1026 E Second Ave, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 8 AM

    Friday 7 AM–9 PM

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  39. Rank 11334. Dabao Singapore

    Singaporean Chinese




  40. Rank 11334. haley.henry wine bar

    Natural Wine Bar

    This is a narrow natural-wine bar near Downtown Crossing, the sort of place that introduced a lot of Boston to tinned fish and has been quietly smug about it since. The list is long and a little nerdy, but the bartenders will talk you through it without making you feel graded. Half bottles of nearly everything let you change your mind twice. It was a James Beard semifinalist for its wine program, and on Wednesdays there are fancy hot dogs.


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    45 Province St, Boston, MA 02108, United States
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Saturday Noon–Midnight

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    404 King St, Charleston, SC 29403, United States
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    Closed now, opens 7 AM

    Saturday 7 AM–8 PM

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    3150 S Hulen St, Fort Worth, TX 76109, United States
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    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Saturday 10 AM–10 PM

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    3454 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Saturday 11 AM–8 PM

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    8 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, United States · Saint Louis
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    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Saturday 6 PM–Midnight

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    4465 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Saturday 5 PM–10 PM

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    4640 S Holladay Blvd, Holladay, UT, United States · Salt Lake City
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    Closed now, opens Sat 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM

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    3158 E 6200 S, Holladay, UT, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 11:30 AM

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

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    8391 S 700 E, Sandy, UT, United States
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    Closes soon, midnight, in 30 min

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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    2121 S McClelland St, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 11:30 AM

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

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    402 Broadway Dr N, Fargo, ND, United States
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    Closed now, opens 9 AM

    Saturday 9 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

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    Tock
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    463 King St, Charleston, SC 29403, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Saturday 5 PM–11 PM

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    878 S 900 E, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–9 PM

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    OpenTable
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    2433 University Ave, Madison, WI 53726, United States
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    Closed now, opens 9 AM

    Saturday 9 AM–2 PM

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    84 E Broadway Ave, Jackson, WY 83001, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–9 PM

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    4125 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA, United States
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    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Saturday 10 AM–11 PM

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  56. A restored coach house on Division Street sets the scene for one of Chicago's more quietly ambitious tasting menus, where the kitchen pulls from South and Southeast Asia through a lens shaped by India, the Middle East, and a detour through finance. Pickling and fermentation run through the menu like a through-line, and desserts tend toward the joyfully unruly. The chef earned a James Beard Emerging Chef semifinalist nod in 2024.


    Address
    1742 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5:45 PM

    Saturday 5:45 PM–10 PM, 8:30 PM–10 PM

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    800 Great Hwy, San Francisco, CA 94121, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 7 AM

    Friday 7 AM–5 PM

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  73. Rank 11394. Beep's Burgers

    Burger Joint


  74. Rank 11394. Boeufhaus

    German-influenced French Steakhouse


    Address
    1012 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622, United States
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    Closed now, opens 3:30 PM

    Saturday 3:30 PM–10 PM

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  75. A colorful mural marks this East End taqueria, where the breakfast taco is taken seriously and the line on weekends is not a rumor. Chorizo, potato, and egg; bacon and egg; barbacoa on Saturdays when the patience holds out. It's a cash-and-plastic, paper-plate kind of spot, which is exactly the point. Show up early or budget time to stand around looking forward to it.


  76. Rank 11394. Char

    Steakhouse

    Fire pits ringed by outdoor couches give this Springfield steakhouse the feel of a backyard party that got very good at cooking beef. The patio draws a celebratory crowd, and the menu obliges them with filet mignon and fresh oysters alongside a dessert called Sex in a Bowl, which is crème brûlée inside a chocolate shell with cheesecake mousse. No one is here to be understated, and the kitchen seems to respect that.



  77. Address
    429 N Fourth Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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