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  1. Rank 16198. Carbonara

    Trattoria

    The bucatini arrives spun tableside inside a wheel of parmigiana, which tells you immediately that this Arlington red-sauce Italian spot has more going on than the checkered-tablecloth classics. Chef Mike Cordero keeps inventing, so the menu shifts, but the instinct stays the same: familiar comfort food pushed somewhere unexpected. The room fills with people who came for spaghetti and meatballs and end up ordering whatever the server talks them into.



  2. Rank 16198. Celebration by Rupa Vira

    Modern North Indian

    The lavender dining room is your first hint that Celebration by Rupa Vira is not playing by anyone else's rules. This modern Indian restaurant in Ashburn runs on contrast: crispy kale chaat with yogurt pearls and tamarind, tandoori salmon arriving in a pool of chile and mango with a cloud of foam on top. Desserts come with dry ice and gold leaf, because subtlety left the building. The self-trained chef earned a spot on Northern Virginia Magazine's 50 Best list, and the room makes a convincing case without needing the press.


    Address
    44260 Ice Rink Plz, Unit 120, Ashburn, VA 20147, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 11:30 AM

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

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  3. Rank 16198. Corio

    Pizzeria

    Hazelnut pesto on pizza is either a bold move or a disaster, and the Vernick alums behind this casual pizza and pasta spot in University City have clearly decided it's the former. The pies get the headlines, but the pastas and meaty mains pull equal weight. Two Locals beer is on tap next door, the crowd skews young, and the whole thing has the easy energy of a neighborhood spot that hasn't yet been ruined by its own reputation.

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    3675 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 3 PM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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  4. The kitchen operates out of Copperworks Distilling in Kenmore, which means you order at a counter in a sprawling taproom full of kids and dogs, then sit down to charred cabbage with miso buttermilk and baby carrots cooked in beef fat with black garlic yogurt. The seasonal menu leans on produce from a nearby farm, and the team, veterans of the Seattle dining scene, lands dishes that feel genuinely original while nodding at comfort food. The kids' menu is nearly as long as the main one.


    Address
    7324 NE 175th St, Kenmore, WA 98028, United States
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 3 PM–10 PM

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    514 Lockwood Dr, Richardson, TX 75080, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat noon

    Friday 11 AM–2 PM, 4 PM–9 PM

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    1467 Brace Rd, Unit C1B, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 10 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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  9. Rank 16198. Ingle Korean Steakhouse

    Korean Steakhouse

    The water arrives with a tray of cucumbers, lime, and lemon so you can pick your infusion, which tells you something about how seriously this Korean steakhouse in Vienna takes its choices. A six-course prix fixe builds around American wagyu cuts grilled tableside, but nearly every element is yours to configure, from appetizers to noodles to the savory finish. The kind of place where the decisions feel like half the dinner.


  10. Rank 16198. Kampar Philly

    Malaysian


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    Address
    2216 Park Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139, United States
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    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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    1414 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 5 PM

    Friday 4 PM–10 PM

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  13. Rank 16198. Little Pig

    Street Food Thai


  14. The focaccia-stacked lamb burger keeps regulars coming back, but at this Sterling neighborhood restaurant, even the fritto misto and a bowl of rigatoni Bolognese feel like they got the same amount of thought. Housemade bread arrives with cultured butter, seasonal cocktails shift with the calendar, and the kitchen seems constitutionally unable to phone anything in. A place that treats a Tuesday dinner like it matters.



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    5014 N Jupiter Rd, Garland, TX 75044, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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    294 Grove Ln E, Wayzata, MN 55391, United States
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    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 4 PM–Midnight

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    OpenTable
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    614 Broadway St, San Antonio, TX, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 8 AM

    Friday 8 AM–4 PM

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  19. Rank 16198. Nostos

    Greek

    The tableside saganaki arrives in a burst of actual flames, which sets the tone for everything that follows. This is a proper Greek restaurant, the kind where white curtains billow, conversations run in several languages at once, and a server steers you toward an Assyrtiko without being asked. The wine list leans Greek and the dips arrive with warm pita still soft from the oven.


    Address
    8100 Boone Blvd, Vienna, VA 22182, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 5 PM

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

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  20. Rank 16198. Outsider BBQ

    Texas Barbecue

    A Turkish American tech worker turned pitmaster drives an hour a day just to source the right bread for his chopped beef sandwiches, which tells you everything about the commitment level here. This is a Texas-style BBQ beer bar in Fremont where the brisket, salt-and-pepper only, runs through the smoker for upward of twelve hours and comes out glossy and dark-edged. The sweet pickles in the potato salad are made in-house purely to be an ingredient, not a garnish.


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    127 NW 27th St, Ste 105, Miami, FL 33127, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 10:30 PM, in 15 min

    Friday Noon–3:30 PM, 5 PM–10:30 PM

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    SevenRooms
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  22. Address
    221 Newell Ave, San Antonio, TX, United States
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    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 45 min

    Friday 8 AM–10 PM

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  23. Rank 16198. Quanto Basta

    Neapolitan Pizzeria



  24. Rank 16198. Seoul Prime

    Korean Barbecue

    A dry-aged rib-eye on a tabletop grill is a good start, but Seoul Prime is doing considerably more than that. This Korean barbecue steakhouse in Falls Church layers fine-dining ambition onto the tableside format, with a kimchi vinaigrette on burrata and a croissant pressed in a waffle iron for dessert. The beef tours give the meal a shape; the à la carte menu lets you freelance. Dressy enough to feel like a night out, smoky enough to remind you it's still barbecue.


    Address
    106 Founders Ave, Falls Church, VA 22046, United States
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    Closes soon, 11 PM, in 45 min

    Friday 4 PM–11 PM

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    3244 Mission Rd, San Antonio, TX, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 8 AM

    Friday 7 AM–2 PM

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    Address
    255 NW 25th St, Fl 1, Miami, FL 33127, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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    SevenRooms
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  28. The dining room of an old country inn in the Virginia foothills, where the kitchen takes a locavore menu seriously enough that nobody's ordering a chicken-fried steak. Housemade gnocchi, herb-crusted rack of lamb, and a mango mousse that arrives looking like a art installation suggest the chef has somewhere to be. The drive out to Paris, VA is part of it, and the setting does a lot of the work before the food even arrives.



  29. Address
    201 SE Main St, Minneapolis, MN 55414, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 45 min

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  30. Address
    411 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 9 PM

    Friday 4 PM–9 PM

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    Tock
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  31. Address
    1900 Broadway St, Unit 106, San Antonio, TX, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 7 AM

    Friday 7 AM–9 PM

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    3945 Market St, Minneapolis, MN 55424, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 10 AM

    Friday 4 PM–6 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

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  33. Rank 16198. TingTing’s

    Cantonese Café

    A Hong Kong-style all-day cafe where five-spice wings, barbecued unagi over scrambled eggs, Portuguese custard tarts, and clam chowder share a menu without anyone blinking. TingTing's, from the team behind EMei, is small, crowded, and BYO, which covers the essentials. The menu sprawls in the way those old Hong Kong cafes do, where Western comfort food and Cantonese staples occupy the same laminated page and somehow coexist peacefully.

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    125 N 11th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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    965 Garden Park Dr, Allen, TX 75013, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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    505 E Travis St, San Antonio, TX, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 8 AM

    Friday 7 AM–4 PM

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  36. Address
    888 S Greenville Ave, Richardson, TX 75081, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

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  37. Murals on the walls, A5 wagyu with foie gras on the plate: the contrast is kind of the point at this Arlington sushi spot. The menu runs toward the lavish end of the spectrum, with precision plating that makes you feel slightly guilty picking up your chopsticks. The ceviche with wasabi nori chips cuts through all that richness with real sharpness. Book ahead; the room fills fast and nobody's rushing out.


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  58. Rank 16269. Kafana

    Serbian Eastern European


  59. Rank 16269. Le Gratin

    Lyonnaise Bouchon


    Address
    5 Beekman St, New York, NY 10038, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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  60. Rank 16269. Nabila's

    Lebanese


    Address
    248 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat noon

    Friday 5 PM–9:30 PM

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  61. Rank 16273. Baek Ban

    Korean

    The polished metal trays arrive loaded with banchan, and the arrangement shifts every time, which is half the point. Baek ban is the format, a Korean rice-set meal with a main and a rotating cast of small dishes, and at this Chantilly spot the lineup might include cubed radish kimchi, sesame-glossed glass noodles, or a perilla-leaf omelet. The smoky-sweet bulgogi landed on the Washingtonian's favorite dishes list, so that one is worth keeping an eye out for.


  62. Rank 16273. Banh Mi Oi

    Vietnamese


  63. Rank 16273. Bao Bei

    Taiwanese


    Address
    12015 Rockville Pike, Unit O, Rockville, MD 20852, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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  64. Address
    320 Beauregard, San Antonio, TX, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 4 PM–Midnight

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  65. The whole branzino is flown in from Greece, cured, air-dried for days, then grilled until the skin shatters, which tells you everything about the kitchen's priorities at this polished Pike & Rose restaurant. It reads like a classic American steakhouse, and you could easily miss the Greek thread running through it, which is exactly what makes that fish such a pleasantly disorienting moment. The owners also run Cava, which is quite the range.


    Address
    921 Meeting St North Bethesda, MD, United States · Rockville
    Hours

    Closes soon, 10:30 PM, in 15 min

    Friday 3 PM–10:30 PM

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  66. Rank 16273. Bun Papa

    American


    Address
    1512 Belle View Blvd, Alexandria, VA 22307, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–9 PM

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  67. Rank 16273. Franciska

    Argentine


    Address
    111 Middle St, Portland, ME 04101, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  68. Address
    550 N Harbor Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53202, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

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    OpenTable
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  69. Address
    4721 N Main St, Unit M, Houston, TX 77009, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 6 AM

    Friday 6 AM–5 PM

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  70. Address
    425 E Mason St, Milwaukee, WI 53202, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–9 PM

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    OpenTable
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  71. A lobster shack on a Maine island with no indoor plumbing and, somehow, a blueberry bread pudding that the New York Times put on its short list of the year's best desserts in the country. Wild blueberries from up the coast, white chocolate chips tucked in without apology, and the obligatory vanilla custard sauce. The rest of the menu operates as expected: lobster rolls, saltwater air, paper plates. The dessert is the plot twist.


    Address
    315 Island Rd, South Thomaston, ME 04858, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–7 PM

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  72. Nine seats, seventeen courses, and Johnny Cash on the speakers: No Relation is a sushi omakase tucked inside the South End's tropical bar Shore Leave, which you pass through to get here. The team behind it takes the fish seriously, mapping each source on the wall, while keeping the room loose enough that smiling-cat sake cups feel completely right. A caviar supplement exists for those who want to go further.


    Address
    11 William E Mullins Way, Boston, MA 02118, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 6 PM

    Friday 6 PM–8:30 PM

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    OpenTable
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  73. The sourdough under the roasted chicken isn't an afterthought; it sits in the pan and drinks up every drop of stock and butter until it becomes the point. Nancy Silverton's Georgetown Italian restaurant is a Stephen Starr co-production that landed as a full-blown scene, the kind where former presidents apparently just show up for dinner. The room runs loud and the pastas are homey, but the chicken alla diavola is the dish people are still talking about.


    Address
    3276 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Mon 3 PM

    Friday 3 PM–10 PM

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    7616 W State St, Wauwatosa, WI, United States · Milwaukee
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–9 PM

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    OpenTable
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    22211 IH 10 W Access Rd, San Antonio, TX, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11 AM–2:30 PM, 5 PM–11 PM

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    OpenTable
    Online
    Website
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