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  1. Rank 12601. 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.


  2. Rank 12601. Banh Mi Oi

    Vietnamese


  3. Rank 12601. Bao Bei

    Taiwanese



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

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–Midnight

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  5. 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

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Friday 3 PM–10:30 PM

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  6. Rank 12601. Bun Papa

    American


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

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–9 PM

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  7. Rank 12601. Franciska

    Argentine


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

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

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

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–9 PM

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  10. 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 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–7 PM

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  11. 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 6 PM

    Friday 6 PM–8:30 PM

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  12. 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 3 PM

    Friday 3 PM–10 PM

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  13. Address
    22211 IH 10 W Access Rd, San Antonio, TX, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–2:30 PM, 5 PM–11 PM

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  14. Address
    200 W Jones Ave, San Antonio, TX, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  15. Address
    2101 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 9 AM

    Friday 9 AM–3 AM

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  16. Address
    1018 Jay St, Ste 110, Charlotte, NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10:30 AM

    Friday 10:30 AM–10 PM

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  17. Rank 12619. Saigon Babylon

    Modern Vietnamese

    Five floors above Central Square, this modern Vietnamese restaurant rewards the climb with vintage furniture the team refurbished themselves and a room that feels like someone's very stylish living room went rogue. The cooking runs to turmeric rice with squab and lemongrass carpaccio, and the cocktail list has a gin drink with salted lime and tingly pepper that earns its place on the bill.



  18. Address
    1598 E 17th Ave, Denver, CO 80218, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  19. Address
    699 N Broad St N, Philadelphia, PA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4:30 PM

    Friday 4:30 PM–10 PM

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  20. Rank 12619. Table

    Italian

    A server once warned a full room of strangers, "It's a marathon, not a sprint," and they were not wrong. This tiny North End prix-fixe seats guests at two long communal tables for six courses of Italian comfort, the kind that leans into abundance rather than elegance. Staff T-shirts reading "Come hungry, be friendly" set the tone before the focaccia even lands.


    Address
    445 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Friday 6 PM–11 PM, 7 PM–11 PM, 8:30 PM–11 PM

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  21. Address
    793 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–11 PM

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  22. Rank 12632. Hiro Sushi

    Traditional Sushi


    Address
    9393 N 90th St, Scottsdale, AZ 85258, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  23. Address
    127 N Tryon St, Unit 8, Charlotte, NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10:30 AM

    Friday 10:30 AM–3:30 PM, 5 PM–11 PM

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  24. Address
    1732 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–1 AM

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  25. Rank 12634. Bellota

    Mexican




  26. Address
    1099 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89502, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 2 PM

    Friday 2 PM–2 AM

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  27. Address
    699 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19123, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–9 PM

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  28. Rank 12634. El Quijote

    Spanish


    Address
    226 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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  29. Address
    62 Water St, Framingham, MA 01701, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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  30. Rank 12634. Kimika

    Japanese




  31. Address
    8000 E Texas St, Bossier City, LA 71111, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  32. Address
    298 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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  33. Rank 12634. Old Sasoon Bakery

    Middle Eastern




  34. Address
    588 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–11 PM

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  35. Address
    247 E Michigan St, Orlando, FL 32806, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–6 PM

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  36. Address
    9700 Amherst Ave, Margate City, NJ 08402, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10:30 PM

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  37. Address
    5520 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–12:30 PM

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  38. Address
    201 NW A St, Bentonville, AR 72712, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–11 PM

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  39. Address
    1737 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–10 PM

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  40. Address
    13 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–2 AM

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  41. Address
    42950 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway, MT, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–9 PM

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  42. Address
    400 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  43. Address
    13777 Nacogdoches Rd, Unit 107, San Antonio, TX, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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    Tock
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  44. Address
    235 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 AM

    Friday 7 AM–10 AM, 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  45. Address
    2520 South Blvd, Unit 108B, Charlotte, NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7:30 AM

    Friday 7:30 AM–2 PM

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  46. Rank 12672. Ocho

    Spanish



  47. Address
    3306-C N Davidson St, Charlotte ,NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Friday 8 AM–Midnight

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  48. Address
    6414 Rea Rd, Unit C2, Charlotte, NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5:30 PM–9 PM

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  49. Rank 12675. Agora

    Mediterranean

    Mosaic lanterns cut through the Tysons corporate blur the moment you walk in, and the room stays loud and kinetic from there. Agora is a lively Mediterranean restaurant where mezze plates arrive fast and tables turn on a two-hour clock, which somehow adds to the fun rather than the stress. The Ottoman rice, fragrant with currants and crowned with fried shallots, tends to be the dish people talk about on the way to the car.


    Address
    7911 Westpark Dr, Tysons, VA, United States · McLean
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 4 PM–11 PM

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  50. Rank 12675. Al Badawi

    Middle Eastern


    Address
    1725 2nd Ave, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10:30 AM

    Friday 10:30 AM–11 PM

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  51. Address
    4219 Providence Rd, Unit 3, Charlotte, NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 5 PM–9:30 PM

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  52. Address
    100 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  53. Address
    127 Second Ave, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 AM

    Friday 7 AM–11:30 PM

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  54. Address
    4536 Cherry Hill Rd, Arlington, VA 22207, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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  55. Address
    1205 Thomas Ave, Charlotte, NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  56. Address
    3001 Central Ave, Charlotte, NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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  57. Address
    101 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–9 PM

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  58. Address
    630 W 24th St, Charlotte, NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–9 PM

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  59. Address
    112 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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  60. Address
    601 S College St, Charlotte, NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–Midnight

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