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  1. Rank 2673. Comal

    Mexican

    Wood tables, hand-painted tile, and just enough greenery to feel like a room that's been lived in: this contemporary Mexican small-plates spot on the Lower East Side earns a long, slow evening. The chef's menu is tight and seasonal, with careful attention to char and smoke, and the smoked half-chicken alone justifies a second visit. The Michelin Guide has taken notice, which tracks.


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    116 Forsyth 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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  2. Flynn McGarry's two-Michelin-star restaurant in Hudson Square runs its own Long Island farm, and the à la carte menu and tasting menu both show it. The dining room is tall-ceilinged and wood-lined in a way that reads warm rather than cold, which is harder to pull off than it sounds. Californian instincts meet New York ambition, and the cooking has a playful quality that never tips into precious.


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    285 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014, United States · Manhattan
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    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–9:30 PM

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  3. Rank 2673. Dian Xin

    Northern Cantonese




  4. Rank 2673. Flor de Sal

    Italian

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  5. Rank 2673. Gallery Restaurant

    Sophisticated Southern

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    10000 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28277, United States
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    Closed now, opens 6:30 AM

    Friday 6:30 AM–11 AM, 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–10:30 PM

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  6. Rank 2673. Grill 225

    Steakhouse

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  7. Rank 2673. Hakkasan Miami

    Cantonese

    Getting to this moody Cantonese fine dining room means running the gauntlet of the Fontainebleau lobby, a spectacle of beach bodies and night owls that does nothing to prepare you for the dark, clubby calm inside. Ornate wooden slat dividers and sleek marble tables set the scene, the music keeps the bass low and steady, and the kitchen leans hard into high-quality seafood alongside Cantonese classics like Peking duck with all its crêpes and hoisin.




  8. Rank 2673. Ina Mae

    Cajun & Creole Tavern

    A New Orleans-style tavern in Wicker Park named for the chef's great-grandmother, which tells you the food comes with some actual stakes. The bar up front runs three-deep, the dining room behind it hums with the kind of staff that keeps things loose without losing the thread. Gumbo, po'boys, and beignets anchor the menu, and the Nashville fried chicken has quietly become the thing regulars steer everyone toward.


  9. Rank 2673. Jane Jane

    Cocktail Bar

    The cocktail menu is organized by spirit, which sounds obvious until you're deep into the amaro section wondering how you got there. Jane Jane is a cozy cocktail bar on 14th Street with a living-room feel, home-style snacks, and drinks that range from gin classics to Basque whiskey creations nobody else would think to make. Small, warm, and genuinely hard to leave once you've settled in.


  10. Vaulted beamed ceilings and herringbone floors set the tone for this farm-to-table dining room at Southall Farm, a sprawling estate just outside Franklin. The kitchen runs a seed-to-fork program, pulling ingredients from the property and nearby farms for a menu that looks like comfort food until you taste how much is happening underneath. Dress nicely but not formally; the farmhouse chic room forgives a blazer or a flannel with equal grace.



  11. Address
    4829 Fairmont Ave, Bethesda, MD, United States
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    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–8 PM

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    1609 Foxhall Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States
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    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–9 PM

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    3708 Macomb St NW, Washington, DC 20016, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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  14. Rank 2673. Jolie

    French

    A champagne window cut into the front wall sets the tone at this French bistro in Historic Oakwood. The wine list runs strictly French, and the menu follows the same logic, classic technique with enough edge to keep it interesting. French onion soup and steak tartare anchor the savory side; the rum-soaked baba closes things out properly. A Michelin Selected restaurant, and the semi-covered terrace is a fine place to spend a bottle.


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    620 N Person St, Raleigh, NC 27604, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  15. Address
    109 S Saint Asaph St, Alexandria, VA, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–11 PM

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  16. Address
    7212 E Ho Hum Rd, Carefree, AZ, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 3 PM

    Thursday 3 PM–9 PM

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  17. Address
    22 M St NE, Washington, DC 20002, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

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  18. Rank 2673. Layla

    Mediterranean

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    29 E MacArthur St, Sonoma, CA, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 7:30 AM

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

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  19. Rank 2673. Les Nomades

    Haute French


  20. The flour tortillas are made with lard and cooked to order, which tells you everything about what kind of place this is. Los Burritos Juárez is a compact burrito shop in Fort Greene doing the El Paso and Ciudad Juárez border style, a regional tradition that barely exists in New York. Slow-cooked guisados go inside, pinto beans tie it together, and breakfast burritos are available until they run out, which they do.


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    354 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205, United States
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    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–9 PM

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  21. Address
    200 Massachusetts Ave NW, Unit 150, Washington, DC, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  22. Address
    1940 11th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–Midnight

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  23. Vaulted ceilings and a crackling fireplace inside the Rosewood Sand Hill hotel give this fine dining room the feel of a Silicon Valley Swiss chalet, which the Patagonia-vest crowd has apparently decided is a compliment. The kitchen leans on an almond wood-fired grill and local produce, running from power-lunch sandwiches at noon to house-made pastas and steaks after dark. Simplicity is the through line, and the Santa Cruz Mountains frame every window.


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    Rosewood Sand Hill, 2825 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 7 AM

    Thursday 7 AM–10:30 AM, 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–8:30 PM

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    445 Main St, Highlands, NC 28741, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 6 PM–9 PM

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  25. Rank 2673. Matador Room

    Latin American



  26. Address
    1328 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–11 PM

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  27. Rank 2673. Mexta

    Mexican

    A cheesecake baked to order from three cheeses, landing somewhere between dessert and a philosophical argument, is a fitting way to close a meal at this upscale Mexican restaurant in East Austin. The kitchen leans into complex sauces and careful technique, with moles and ceviches that clearly have something to prove. Cocktails are inventive enough to hold their own. The Michelin Guide has it listed among its selected restaurants.


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    106 E 6th St, Ste 110, Austin, TX 78701, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 5 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–10 PM

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  28. Rank 2673. Migos Fine Foods

    Middle Eastern


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    5044 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60641, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 11 AM

    Thursday Noon–9 PM

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  29. Rank 2673. Milly's Pizza In The Pan

    Pan-style Pizzeria



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    800 Michigan Ave 7th Floor, Chicago, IL, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 6:30 AM

    Thursday 6:30 AM–11 AM, 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

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    1826 S Canal St, Chicago, IL 60616, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–10 PM

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  32. A handful of bar seats hovering over a kitchen the size of a closet sets the whole mood at this East Village izakaya from the team behind Odo. Rustic wood counter, exposed brick, a menu that moves through sashimi, grilled fish, wagyu, and things fried or simmered over rice. The food is meant to be shared, the pacing is unhurried, and the room seats enough people to make a reservation feel like a small victory.


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    536 E 5th St, New York, NY 10009, United States · Manhattan
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–11:30 PM

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  33. Address
    6910 E Main St, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 5 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–9 PM

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  35. Address
    3282 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–10 PM

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    2003 P St NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–10 PM

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  37. Rank 2673. Polo Lounge

    Italian

    The booths at this Beverly Hills Hotel restaurant have been hosting power lunches and quiet deal-making for about as long as anyone can remember. The menu leans American with a nod toward Italian, built around local and organic ingredients. In the evenings, a pianist keeps things warm and a little old-fashioned in the best way. The crowd tends toward people who don't need to check the prices.


  38. Rank 2673. Ponto Lago

    Elevated Baja

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    7100 Aviara Resort Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92011, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 7 AM

    Thursday 7 AM–11 AM, 5 PM–8:30 PM

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  40. Address
    1150 22nd St NW, Washington, DC 20037, United States
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    Closed now, opens 6:30 AM

    Friday 6:30 AM–11:59 PM

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  41. Address
    209 M St NE, Washington, DC 20002, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–1 AM

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  42. Rank 2673. Red Sorghum

    Chinese



  43. Rank 2673. San Pancho

    Mission-Style Mexican


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    7056 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912, United States
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    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Friday 8 AM–10 PM

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  44. Rank 2673. Scelto

    Italian

    Fresh pasta rolled in-house daily anchors the menu at this casually upscale Italian restaurant in Sandy. The room lands somewhere between date night and neighborhood staple, where charcuterie boards make a reasonable case for never ordering a main course. Bone-in ribeye and seared scallops with saffron emulsion suggest the kitchen is happy to range past the pasta, which is admirable restraint given how good the pasta is.


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    849 E 9400 S, Sandy, UT, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 5 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–9 PM

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  45. Address
    3000 K St NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

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

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  46. Floor-to-ceiling windows face the Pacific from a rocky bluff at Post Ranch Inn, which means the view is doing a lot of work before the food arrives. Sierra Mar is a prix-fixe dining room where the four-course dinner menu leans hard into California seasonality, the service stays warm without hovering, and the whole room seems calibrated for people celebrating something they'll want to remember.



  47. Address
    7306 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–7 PM

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  48. Rank 2673. Soul & Smoke

    Chicago-Style Barbecue




  49. Address
    508 K St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  50. Rank 2673. The Bugler

    Steakhouse

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  51. Address
    370 W Broad St, Falls Church, VA 22046, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  52. Rank 2673. The Oak Room & Bar

    French Steakhouse

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  53. Address
    922 W First St, Tempe, AZ, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 11 PM, in 27 min

    Thursday Noon–11 PM

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  54. Rank 2673. théa

    Mediterranean


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    4360 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 4 PM

    Thursday 4 PM–10 PM

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  55. Address
    1836 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–2 AM

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  56. Address
    2002 Fenwick St NE, Washington, DC 20002, United States
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    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Friday 6 PM–2 AM

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  57. Tucked inside the Cherry Lane Theatre, this intimate cocktail bar and bistro from the Frenchette team runs a roving menu that moves from raw bar to steak tartare to fried frog legs with garlic butter, and somehow also a cheeseburger that regulars order without apology. Amber globe lights, curved bar, green banquettes: the room is doing its job quietly. Frozen custard or another round of cocktails closes things out. Reservations are scarce, so plan accordingly.


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    38 Commerce St, New York, NY 10014, United States · Manhattan
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–11 PM

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  58. Address
    218 W Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 8 AM

    Thursday 8 AM–9:05 PM

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  59. The roaster works in plain sight at the back of this Brazilian crop-to-cup coffee shop, which pulls beans from the Peters family farm in Minas Gerais. No flavored syrups, no blenders, just coffee, milk, and water in various combinations, which sounds austere until you taste it. Pastries come from a local bakery and empanadas round out the food side. A second location sits inside Epicenter at Agritopia.


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    11 W Boston St, Unit 6, Chandler, AZ 85225, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 6 AM

    Thursday 6 AM–6 PM

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  60. Plants climb the walls beside murals of a fish and a rooster at this Venezuelan restaurant in Station North, where Latin music keeps the room from taking itself too seriously. The chef plates things like Caribbean scallops and stuffed arepas with a careful hand, and much of the menu skews gluten-free with strong vegan options. A James Beard semifinalist spot that Baltimore Magazine has landed on its best restaurants list.


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    2400 Boston St, Baltimore, MD, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–9 PM

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  61. Rank 2784. Kingfisher

    Vietnamese

    The central bar is the anchor here, and the cocktails come first by design. Kingfisher is a Vietnamese restaurant and cocktail bar in Golden Hill where the kitchen treats the cuisine with serious technique, pulling flavors from canh chua and congee into something more considered than traditional. The Michelin Guide has it listed, and the Los Angeles Times placed it on their California 101. A dressed-up neighborhood crowd that clearly knows the menu by heart.



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    790 Grand Ave, St. Paul, MN, United States · Saint Paul
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    Closed now, opens Fri 5 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–10 PM

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  63. Rank 2785. Restaurant Josephine

    Seasonal Eastern European


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    1226 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 4 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–9 PM

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  64. A U-shaped bar anchors this Danish coffee shop, where streamlined taps for cold drinks share space with a proper V60 setup and a counter lined with pastries worth stopping for. La Cabra built a following in Copenhagen before planting roots on the Lower East Side, and the East Village original still draws a crowd that treats croissants and a carefully pulled espresso as a reasonable reason to leave the house.


  65. Deborah VanTrece's modern Southern restaurant in a Westside industrial strip is the kind of place where the bar program is as serious as the kitchen, a James Beard semifinalist on both counts. The menu takes the food your grandmother made and runs it somewhere she probably didn't, with collard dip alongside pimento cheese fondue and fried chicken arriving with a collard green roll. The New York Times put it on their Atlanta list, and the room earns the attention.


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    1133 Huff Rd NW, Ste D, Atlanta, GA 30318, United States
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  66. Rank 2789. Al Forno

    Italian

    The grilled pizza here goes directly onto the flame, which does something to the crust that an oven simply cannot: a char-edged, smoke-threaded base that's thin enough to feel light but sturdy enough to carry its toppings. This is a full-menu Italian restaurant, not a slice shop, so come ready for pasta and roasted vegetables too. The room is bright, the pace is brisk, and the drinks list is short but chosen with care.


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    577 S Main St, Providence, RI, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  67. Rank 2789. Ayat

    Middle Eastern


  68. Rank 2789. Beholder

    Modern Midwestern

    A repurposed garage on the east side doing dinner-only, with Indiana pork tenderloin and pan-fried walleye anchoring a menu that takes Midwest agriculture seriously without taking itself too seriously. The sommelier's global wine list is the kind of thing you don't expect to find alongside fried local smelt. The chef earned a James Beard semifinalist nod in 2025, which tracks for a room that manages to feel both neighborhood and occasion at once.


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    1844 E Tenth St, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  69. Rank 2789. Finca

    Tapas Bar


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    1513 S 1500 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84105, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 5 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–9 PM

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    24 College Ave N, Saint Joseph, MN 56374, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  71. Rank 2789. Lone Pine

    Contemporary Steakhouse


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    710 S Rangeline Rd, Carmel, IN, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  72. Rank 2789. Nep Cafe

    Vietnamese-French

    Coffee drinks topped with salted egg yolk set the tone at this all-day French-Vietnamese cafe in Fountain Valley, where the kitchen leans into the Vietnamese morning routine and the iced coffee is strong enough to renegotiate your afternoon plans. The menu runs to things like curry crab omelet, and the room fills fast with people who clearly know something you don't. A James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef: California.


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    10836 Warner Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 9 AM

    Thursday 9 AM–9 PM

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  73. El Molino del Sureste is a Yucatecan restaurant where deep jade walls and patterned benches make you briefly forget you're a few minutes from Lindenwood Park. The namesake molino sits front and center, grinding nixtamalized corn into the tortillas that show up with nearly everything. The chef was a James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef: Midwest, which tracks for a place that treats a turkey-and-sausage relleno as a weeknight option.


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    5005 S Kingshighway Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63109, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 5 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–9 PM

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  74. Rank 2798. Illata

    Creative Italian

    A twenty-seat BYOB in Grays Ferry where the menu runs fewer than a dozen small plates, almost all of them seafood-leaning and swapped out with the seasons. The kitchen pairs familiar things in ways that quietly surprise you, carrots with crab, mussels over miso and chili oil. Bring something good to drink, because the food asks for it, and book ahead, because twenty seats go fast.


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    2241 Grays Ferry Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19146, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–9:30 PM

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  75. Address
    20 N Highway 12, Boulder, UT, United States
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    Closed now, opens Fri 4 PM

    Thursday 4 PM–9 PM

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