The Daily Meal, has just released its 4th annual ranking of the 101 Best Restaurants in America. New York dominates this year’s ranking with 28 restaurants on the list (6 in the top 10 alone). California comes in with 24 restaurants, spread quite evenly between LA (10), San Francisco (9) and other regions, including Yountville in Napa County, Berkeley, St. Helena, and Los Gatos.
About the ranking
Under the helm of editorial director, Colman Andrews, an eight-time James beard award winner and global authority on food and wine, The Daily Meal once again takes on the massive feat of narrowing down the United States’ most eaten-at, talked-about, highly-rated restaurants, to a slim list of just 101. This year more than 100 panelists participated in the voting process, including Michael Bauer, S. Irene Virbila, Penny Pollack, and John T. Edge.
What’s made the list so influential, sweeping both culinary and consumer media in past years, is that it gives food lovers, travelers, and everyday Americans, an exemplary guide to America’s dining scene. How often does one question where they should dine out when traveling to a new city? How little do we know about our own cities’ dining royalty? And what is categorically THE best restaurant in country? This ranking can be treated as the culinary bucket list of America. These are the places to eat and be seen, to indulge and pay homage…if at least for 2014.
LINK: http://www.thedailymeal.com/101-best-restaurants-america.
101 Best Restaurants in America for 2014
1. Le Bernardin, New York
2. Eleven Madison Park, New York
3. The French Laundry, Yountville, Calif.
4. Per Se, New York
5. Chez Panisse, Berkeley
6. Alinea, Chicago, Ill.
7. Daniel, New York
8. Animal, Los Angeles
9. Momofuku Ssäm Bar, New York
10. Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, N.Y.
11. Commander’s Palace, New Orleans, La.
12. Husk, Charleston, S.C.
13. Blackbird, Chicago, Ill.
14. Le Pigeon, Portland, Ore.
15. Galatoire’s, New Orleans, La.
16. Gramercy Tavern, New York
17. Jean Georges, New York
18. State Bird Provisions, San Francisco
19. Bazaar, Los Angeles
20. Girl & the Goat, Chicago, Ill.
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21. The Publican, Chicago, Ill.
22. Cochon, New Orleans, La.
23. Zuni Cafe, San Francisco
24. Inn at Little Washington, Washington, Va.
25. Next, Chicago, Ill.
26. ABC Kitchen, New York
27. August, New Orleans, La.
28. Bern’s Steak House, Tampa
29. Del Posto, New York
30. Joël Robuchon, Las Vegas, Nev.
31. Gotham Bar & Grill, New York
32. Bar Tartine, San Francisco
33. Bouchon Bistro, Yountville, Calif.
34. Babbo, New York
35. Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles
36. O-Ya, Boston, Mass.
37. Pok Pok, Portland, Ore.
38. Manresa, Los Gatos, Calif.
39. FIG, Charleston, S.C.
40. Frasca Food & Wine, Boulder, Colo.
41. Bouchon Bistro, Las Vegas, Nev.
42. Fore Street, Portland, Maine
43. Lucques, Los Angeles
44. Michael Mina, San Francisco
45. Blue Hill, New York
46. NoMad, New York
47. Il Buco Alimentari, New York
48. Coi, San Francisco
49. Uchi, Austin
50. Canlis, Seattle, Wash.
51. Gary Danko, San Francisco
52. Marea, New York
53. Ippudo, New York
54. Topolobampo, Chicago, Ill.
55. Joe’s Stone Crab, Miami
56. Quince, San Francisco
57. Minibar, Washington, D.C.
58. Guy Savoy, Las Vegas, Nev.
59. WD-50, New York
60. Momofuku Ko, New York
61. Mission Chinese, San Francisco
62. Hominy Grill, Charleston, S.C.
63. Beast, Portland, Ore.
64. Vetri, Philadelphia, Pa.
65. Catbird Seat, Nashville, Tenn.
66. Masa, New York
67. Sushi Yasuda, New York, NY
68. Fearing’s, Dallas
69. Zahav, Philadelphia, Pa.
70. CityZen, Washington, D.C.
71. Al Di La, Brooklyn
72. Herbsaint, New Orleans, La.
73. Hinoki & The Bird, Los Angeles
74. Michael’s Genuine, Miami
75. Spago, Los Angeles
76. Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, Brooklyn
77. Bäco Mercat, Los Angeles
78. é by José Andrés, Las Vegas, Nev.
79. City Grocery, Oxford, Miss.
80. McCrady’s, Charleston, S.C.
81. Nobu, New York
82. Providence, Los Angeles
83. Komi, Washington, D.C.
84. Cut, Los Angeles
85. Yank Sing, San Francisco (Rincon Center)
86. The Walrus and the Carpenter, Seattle, Wash.
87. Bacchanalia, Atlanta, Ga.
88. Hugo’s Regional Mexican Cuisine, Houston
89. Lotus of Siam, Las Vegas, Nev.
90. Roy’s Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii
91. The Restaurant at Meadowood, St. Helena, Calif.
92. Underbelly, Houston
93. Alder, New York
94. Sushi Nakazawa, New York
95. Night + Market, Los Angeles
96. Rasika, Washington, D.C.
97. Zaytinya, Washington, D.C.
98. The Elm, Brooklyn
99. Betony, New York
100. The Barn at Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tenn.
101. Spiaggia, Chicago, Ill.
