The INSIDER Summary:
- OpenTable has released a list of the 100 restaurants in America with the best ambience.
- The list was curated from over 10 million user reviews, and includes restaurants all over the US with lively bars and entertainment.
Going out to a restaurant isn't just about the food— it's about the combination of cuisine and ambience.
To help diners find restaurants with a buzzing atmosphere, OpenTable has released a list of the 100 hottest restaurants in the US right now.
The list was curated from over 10 million reviews posted by users of the reservation site. It includes restaurants all over the country that have lively bars, entertainment, and interactive dining.
Here's the full list:
4 Bells— Minneapolis, MN
Acorn— Denver, CO
The Avenue Steak Tavern— Columbus, OH
Barton G. The Restaurant— West Hollywood, CA, and Miami Beach, FL
The Bayou— Bethlethem, PA
The Bazaar by José Andrés South Beach— Miami Beach, FL
Beat Brasserie— Cambridge, MA
Beauty & Essex— New York, NY
Besito Mexican— Huntingdon, NY
Bida Manda Restaurant and Bar— Raleigh, NC
Bistro 821— Naples, FL
Blend on the Water— Long Island City, NY
BRAVO Cucina Italiana— Naples, FL
Broadway by Amar Santana— Laguna Beach, CA
Buccan— Palm Beach, FL
Buddakan NY— New York, NY
Butcher & the Boar— Minneapolis, MN
Cafe Tu Tu Tango— Orlando, FL
Campiello— Naples, FL
Capo Restaurant— South Boston, MA
Carnivale— Chicago, IL
Centro Restaurant— Des Moines, IA
Chino Latino— Minneapolis, MN
Continental Naples— Naples, FL
Culinary Dropout— Tempe, AZ, and Scottsdale, AZ
Departure Restaurant and Lounge— Portland, OR
Don & Charlie's— Scottsdale, AZ
E+O Kitchen— Cincinnati, OH
Edmund's Oast— Charleston, SC
Eight4Nine— Palm Springs, CA
El Camino Mexican Soul Food & Tequila Bar— Delray Beach, FL
Fixe— Austin, TX
Flight Restaurant & Wine Bar— Memphis, TN
Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse— Minneapolis, MN
Forno Kitchen and Bar— Columbus, OH
Girl & the Goat— Chicago, IL
Grato— West Palm Beach, FL
The Greenhouse Tavern— Cleveland, OH
The Grey— Savannah, GA
ink.— West Hollywood, CA
Ironside Fish & Oyster— San Diego, CA
Juniper & Ivy— San Diego, CA
Kaluz Restaurant— Fort Lauderdale, FL
La Cuchara— Baltimore, MD
Lola - A Michael Symon Restaurant— Cleveland, OH
Louie Bossi's Ristorante Bar Pizzeria— Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mastro's Ocean Club— Scottsdale, AZ
Mateo— Durham, NC
Mercantile dining & provision— Denver, CO
The Millworks— Harrisburg, PA
The Mission— Scottsdale, AZ
Mita's— Cincinnati, OH
Morcilla— Pittsburgh, PA
Nada— Cincinnati, OH
The Nest— Indian Wells, CA
O-Ku— Atlanta, GA
Officine BRERA— Los Angeles, CA
Ophelia's Electric Soapbox— Denver, CO
Perch LA— Los Angeles, CA
Poros— Pittsburgh, PA
Prasino— Charles, MA
Puckett's 5th & Church— Nashville, TN
Pump— West Hollywood, CA
Raglan Road Irish Pub— Lake Buena Vista, FL
Red Rooster Harlem— New York, NY
Republic - Detroit— Detroit, MI
Root Down— Denver, CO
Rose. Rabbit. Lie. at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas— Las Vegas, NV
Selva Grill— Sarasota, FL
Shore Diner— Sarasota, FL
The Southern— Nashville, TN
Spoon and Stable— Minneapolis, MN
STK— Las Vegas, NV and Chicago, IL
Stoney River Steakhouse and Grill— Germantown, TN
Strip by Strega— Boston, MA
SumoMaya Mexican-Asian Kitchen— Scottsdale, AZ
Tao— New York, NY, and Las Vegas, NV
Texas de Brazil— Birmingham, AL, and Detroit, MI
Three Muses— New Orleans, LA
Toca Madera— West Hollywood, CA
Tony's of Lexington— Lexington, KY
Toutant— Buffalo, NY
Trio Restaurant - Palm Springs— Palm Springs, CA
The Tropicale— Palm Springs, CA
The Twisted Olive— Green, OH
TWO urban licks— Atlanta, GA
Uchi— Austin, TX
Uchiko— Austin, TX
Ulele— Tampa, FL
Union 50— Indianapolis, IN
VACA— Costa Mesa, CA
Vandal— New York, NY
Vida— Indianapolis, IN
Warmdaddy's— Philadelphia, PA
Whitfield— Pittsburgh, PA
YOLO— Fort Lauderdale, FL
Yoshi's Oakland— Oakland, CA
Zahav— Philadelphia, PA