OpenTable Restaurant Reviews Reveal Top 100 Best Restaurants in America

As we toast a remarkable year of fine dining, OpenTable (OPEN), the world's leading provider of online restaurant reservations, is pleased to celebrate the 2013 Diners' Choice Award winners for the Top 100 Best Restaurants in America and highlight the Top 10 honorees. These awards reflect The Combined opinions of more than 5 million restaurant reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners for approximately 19,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The Top 10 Best Restaurants in America, in rank order, include:

1. St. Francis Winery & Vineyards Santa Rosa, California
2. Mama's Fish House Paia, Hawaii
3. n/naka Los Angeles, California
4. Halls Chophouse Charleston, South Carolina
5. Charleston Baltimore, Maryland
6. o ya Boston, Massachusetts
7. Orchids at Palm Court Cincinnati, Ohio
8. Fearrington House Restaurant Pittsboro, North Carolina
9. The French Laundry Yountville, California
10. goosefoot Chicago, Illinois

The Top 10 Best Restaurants in America are as distinct as they are deserving, with each winning restaurant creating one-of-a-kind dining adventures across an array of cuisines and service styles. From Thomas Keller's legendary French Laundry to relative newcomer goosefoot, both of which specialize in mind-blowing multi-course meals, to the intimate settings of the counter at o ya and the dining room at St. Francis Winery & Vineyards which seat under 20 diners at a time, the Top 10 restaurants are a reflection of the new definition of fine dining.

Standing out in a highly competitive field of exceptional chefs and restaurateurs, the complete list of honorees are scattered among 30 states and Washington, D.C., and include Del Posto in New York City, Noisette in Portland, Oregon, and Rasika in Washington, D.C. California and New York boast the greatest number of winning restaurants with 14 and 13, respectively, followed by Illinois with seven. New Jersey and Pennsylvania, each boast five winning restaurants. Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia claim four winners apiece, while Washington, D.C., and Oregon have three. Colorado, Hawaii, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Nevada have two. Alabama, Florida, Kansas, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin also have winning eateries. While American fare restaurants have the greatest number of winners, followed by those serving French food, an eclectic array of cuisines are represented, including English, Indian, Korean, Spanish, and Thai.

"These winning restaurants are conducted like great orchestras," said Caroline Potter, OpenTable Chief Dining Officer. "All The Players, from chefs and managers to wait staff and sommeliers, have artfully mastered their parts, and every instrument of hospitality, whether it be deft service or imaginative menus, is in harmony with one another to create a symphonic dining experience."

The Diners' Choice Awards for the Top 100 Best Restaurants in America are generated from more than 5 million restaurant reviews collected from verified OpenTable diners between November 14, 2012, and November 15, 2013. All restaurants with a minimum number of qualifying reviews were included for consideration. Qualifying restaurants were then sorted according to a score calculated from each restaurant's average rating in the "overall" category along with that restaurant's rating relative to others in the same metropolitan area and the average number of restaurants reviewed by diners who reviewed that restaurant.

Based on this methodology, the following restaurants, listed in alphabetical order, comprise the Top 100 Best Restaurants in America according to OpenTable diners. The complete list may also be viewed at http://www.opentable.com/best-restaurants-in-america.

2013 Diners' Choice Award Winners for the Top 100 Best Restaurants in America

Acquerello San Francisco, California
Afternoon Tea-The Phoenician Scottsdale, Arizona
Artisanal Restaurant Banner Elk, North Carolina
Atelier Crenn San Francisco, California
Auberge du Soleil Rutherford, California
Bacchanalia Atlanta, Georgia
Bibou Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Binkley's Restaurant Cave Creek, Arizona
Bistro L'Hermitage Woodbridge, Virginia
Blue Hill at Stone Barns Pocantico Hills, New York
BOCA Cincinnati, Ohio
Bones Atlanta, Georgia
Bouchard Restaurant and Inn Newport, Rhode Island
Bouley New York, New York
Caf Juanita Kirkland, Washington
Caf Matisse Rutherford, New Jersey
Caf Provence Prairie Village, Kansas
Caf Renaissance Vienna, Virginia
Canoe Atlanta, Georgia
Capital Grille Dallas, Texas
Carpe Vino Auburn, California
Charleston Baltimore, Maryland
Charleston Grill Charleston, South Carolina
Chez Franois Vermilion, Ohio
Chez Nous French Restaurant Humble, Texas
CityZen Washington, D.C.
Colicchio & Sons-Main Dining Room New York, New York
Coltello Ristorante Italiano Crosswicks, New Jersey
Crate Asheville, North Carolina
Daniel New York, New York
Daniel-Lounge Seating New York, New York
Del Posto New York, New York
Eleven Madison Park New York, New York
Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant Forestville, California
Fat Canary Williamsburg, Virginia
Fearrington House Restaurant Pittsboro, North Carolina
Franklinville Inn Franklinville, New Jersey
The French Laundry Yountville, California
The French Room Dallas, Texas
Gaetano's & Ristorantino Mediterraneo Forest Park, Illinois
Geronimo Santa Fe, New Mexico
Girl & the Goat Chicago, Illinois
goosefoot Chicago, Illinois
Gotham Bar and Grill New York, New York
Gramercy Tavern New York, New York
Halls Chophouse Charleston, South Carolina
Highlands Bar & Grill Birmingham, Alabama
joan's in the Park Saint Paul, Minnesota
Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab Chicago, Illinois
JORY Restaurant at The Allison Inn & Spa Newberg, Oregon
JUNGSIK New York, New York
Kai Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort Chandler, Arizona
The Kitchen Restaurant Sacramento, California
L'Auberge Chez Franois Great Falls, Virginia
L'Etoile Restaurant Madison, Wisconsin
L20 Chicago, Illinois
La Grenouille New York, New York
Lawry's The Prime Rib Beverly Hills, California
Le Bernardin New York, New York
Le Bistro Incline Village, Nevada
Leis Family Class Act Restaurant Kahului, Hawaii
Les Nomades Chicago, Illinois
Mama's Fish House Paia, Hawaii
Marinus-Bernardus Lodge Carmel Valley, California
Menton Boston, Massachusetts
Michael's South Point Casino Las Vegas, Nevada
Mille Fleurs Rancho Santa Fe, California
n/naka Los Angeles, California
Nahm Thai Cuisine Alpharetta, Georgia
NAOE Miami, Florida
Natalie's at Camden Harbour Inn Camden, Maine
Nicholas Red Bank, New Jersey
Noisette Portland, Oregon
Noord Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
o ya Boston, Massachusetts
Orchids at Palm Court Cincinnati, Ohio
The Painted Lady Newberg, Oregon
Peninsula Grill Charleston, South Carolina
Per Se New York, New York
Rasika Washington, D.C.
The Refectory Restaurant & Bistro Columbus, Ohio
Restaurant August New Orleans, Louisiana
Restaurant Iris Memphis, Tennessee
Restaurant Lorena's Maplewood, New Jersey
Rudy & Paco Restaurant & Bar Galveston, Texas
Ruth's Chris Steak House Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Saint Jacques French Cuisine Raleigh, North Carolina
Saison San Francisco, California
SeaBlue Restaurant & Wine Bar North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Seasons Restaurant-Four Seasons Washington, D.C.
Senza Chicago, Illinois
ShinBay Scottsdale, Arizona
Ski Tip Lodge Keystone, Colorado
Sons & Daughters San Francisco, California
Splendido Beaver Creek, Colorado
St. Francis Winery & Vineyards Santa Rosa, California
Talula's Garden Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tony's St. Louis, Missouri
Vernick Food & Drink Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Vetri Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Diners can also read more about the Diners' Choice Awards for the Top 100 Best Restaurants in America by visiting the OpenTable "Dining Check" blog.

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