'Tis the season for holiday celebrations –
last year, three of the top five biggest dining days for groups
happened in December – book your table at one of these diner
beloved spots now
SAN
FRANCISCO, Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As 2023
comes to a close, bringing holiday and year-end celebrations,
OpenTable is helping diners select the perfect venue with the debut
of its Top 100 Restaurants in America list for 2023. Featuring
an updated methodology using OpenTable diner reviews and new
metrics, the list uncovers some of the most in-demand restaurants
by OpenTable diners this year.1
Additionally, OpenTable insights from the year (January 1 – September
30) compared to 2022 reveal shifts in diner behaviors and
cravings. Highlights include:
- Dining held steady, with vigor for special occasions:
While year-round dining remained flat YoY (-1%),2 diners
showed renewed interest in dining on special occasions –
Valentine's Day and Mother's Day respectively grew 9% and 6%
YoY,3 and diner spend for these holidays was up 15% vs.
non-holidays this year4 – a positive signal of what to
expect for the busy holiday season.
- Solo dining is on the rise: With an increase of 4% YoY,
it was the largest increase of any party size. Thursday and Friday
were the most popular days.2
- This year, West African, African and Lebanese were among the
top trending cuisines: Each saw double digit dining increases,
respectively up 72%, 23% and 18% YoY.2
- Menu items with East Asian ties were increasingly talked
about by diners: Diner reviews saw increased mentions of crispy
rice (27%), omakase (17%), yuzu (17%), lychee (9%), miso (4%),
ramen (4%) and kimchi (2%).5
- Cocktails were on diners' minds, both alcoholic and
non-alcoholic: Diner reviews also revealed increased mentions
of mocktail (48%) and non-alcoholic (8%), likely due to a rise of
sober and sober-curious lifestyles. In addition, speakeasy saw
gains (25%), as well as cocktails made popular on social media:
espresso martini (39%), Aperol spritz (27%) and negroni
(4%).5
"Diners showed up in full force for occasions like Valentine's
Day and Mother's Day this year – we expect this trend will continue
through to a strong holiday season for restaurants," said
Debby Soo, CEO of OpenTable."
Diners Have Spoken: OpenTable's Top 100 Restaurants for
2023
Three of the top five biggest dining days for groups
(6+) last year happened in mid-December, specifically December 10, 16 and 17.6 For year-end
celebrations, team dinners, family and friends gatherings big and
small, look no further than OpenTable's list of Top 100 Restaurants
in America for 2023. Culled from over 12 million diner reviews and
dining metrics including diner ratings, percentage of reservations
made in advance, and five-star reviews, the list highlights some of
the top spots favored by diners this year.
Trends across this year's list include:
- California and Florida see the largest share of
restaurants: California
features 14 restaurants on the list, including newcomer Saffy's and
returning favorites Bavel and Bestia in Los Angeles, along with House of Prime Rib and
Kokkari Estiatorio in San
Francisco. Florida features
seven, including new additions like Bern's Steak House in Tampa and Buccan in Palm Beach.
- Diners loved these MICHELIN-starred spots: The list
includes multiple restaurants recognized by the MICHELIN Guide
including Providence in
Los Angeles (Two Star), Jeune et
Jolie in Carlsbad (One Star), The Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil
in Rutherford (One Star), Lilac in Tampa (One
Star), Stubborn Seed in Miami
Beach (One Star) and Girl
& the Goat in Chicago (Bib
Gourmand).
- Over a dozen new cities featured vs. 2022: This year's
list sees 63 cities (vs. last year's 47) including Brooklyn, New York (River Cafe); Palm Beach, Florida (Buccan); Anchorage, Alaska (Whisky & Ramen); and
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
(Marmalade Restaurant & Wine Bar).
"This year's Top 100 list features neighborhood gems, hotspots
like Bad Roman, MICHELIN-starred venues like Jeune et Jolie, and
restaurants new to the list from coast-to-coast," said Soo. "We
also see representation across the culinary spectrum – with
cuisines like Mediterranean, French and Japanese included."
The Top 100 Restaurants in America for 2023 are (in alphabetical
order by state/territory):
Alaska
- Whisky & Ramen – Anchorage,
AK
Arizona
- Cafe Monarch – Scottsdale,
AZ
- Mariposa – Sedona, AZ
- Ocean 44 – Scottsdale, AZ
California
- Animo – Sonoma, CA
- Bavel – Los Angeles, CA
- Beachcomber Cafe Crystal Cove – Newport Coast, CA
- Bestia – Los Angeles, CA
- House of Prime Rib – San Francisco,
CA
- Jeune et Jolie – Carlsbad,
CA
- Kokkari Estiatorio – San Francisco,
CA
- Musso & Frank Grill –
Los Angeles, CA
- Pizzeria Bianco – Los Angeles,
CA
- Providence – Los Angeles, CA
- Saffy's – Los Angeles, CA
- The Dock – Newport Beach,
CA
- The Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil – Rutherford, CA
- Youngblood – San Diego,
CA
Connecticut
- Arethusa al Tavolo – Bantam,
CT
District of Columbia
- Caruso's Grocery – Washington,
DC
- Filomena Ristorante – Washington,
DC
Florida
- Bern's Steak House –
Tampa, FL
- Buccan – Palm Beach, FL
- Latitudes Key West on Sunset
Key – Key West, FL
- Lilac – Tampa, FL
- Llama Restaurant – St. Augustine,
FL
- Savour – Tallahassee, FL
- Stubborn Seed – Miami Beach,
FL
Georgia
- Elizabeth on 37th – Savannah,
GA
- La Grotta – Atlanta, GA
- Marcel – Atlanta, GA
- The Olde Pink House Restaurant – Savannah, GA
Hawaii
- Duke's Beach House Maui – Lahaina,
HI
- La Mer at Halekulani – Honolulu,
HI
- Tidepools Grand Hyatt Kauai – Poipu, HI
Illinois
- Aba – Chicago, IL
- Alla Vita – Chicago, IL
- Girl & the Goat – Chicago,
IL
- Maple & Ash – Chicago,
IL
- North Pond – Chicago, IL
- Rose Mary – Chicago, IL
Indiana
- 9th Street Bistro – Noblesville,
IN
- Our Table | American Bistro – Bargersville, IN
Louisiana
- GW Fins – New Orleans, LA
- St Francisville Inn & Restaurant – Saint Francisville, LA
Massachusetts
- Bar Vlaha – Brookline, MA
- Krasi – Boston, MA
- Mooncusser – Boston, MA
- Pammy's – Cambridge, MA
- The Ocean House Restaurant – Dennis
Port, MA
Maine
- Earth at Hidden Pond – Kennebunkport,
ME
- Fore Street – Portland,
ME
- Franny's Bistro – Camden,
ME
North Carolina
New Jersey
- Cafe Loren – Avalon, NJ
- Peter Shields Inn – Cape May,
NJ
- Stella Restaurant – Ventnor, NJ
- The Saddle River Inn – Saddle River,
NJ
- Washington Inn – Cape May,
NJ
New Mexico
- Geronimo – Santa Fe, NM
- Sazon – Santa Fe, NM
Nevada
- Eiffel Tower – Las Vegas,
NV
- Golden Steer Steakhouse – Las Vegas,
NV
- Hell's Kitchen Caesars Palace – Las
Vegas, NV
- Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab – Las Vegas, NV
- Partage – Las Vegas, NV
- Restaurant Guy Savoy Caesars Palace – Las Vegas, NV
New York
- Bad Roman – New York, NY
- Del Vino Vineyards – Northport,
NY
- Lucia's on the Lake – Hamburg,
NY
- River Cafe – Brooklyn, NY
- Sushi on Me – Jackson Heights,
NY
- The Farm Italy Restaurant + Bar – Huntington, NY
Ohio
- BOCA – Cincinnati, OH
- Carlo & Johnny – Cincinnati,
OH
- Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse –
Cincinnati, OH
- Nolia Kitchen – Cincinnati, OH
- Pepp & Dolores – Cincinnati,
OH
- Sotto – Cincinnati, OH
Oregon
- Rosmarino Osteria Italiana – Newberg,
OR
Pennsylvania
- Altius – Pittsburgh, PA
- Gi-Jin – Pittsburgh, PA
- Jean-Georges Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA
- Zoubi – New Hope, PA
Puerto Rico
- Marmalade Restaurant & Wine Bar – Old San Juan, PR
Rhode Island
- Chanterelle – Newport, RI
South Carolina
- The Bluffton Room – Bluffton,
SC
Tennessee
- Flight Restaurant & Wine Bar – Memphis, TN
- Noko – Nashville, TN
Texas
- Clark's Oyster Bar – Austin,
TX
- J Carver's – Austin, TX
- Jeffrey's Restaurant – Austin,
TX
- Red Ash Italia – Austin, TX
- Uchi Austin – Austin, TX
Virginia
- L'Auberge Chez Francois – Great
Falls, VA
- L'Opossum – Richmond, VA
Washington
- Cafe Juanita – Kirkland,
WA
- Spinasse – Seattle, WA
- Sushi Kashiba – Seattle,
WA
- The Pink Door – Seattle,
WA
1 Top 100 Restaurants for 2023
Methodology
OpenTable's Top 100 Restaurants in America
for 2023 list is generated from over 12 million verified OpenTable
diner reviews and dining metrics from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. Restaurants with a minimum
threshold of diner reviews were considered and evaluated by a
compilation of unique data points, including diner ratings, the
percentage of five star reviews, the number of alerts set, the
percentage of reservations made in advance and direct searches.
Metrics were weighted to comprise an overall score, used to rank
the list. The resulting list appears A-Z, not in ranked
order.
2 OpenTable Data
Methodology
OpenTable looked at the number of seated
diners from online, phone, and walk-in reservations from
January 1 – September 30, 2023 and compared it to the same
range in 2022, including restaurants that were on the platform in
both of these periods. Cuisines reflected had a minimum of
30k diners in 2022, cuisine category
is self-determined by restaurants.
3OpenTable Data
Methodology
OpenTable looked at the number of seated
diners from online, phone and walk-in reservations on Valentine's
Day 2023 and compared it against Valentine's Day 2022 (respectively
February 14); along with the number
of seated diners for Mother's Day 2023 (May
14), compared against Mother's Day 2022 (May 8), looking at restaurants that were on the
platform in each of these periods.
4 OpenTable Data
Methodology
OpenTable looked at per person average spend
for Valentine's Day and Mother's Day vs. non-holidays (all other
dates) from January 1 – September 30, 2023.
5OpenTable Data
Methodology
OpenTable analyzed more than 200 keywords and
phrases across more than 2.5M text
restaurant reviews from January 1 –
September 30, 2023 and compared it to
the same date range in 2022. Keywords reflected were featured in
the top 50% by number of mentions.
6OpenTable Data
Methodology
OpenTable looked at the most popular dates
for group dining (6+) from January 1
– December 31, 2022.
About OpenTable
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restaurant tech and part of Booking Holdings,
Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG), helps 55,000 restaurants, bars, wineries
and other venues worldwide fill 1.6 billion seats a year. OpenTable
powers reservations, experiences, payments, guest insights and
operations, enabling restaurants to focus on doing what they do
best: providing great hospitality.
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