South Beach
Juvia blends the trendsetters that have staying power in Miami's culinary world: France, Latin America and Japan. Chilean sea bass comes with maple-glazed…
Must-see restaurants in The USA
Silver Lake & Echo Park
Boho-spirited Stella is a cloud of clinking glasses and red wine under a tented patio that rambles into a nostalgic dining room. Service can be a little…
Disneyland Resort
The chef cooks up a fusion of Californian and Mediterranean cuisines (steelhead salmon, paellas, lunchtime sandwiches, plus a kids menu) at this airy two…
Stonewood Modern American Grill
El Paso
This stylish venture from the team behind the popular Crave Kitchen & Bar dispels the myth that a quality steakhouse has to look like a wood-paneled man…
Illinois
This colorful and welcoming family-run Mexican cafe serves a long list of daybreak delicacies, but it's all about homeland specialties such as chilaquiles…
Marin County
This bustling, warm and friendly breakfast cafe with a N'awlins-style Cajun and creole menu draws crowds, not just for addictive, fluffy beignets dusted…
Kihei
At most Mexican restaurants on Maui, the food is simply a buffer for the margaritas. But here? The margaritas are excellent, but so is the authentic…
Tony's Coal-Fired Pizza & Slice House
North Beach & Chinatown
Fuggedaboudit, New York pizza loyalists: in San Francisco, you can grab a cheesy, thin-crust slice from nine-time world-champion pizza-slinger Tony…
Chicago
This ramshackle cafe will make you feel like a regular as soon as you step through the door. It serves excellent hot focaccia sandwiches, baked goods and…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
This high-energy restaurant has a higher-energy saki lounge upstairs; both are packed with young locals enjoying some of Wicker Park's freshest sushi…
Hudson Valley
A little bit of New Orleans in the Hudson Valley, The Parish serves up creole classics like po' boys, jambalaya, gumbo and buttermilk-fried chicken (plus…
New York City
A joyous neighborhood bakery that brims with Danish pastries, brownies, pies, rosemary focaccia and more. This casual cafe serves breakfast favorites…
Olympic Peninsula
Organic, local and sustainably produced ingredients are used to create unique wood-fired pizzas (try the pork sausage and kimchi) and delectable mains…
Las Vegas
This bustling cafe on an uninspired stretch of Fremont St. serves up inventive, local takes on Millennial breakfast classics (think avo toast with…
Waikiki
Inside this mustard-yellow storefront, boisterous groups devour the inventive chef’s encyclopedic list of fusion pupu (appetizers) crafted with island…
Central Colorado
Backing onto the Blue River and fashioned with industrially chic decor (think reclaimed barn planks, steel siding and polished concrete floors),…
Las Vegas
The entrance to this sleek sushi bar is heralded by a massive bronze sculpture of a yellowtail fish. Local maverick chef Akira Back buys top-drawer…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
Cafe by day and restaurant and cocktail bar by night, this unobtrusive, friendly local place has a loyal clientele. Alongside the rotating menu of…
Las Vegas
Fix is a perfect preclubbing launch pad, or just the venue for eyeing the action on the casino floor. This trendy, high-flying steakhouse hybrid makes…
Healdsburg
Here the upmarket Yucatan-inspired cooking at lunch and the California-French fusion dishes in the evening integrate fine technique and all-local…
Ohio
Simple wood tables, white panel walls and mismatched china plates set the mod-rustic tone at Corner Kitchen, a bustling diner-meets-French-cafe. Enjoy…
Tucson
Thick wooden tables and an open kitchen highlight this modern space, where you can dine on bistro fare (salade niçoise) as well as a few hometown…
Gulf Coast & South Texas
Serving up Americana classics in a restored building and decorated with historic photos of Orange, this is a place to celebrate modern cuisine and local…
Las Vegas
If you're not feeling flush enough for Wynn's high-end dining rooms, try this airy trattoria instead, with tables overlooking the busy casino floor. Wood…
Southern Oregon
Located in the dreamy Nunan Estate – a giant Victorian mansion on three manicured acres – this is a chic yet casual place where you can ooh and aah over a…
Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa
Rules need not apply in San Francisco: concrete warehouses can become cozy bistros, duck-fat cauliflower and oysters are daily dietary requirements, and…
Wynwood & the Design District
Lemoni is a small, dimly lit cafe with a creative Mediterranean-inspired menu in its panini, salads and appetizers (including hummus, bruschetta and spicy…
New Orleans
The interior of Patois feels like the cozy house of very good friends – who happen to be very good cooks. Head chef Aaron Burgau went through his paces in…
Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood
With its handsome bar and red leather booths peppered with movie execs talking shop, this dim, buzzing restaurant offers a genuine slice of Beverly Hills…
Las Vegas
Near Aria casino's race and sports book, this chef-owned pizza bar is better than the location indicates. Be bewildered by choice with the extra-large…
Seattle
Slink inside Mamnoon for an unusual and wonderfully memorable voyage to the culinary Levant. This Capitol Hill spot specializes in Middle Eastern fusion…
Miami
When you need Caribbean food on the cheap, head to the edge of Little Haiti and this excellent takeout shack. Order up fried conch, oxtail or fish, ladle…
Santa Fe
Local artists and visiting celebrities outnumber tourists at this long-standing and always packed Santa Fe favorite. Breakfast is the meal of choice, with…
Chicago
There's not much to look at inside this 24-hour joint, but the window at the end of the long dining room frames a stunning scene of the Willis Tower over…
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi's own entry in the burger-chain wars, Whataburger got its start in town in 1950. This location, with its view of the marina, wears much of…
Beacon Hill & Boston Common
You might not think to take a peek around the corner, away from the well-trod sidewalks of Charles St. But locals know that Chestnut St is the place to go…
Los Angeles
There's a lot to love at this sourdough-crusted pizza joint, from the slab marble bar and craft libations, to the fluffy, wood-fired pies themselves…
White House Area & Foggy Bottom
Georgia Brown’s treats the humble ingredients of the American South (shrimp, okra, red rice, grits and sausage) with the respect great French chefs give…
Virginia Creek Settlement Restaurant
Mono Lake Region
Aligned with the hotel's Old West theme, this small, casual restaurant is the best place to eat in town. It's decorated country-style, with vintage photos…
Orange County
The fancier sister restaurant of Brodard, this place looks like a traditional Vietnamese house, with a full bar and subdued lighting inside. Like the…
