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French Laundry Makes List of Top 10 Restaurants In America
Napa Valley restaurant is #9 on OpenTable's list.

BY BEA KARNES
OpenTable, the world's leading provider of online restaurant reservations, has announced the2013 Diners' Choice Award winners for the Top 100 Best Restaurants in AmericaΒ and highlights the Top 10 honorees.Β
The 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, OpenTable said in a news release.
The Top 10 Best Restaurants in America, in rank order, include:
OpenTable, the world's leading provider of online restaurant reservations, has announced the2013 Diners' Choice Award winners for the Top 100 Best Restaurants in AmericaΒ and highlights the Top 10 honorees.Β
The 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, OpenTable said in a news release.
The Top 10 Best Restaurants in America, in rank order, include:
- St. Francis Winery & VineyardsΒ β Santa Rosa, California
- Mama's Fish HouseΒ β Paia, Hawaii
- n/nakaΒ β Los Angeles, California
- Halls ChophouseΒ β Charleston, South Carolina
- CharlestonΒ β Baltimore, Maryland
- o yaΒ β Boston, Massachusetts
- Orchids at Palm CourtΒ β Cincinnati, Ohio
- Fearrington House RestaurantΒ β Pittsboro, North Carolina
- The French LaundryΒ β Yountville, California
- goosefootΒ β Chicago, Illinois
"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 awardsΒ are generated from more than 5 million restaurant reviews collected from verified OpenTable diners between Nov. 14, 2012 and Nov. 15, 2013.Β
- AcquerelloΒ β San Francisco, California
- Afternoon Tea-The PhoenicianΒ β Scottsdale, Arizona
- Artisanal RestaurantΒ β Banner Elk, North Carolina
- Atelier CrennΒ β San Francisco, California
- Auberge du SoleilΒ β Rutherford, California
- BacchanaliaΒ β Atlanta, Georgia
- BibouΒ β Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Binkley's RestaurantΒ β Cave Creek, Arizona
- Bistro L'HermitageΒ β Woodbridge, Virginia
- Blue Hill at Stone BarnsΒ β Pocantico Hills, New York
- BOCAΒ β Cincinnati, Ohio
- BonesΒ β Atlanta, Georgia
- Bouchard Restaurant and InnΒ β Newport, Rhode Island
- BouleyΒ β New York, New York
- CafΓ© JuanitaΒ β Kirkland, Washington
- CafΓ© MatisseΒ β Rutherford, New Jersey
- CafΓ© ProvenceΒ β Prairie Village, Kansas
- CafΓ© RenaissanceΒ β Vienna, Virginia
- CanoeΒ β Atlanta, Georgia
- Capital GrilleΒ β Dallas, Texas
- Carpe VinoΒ β Auburn, California
- CharlestonΒ β Baltimore, Maryland
- Charleston GrillΒ β Charleston, South Carolina
- Chez FranΓ§oisΒ β Vermilion, Ohio
- Chez Nous French RestaurantΒ β Humble, Texas
- CityZenΒ β Washington, D.C.
- Colicchio & Sons-Main Dining RoomΒ β New York, New York
- Coltello Ristorante ItalianoΒ β Crosswicks, New Jersey
- CΓΊrateΒ β Asheville, North Carolina
- DanielΒ β New York, New York
- Daniel-Lounge SeatingΒ β New York, New York
- Del PostoΒ β New York, New York
- Eleven Madison ParkΒ β New York, New York
- Farmhouse Inn & RestaurantΒ β Forestville, California
- Fat CanaryΒ β Williamsburg, Virginia
- Fearrington House RestaurantΒ β Pittsboro, North Carolina
- Franklinville InnΒ β Franklinville, New Jersey
- The French LaundryΒ β Yountville, California
- The French RoomΒ β Dallas, Texas
- Gaetano's & Ristorantino MediterraneoΒ β Forest Park, Illinois
- GeronimoΒ β Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Girl & the GoatΒ β Chicago, Illinois
- goosefootΒ β Chicago, Illinois
- Gotham Bar and GrillΒ β New York, New York
- Gramercy TavernΒ β New York, New York
- Halls ChophouseΒ β Charleston, South Carolina
- Highlands Bar & GrillΒ β Birmingham, Alabama
- joan's in the ParkΒ β Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone CrabΒ β Chicago, Illinois
- JORY Restaurant at The Allison Inn & SpaΒ β Newberg, Oregon
- JUNGSIKΒ β New York, New York
- Kai β Sheraton Wild Horse Pass ResortΒ β Chandler, Arizona
- The Kitchen RestaurantΒ β Sacramento, California
- L'Auberge Chez FranΓ§oisΒ β Great Falls, Virginia
- L'Etoile RestaurantΒ β Madison, Wisconsin
- L20Β β Chicago, Illinois
- La GrenouilleΒ β New York, New York
- Lawry's The Prime RibΒ β Beverly Hills, California
- Le BernardinΒ β New York, New York
- Le BistroΒ β Incline Village, Nevada
- Leis Family Class Act RestaurantΒ β Kahului, Hawaii
- Les NomadesΒ β Chicago, Illinois
- Mama's Fish HouseΒ β Paia, Hawaii
- Marinus-Bernardus LodgeΒ β Carmel Valley, California
- MentonΒ β Boston, Massachusetts
- Michael's β South Point CasinoΒ β Las Vegas, Nevada
- Mille FleursΒ β Rancho Santa Fe, California
- n/nakaΒ β Los Angeles, California
- Nahm Thai CuisineΒ β Alpharetta, Georgia
- NAOEΒ β Miami, Florida
- Natalie's at Camden Harbour InnΒ β Camden, Maine
- NicholasΒ β Red Bank, New Jersey
- NoisetteΒ β Portland, Oregon
- NoordΒ β Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- o yaΒ β Boston, Massachusetts
- Orchids at Palm CourtΒ β Cincinnati, Ohio
- The Painted LadyΒ β Newberg, Oregon
- Peninsula GrillΒ β Charleston, South Carolina
- Per SeΒ β New York, New York
- RasikaΒ β Washington, D.C.
- The Refectory Restaurant & BistroΒ β Columbus, Ohio
- Restaurant AugustΒ β New Orleans, Louisiana
- Restaurant IrisΒ β Memphis, Tennessee
- Restaurant Lorena'sΒ β Maplewood, New Jersey
- Rudy & Paco Restaurant & BarΒ β Galveston, Texas
- Ruth's Chris Steak HouseΒ β Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Saint Jacques French CuisineΒ β Raleigh, North Carolina
- SaisonΒ β San Francisco, California
- SeaBlue Restaurant & Wine BarΒ β North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Seasons Restaurant-Four SeasonsΒ β Washington, D.C.
- SenzaΒ β Chicago, Illinois
- ShinBayΒ β Scottsdale, Arizona
- Ski Tip LodgeΒ β Keystone, Colorado
- Sons & DaughtersΒ β San Francisco, California
- SplendidoΒ β Beaver Creek, Colorado
- St. Francis Winery & VineyardsΒ β Santa Rosa, California
- Talula's GardenΒ β Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Tony'sΒ β St. Louis, Missouri
- Vernick Food & DrinkΒ β Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- VetriΒ β Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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