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Best Restaurants in North America (2026)

Places to eat at every budget, from street food and casual local spots to established restaurants and fine dining.

152 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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62. Boia De

Contemporary Italian$$$Buena Vista

Boia De is a Michelin-starred contemporary Italian restaurant run by chefs Luciana Giangrandi and Alex Meyer, found under a neon pink exclamation point on NE 2nd Avenue.

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63. Brennan’s

Creole breakfast and fine dining$$$$French Quarter

A French Quarter Creole restaurant founded in 1946, now in a 1795 Royal Street mansion, and the place where bananas Foster was created.

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64. El Cardenal Palma

Traditional Mexican breakfast and lunch$$Centro Histórico

A family-run Mexican restaurant founded in 1969, famous in the historic centre for its breakfasts of fresh conchas, raw-milk natas and Doña Oliva hot chocolate.

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65. Gramercy Tavern

Seasonal American$$$$Flatiron District

Danny Meyer's Flatiron restaurant, open since 1994, pairs a seasonal tasting-menu Dining Room with a more casual, wood-grill-led front Tavern.

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68. Monteverde

Italian and handmade pasta$$$West Loop

Chef Sarah Grueneberg's Monteverde in the West Loop is an Italian restaurant built around its in-house pastificio, where fresh pasta is made by hand throughout the day.

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69. Myers + Chang

Pan-Asian$$South End

Joanne Chang's lively South End restaurant serving pan-Asian dishes such as pork and chive dumplings, wild boar dan dan noodles and miso black cod.

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70. Navíos

Mexican fusion seafood$$$Zona Hotelera

A seafood restaurant built on a dock over the lagoon at kilometre 19.5, mixing Mexican and Asian flavours, with palapa tables facing the sunset.

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71. Providence

Seafood fine dining$$$$Hollywood

Chef Michael Cimarusti's seafood-focused fine dining restaurant on Melrose Avenue, open since 2005 and awarded three Michelin stars in 2025.

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72. Quince

Californian fine dining with Italian influences$$$$Jackson Square

Quince is Michael and Lindsay Tusk's three-Michelin-star restaurant in Jackson Square, serving a nightly tasting menu built on produce from their own farm.

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73. Sparrow + Wolf

Modern American (live-fire hearth)$$$Chinatown (Spring Mountain Road)

Chef Brian Howard's live-fire American restaurant on Spring Mountain Road in Chinatown, serving sharing plates and craft cocktails nightly from 5pm to 10pm.

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74. Vij’s

Indian$$$South Cambie

Opened by chef Vikram Vij in 1994, this Cambie Street Indian restaurant is a Michelin Bib Gourmand pick and still welcomes walk-in guests every evening from 5:30pm.

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75. Zaytinya

Turkish, Greek and Lebanese mezze$$Penn Quarter

José Andrés's Penn Quarter mezze restaurant, bringing together Turkish, Greek and Lebanese cooking in a large, bright dining room made for sharing.

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76. Azul Histórico

Regional Mexican$$$Centro Histórico

Ricardo Muñoz Zurita's regional Mexican restaurant in a tree-filled courtyard on Isabel la Católica, known for its moles and its seasonal state food festivals.

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77. Blue Water Cafe

Seafood and raw bar$$$$Yaletown

In a Yaletown heritage warehouse, Blue Water Cafe has served seafood, oysters and sushi for 25 years under executive chef Frank Pabst, with a garden patio and award-winning wine list.

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78. Enoteca Sociale

Roman Italian$$Dundas West

A Roman-style Italian restaurant on Dundas Street West since 2010, with house-made pasta, bread and charcuterie, a marble bar and a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

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79. Esther’s Kitchen

Seasonal Italian$$Arts District

Chef James Trees' seasonal Italian restaurant in the Arts District, known for house sourdough, fresh pasta and pizza, with weekday lunch, weekend brunch and dinner every night.

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80. Fiola Mare

Italian seafood$$$$Georgetown

Fabio Trabocchi's Italian seafood restaurant on the Georgetown Waterfront, with views over the Potomac and menus for lunch, brunch and dinner.

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