Restaurant
1. Alinea
Grant Achatz's Alinea in Lincoln Park is one of a handful of US restaurants with three Michelin stars, serving theatrical modernist tasting menus in three formats nightly.
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2. Ben’s Chili Bowl
A family-run U Street institution since 1958, serving its original half-smokes and chili from a building that was once a silent cinema.
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3. Canlis
Family-owned since 1950, Canlis is a Seattle fine-dining restaurant on Aurora Avenue North, known for its award-winning building, wine list and tableside Canlis Salad.
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4. Commander’s Palace
A Garden District institution run by the Brennan family since 1974, serving what it calls New Haute Creole cooking, with weekend jazz brunch and a strict dress code.
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5. Joe’s Stone Crab
Joe's Stone Crab has been a Miami Beach institution since 1913, serving chilled stone crab claws with mustard sauce near the southern tip of South Beach.
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6. Katz’s Delicatessen
A Lower East Side institution since 1888, famous for hand-carved pastrami on rye, corned beef and its role in When Harry Met Sally.
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7. Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant
Family-run Jewish deli opposite MacArthur Park since 1947, famous for the No. 19, hand-cut pastrami on double-baked rye with coleslaw and Swiss cheese.
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8. Neptune Oyster
A small, walk-in-only oyster bar on Salem Street in the North End, known for its raw bar and a Maine lobster roll served hot with butter or cold with mayo.
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9. Restaurant Guy Savoy
French fine dining from chef Guy Savoy at Caesars Palace, with a Michelin star, Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond awards, tasting menus and a Krug Chef's Table.
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10. Zuni Café
Zuni Café is a Market Street institution open since 1979, known for its roast chicken for two with warm bread salad, oysters and a daily-changing menu.
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11. Galatoire’s
A French Creole restaurant on Bourbon Street founded in 1905 by Jean Galatoire, known for Gulf seafood, classic sauces and its long Friday lunches.
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12. Joe’s Pizza (Carmine Street)
The original Greenwich Village slice shop founded in 1975 by Naples-born Joe Pozzuoli, serving classic thin New York-style pizza by the slice.
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13. Kasama
Kasama is a Filipino bakery by day and a reservation-only tasting menu restaurant by night, run by chefs Genie Kwon and Timothy Flores on the West Side.
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14. Lotus of Siam
Family-run Northern Thai restaurant off the Strip from James Beard award-winning chef Saipin Chutima, known for its crispy duck, garlic prawns and wine list of more than 300 labels.
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15. Old Ebbitt Grill
Washington's oldest saloon, founded in 1856, with a busy oyster bar and wood-panelled dining rooms a short walk from the White House.
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16. Philippe The Original
Opened in 1908 and on North Alameda Street since 1951, Philippe's serves French dip sandwiches on rolls dipped in the roast's own gravy at long communal tables.
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17. Tadich Grill
Tadich Grill traces its roots to an 1849 coffee stand and serves mesquite-grilled fish, seafood louies and classic cocktails in the Financial District.
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18. The Walrus and the Carpenter
Opened in 2010 in Old Ballard, The Walrus and the Carpenter is an oyster bar serving raw oysters and small seafood plates on a first come, first served basis.
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19. Union Oyster House
A seafood restaurant serving oysters since 1826 in a Georgian building near Faneuil Hall, with its original semicircular oyster bar still in place.
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20. Versailles Restaurant
Versailles has served Cuban food on Calle Ocho since 1971 and is known for its Cuban sandwiches, late opening hours and its busy walk-up coffee window.
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