9206 Best Restaurants in USA

If you're looking for a quick meal in Galaxy's Edge, this is the place. Among the meats that have been "roasted over a pod racer engine," you'll find pork rinds, roasted pork, and vegetable wraps. For a small bite, the Andoan fruit with muja sauce is a spicy treat. Those who rushed straight for Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run will be happy to know they can pick up breakfast here between flights.

The cavernous space that once hosted one of the capital's most notoriously crazy bars is now a symbol of the area's maturation, thanks to a slick makeover and classy comfort-food lineup. The hearty but well-designed fare includes a fried-chicken sandwich redolent of sriracha sauce that will rock a spice-lover's world. If the food ever feels a touch too pub-grubby, look to the airy interiors and funky design—anchored by a splendid rooftop deck—and cultured cocktail menu for a taste of how highbrow a former college haunt can be.

This popular sunset view venue in South Laguna is at the top of Casa del Camino Hotel. Find a seat for sunset cocktails such as flavorful mojitos or a pomegranate martini. Menu items include a Mediterranean chop salad, crab cakes and ahi poke wonton tacos. Weekday Happy Hour has food and drinks for $10 or less, from 2 to 5 pm. 

Traditional Indian dishes get a captivating, innovative spin at this hot spot near Oracle Park. Look for curry leaf–dusted dosas with wild mushrooms and chicken pepper fry tacos, complemented by equally inventive cocktails (the Negroni includes goat cheese and truffle oil) and a splashy, colorful space. Sometimes the noise can reach lounge-like levels, but there's no doubt that this is more of a proper sit-down restaurant where the food is the main focus. Note that there is an equally great location in Palo Alto, as well.

This lively café fills up quickly at noon with locals on lunch break, making it a great place for people-watching while munching on a salad or a fried chicken sandwich. You can also have a delicious breakfast here; if the fresh-baked pastry doesn't tempt you (although it surely will) try the bravas potato bowl or adobo loco moco. Coffee in all its forms is also outstanding.

The menu at this atmospheric log cabin in a pine forest includes appropriately rustic options like skirt steak, mesquite-smoked chicken, and blackened ruby red trout, but you'll also find simpler comfort fare, like carnitas nachos and fried-green tomatoes. For a real adventure, make a reservation for the Roosevelt Old West Dinner Cookout, which includes a horseback trail ride or a stagecoach ride.

The Noho coffee scene is filled with small spots for college students to refuel and tourists to take a break, but none have the same vintage-meets-industrial-charm of The Roost. Grab a house-drip coffee with a breakfast sandwich or one of their bakery items.

Neapolitan pizza purists will be impressed with the thin-crust, artisanal pies, all cooked in a wood-burning oven and made with Italian plum tomatoes, mozzarella di bufala, and extra-virgin olive oil. And this neighborhood spot, created by the same folks who own the popular Hogfish restaurant, has garnered attention not only for its pizza, but also its Italian comfort food like the spaghetti and meatballs topped with Sunday gravy or the baked lasagna to go; at happy hour, be sure to try the limoncello wood-fired wings.

The menu at this farm-to-table kitchen along Front Street helps to elevate dining in the whole town, raising consciousness about ingredient sourcing and seasonality. Opt for a steak with sides like wild mushroom risotto or choose the signature Parmesan grouper over cheddar grits.

This low-key café is a longtime local hangout with a fresh, seasonal menu, cheerful staff, and comfortable community atmosphere. Portions are generous, and this is real home cooking! Try the signature Beet Burger with goat cheese, pesto mayo, and microgreens on a toasted brioche bun for lunch, or the crowd-pleasing Bourbon Chicken with pecan sauce served with green beans and garlic scallion mashed potatoes. Satisfy your sweet tooth: For every homemade dessert sold, $1 is donated to the local Hays County Food Bank.

When owner (and self-titled “boochmaster”) Reid Emmerich looked around Portland and realized that lots of locals were drinking kombucha but none of it was being made locally, he set his sights on fixing that in 2018. These days the funky tasting room-cum-brewery (it’s technically licensed as the latter, since all kombucha contains at least a small amount of alcohol) gets filled with fans in to try Emmerich’s latest flavors—which change with whatever ingredients are in season, since he forages many of them himself—and hang out with fellow boochlovers in the process.

Since opening in 2011, chef--owner Donald Billings has created a locavore restaurant driven by ingredients made within miles of the dining room. Humanely raised livestock and Vermont-grown produce is the inspiration behind menu favorites like laden cheese boards, braised pork belly, and homemade Parker House rolls served warm with Vermont butter. Save room for dessert, including the daily-changing crème brûlée.

Originating in Manhattan in 1984, this warm Mexican restaurant now has outlets in eight states. The two-story Lincoln Center location features a small, yet lively bar where the house specialty, the frozen pomegranate margarita, and freshly made guacamole are musts; dishes to try include the enchiladas Suizas in a creamy tomatillo sauce. If you're staying for more than drinks and appetizers, head for a table upstairs past the giant blue tile waterfall lined with figures of divers.

Although the spacious, colorfully lighted interior might tip you off that authenticity is best sought elsewhere, if you're looking for flavorful Mex--style fare, step right up, hombre. Start with an order of guacamole (made tableside), moving on to the pork belly and scallop tacos, soul-comforting chicken tortilla pie, or crispy pork shank—all of which taste even better with one of the delicious margaritas. The daily happy hour at the bar is a great deal, but it gets crowded fast. There are other locations, too, including at Lincoln Center and Midtown East.

A Tuscan-style eatery, Rosalie's is upscale but relaxed. On a weekend night in the downstairs dining room you can forget meaningful conversation unless you read lips. (The smaller upstairs room is quieter and more romantic.) The buzz is about the food, served in generous portions. The Italian fare includes appetizers such as carpaccio—ultra-thin slices of raw beef served with capers and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese—and main dishes like chicken scaloppine with lemon butter, pancetta, and artichoke hearts. Don't skip dessert—the Banana Budino is unbelievable: layers of creamy banana pudding, real bananas, house-made cinnamon-sugar puff pastry, almond cookies, and caramel sauce.

A longtime popular Southtown mainstay, this vibrant, colorful, contemporary space is just one of the restaurants launched by notable restaurateur Lisa Wong. Dubbed Rosario's "Forever Home," the 25,000 square-foot indoor/outdoor dining areas feature the popular made-fram-scratch Mexican favorites that have delighted locals and visitors alike since 1992, including chicken chipotle, enchilidas, tender tips of beef tongue, fresh fish tacos, and some of the city's best margaritas. Check out the restaurant's 24x69-foot mural by Chilean-born artist INTI.

Does New York City really need another Italian restaurant? When it's a long-time beloved favorite eatery from Rome, the answer is a resounding sì! Roscioli was a must-stop for tourists to Rome but now New Yorkers can devour suppli (fried Roman rice balls) and dig into bowls of spaghetti alla carbonara and rigatoni all'Amatriciana without the jet lag. The downstairs room is exclusively for diners partaking in the prix-fixe tasting menu while the ground-floor space is for more casual à la carte options.

This beloved Southern California institution has been serving up its signature comfort food to everyone from Stevie Wonder to President Obama since 1975. The no-frills eatery, still in its original location, offers a unique combination of crispy, well-seasoned fried chicken alongside fluffy, golden waffles—a pairing that has become legendary in the region (just ask Snoop Dogg, one of their most ardent and frequent customers). The menu features various chicken cuts and waffle combinations, as well as classic soul food sides like collard greens, mac and cheese, and cornbread. While the wait times can be long, especially during peak hours, many patrons find the experience worth it for the generous portions and satisfying flavors. The restaurant's low-key, diner-like atmosphere adds to its charm; while there are other locations now, the original location is the best ambassador for this unique dish.

Roscoe's is the place for down-home Southern cooking in Southern California. Just ask the patrons who drive from all over L.A. for reasonably priced fried chicken and waffles. The name of this casual eatery honors a late-night combo popularized in Harlem jazz clubs. Friday and Saturday nights, Roscoe's Hollywood location stays open until 4 am.

If you're an Anglophile and you love a beer so thick you could stand a spoon up in your mug, head here—not only to soak up the suds but also to enjoy the British pub culture and feast on the best fish-and-chips in town. Other traditional English fare includes Scotch eggs, shepherd's pie, and, at times, bangers and mash (sausage over mashed potatoes); vegetarians can always find an adapted item, such as a savory hot pot. For dessert, try the sticky toffee pudding. A dinner package is available to enjoy a meal and one of the best fireworks-viewing seats at EPCOT.

Dual concepts sit side-by-side with a shared patio always buzzing with activity. Start your day with a matcha latte and freshly baked pastry from Secret Sister; in the evening, it's time for oysters and natty wine at The Rose Wine Bar.

The East Bay is saturated with excellent pizzerias, but arguably the best of the esteemed group is hiding in plain sight on busy University Avenue, right by the heart of downtown Berkeley. Day and night, diners enjoy whole pies (no slices) in the cozy dining room and pleasant back patio. The pizza style is a crispy but not crackery thin crust—kind of its own personality. And those pizzas sure are delightful, whether topped with broccoli rabe and garlic confit or burrata, olives, and capers.

Although it's open morning until night, this cozy café is most synonymous with brunch. Sleepy-headed locals turn up for delights like the smoked ham, fried egg, and Gruyère breakfast sandwich; evening favorites lean toward roast chicken, pastas, and seasonal-rustic fare. The ingredients are top-notch, the service is friendly, and the seating is in comfortable booths and at tables and a counter. Heaters above the outdoor tables keep things toasty when the temperature dips.

In a rustic 1915 building on the beach, this café, brightened with candlelight and fresh flowers, sits opposite Three Arch Rock, a favorite resting spot for sea lions and puffins. The seafood-intensive menu includes fresh and simple preparations of halibut, scallops, and salmon with lemon-herb butter, oyster burgers, and shrimp melts, and the meal's not complete without one of the homemade desserts.