Seemor
Best Restaurants in United States 🇺🇸
16818 restaurants analyzed across 41 cities · 131649 total identified
Seemor's largest and most diverse market, with analysis across New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, and dozens more cities. Mexican and American cuisines lead the volume, but Japanese, Thai, and Italian restaurants score consistently well across nearly every city. Michelin recognition is deep, concentrated in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago. Prices vary dramatically by city, with New York and San Francisco skewing expensive while cities like Twin Cities and Portland offer stronger value.
Grade Distribution
A+44 restaurants
A655 restaurants
A-2998 restaurants
B+5871 restaurants
B4584 restaurants
B-1641 restaurants
C+529 restaurants
C241 restaurants
C-175 restaurants
D75 restaurants
F5 restaurants
Top Restaurants in United States
- noda A+ · Sushi, Japanese · New York — Intimate Michelin-starred omakase with theatrical entry, top-tier product, and charismatic service; expensive but...
- KEN A+ · Sushi, Japanese · San Francisco Bay Area — An intimate 7-seat omakase delivering thoughtful sequencing, pristine fish, and personable chef interaction; a...
- Sons & Daughters A+ · New Nordic-inspired tasting menu, Californian · San Francisco Bay Area — Destination-level, New Nordic-inspired tasting menu with exquisite service and storytelling; expensive, leisurely, and...
- n/naka A+ · Kaiseki, Japanese · Los Angeles — Destination-level LA kaiseki delivering creative, flawlessly executed tasting menus with warm hospitality; costly, hard...
- Shunji Japanese Cuisine A+ · Sushi, Japanese · Los Angeles — Top-tier, intimate omakase with pristine fish and warm chef interaction; pricey, discreet entrance, and best for...
- Ogawa Miami A+ · Kaiseki-influenced omakase, Japanese · Miami — Destination-level, Michelin-starred kaiseki-leaning omakase with exquisite fish and refined service; unforgettable if...
- Tempura Matsui A+ · Tempura, Japanese · New York — Elite tempura-omakase with meticulous service and serene counter, priced for special occasions; go if you value...
- The Richmond A+ · New American, American · San Francisco Bay Area — An intimate, reservation-driven New American tasting menu with warm, host-chef hospitality and strong wine pairings;...
- bōm A+ · Contemporary Korean, Korean · New York — Destination-level Korean chef’s counter with exceptional beef-focused tasting and standout service; a splurge-worthy...
- HOUSE Brooklyn A+ · French-Japanese, Japanese · New York — A remarkable eight- to nine-course French-Japanese chef’s counter that delivers intimate hospitality, inventive...
Top Cities for Dining in United States
- New York — 3458 analyzed restaurants, 813 rated A- or higher · Known for Italian
New York's food scene is defined by immigrant depth - Chinese across Flushing and the East Village, Mexican in Sunset Park and the Bronx, Dominican in Washington Heights, halal carts everywhere -...
- Los Angeles — 2057 analyzed restaurants, 444 rated A- or higher · Known for Burgers
Los Angeles has the most Mexican food of any US city and possibly the most Thai food outside Thailand, shaped by the immigrant communities that define its neighbourhoods - Koreatown, Little Tokyo,...
- San Francisco Bay Area — 1648 analyzed restaurants, 439 rated A- or higher · Known for Sushi
The Bay Area's food scene is shaped by proximity to California farmland and Pacific seafood, with Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Indian cooking forming the backbone across distinct...
- Chicago — 929 analyzed restaurants, 228 rated A- or higher · Known for Mexican
Chicago's food identity runs deeper than deep dish - the city has exceptional Mexican cooking on the Southwest Side, strong Chinese and Vietnamese in Chinatown and Argyle, and a fine dining scene...
- Seattle — 795 analyzed restaurants, 195 rated A- or higher · Known for Italian
Seattle's food scene is anchored by Pacific Northwest seafood and Asian cooking - strong Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, and Chinese restaurants across the metro, fed by direct trade routes across the...
- Boston — 720 analyzed restaurants, 151 rated A- or higher · Known for Mexican
Boston's food scene has evolved well beyond New England clam chowder - the Italian restaurants in the North End remain a draw, but the real energy is in Cambridge and Somerville's international...
- San Diego — 668 analyzed restaurants, 112 rated A- or higher · Known for Mexican
San Diego's food scene is defined by its proximity to Mexico - the Mexican food is border-authentic and available everywhere from taco shops to sit-down restaurants. Pacific seafood, craft beer, and...
- Washington DC — 561 analyzed restaurants, 132 rated A- or higher · Known for Italian
Washington DC's food scene is shaped by its international population - Ethiopian along U Street (the largest concentration outside Addis Ababa), Vietnamese in Falls Church, Salvadoran in Mount...
- Atlanta — 481 analyzed restaurants, 79 rated A- or higher · Known for Steakhouse
Atlanta's food scene is shaped by the South and its position as one of America's most diverse cities - soul food, barbecue, and Southern cooking form the foundation, with strong Mexican, Chinese,...
- Dallas — 427 analyzed restaurants, 51 rated A- or higher · Known for Tex-Mex
Dallas's food scene runs from authentic Tex-Mex and barbecue to a growing fine dining tier in Uptown and the Design District. The city's Mexican food depth - driven by the large Hispanic population -...
- Twin Cities — 408 analyzed restaurants, 100 rated A- or higher · Known for Burgers
Minneapolis-Saint Paul has one of America's most underrated food scenes - exceptional Hmong and Southeast Asian cooking along University Avenue, strong Somali restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, and a...
- Austin — 406 analyzed restaurants, 67 rated A- or higher · Known for Burgers
Austin's food scene is built on Tex-Mex, barbecue, and taco trucks - with the breakfast taco as the city's signature morning meal and brisket as the religion. The food-truck culture is one of...
- Portland — 402 analyzed restaurants, 104 rated A- or higher · Known for Brunch
Portland's food scene is driven by independent restaurants, food carts, and a farm-to-table culture backed by Oregon's agricultural abundance. Thai, Mexican, and Chinese cooking form the...
- Denver — 400 analyzed restaurants, 78 rated A- or higher · Known for Mexican
Denver's food scene punches above its reputation - strong Mexican cooking across the metro, a nationally competitive craft beer and brewery culture, and a growing fine dining tier in RiNo and the...
- Miami — 278 analyzed restaurants, 27 rated A- or higher · Known for Brunch
Miami's food identity is shaped by its Latin American communities, with Cuban cooking in Little Havana, Haitian in Little Haiti, Colombian and Venezuelan in Doral, and a broader Caribbean and Latin...
- Napa / Sonoma — 247 analyzed restaurants, 81 rated A- or higher · Known for Mexican
Napa and Sonoma's food scene is inseparable from the wine - winery restaurants, farm-to-table cooking, and tasting-menu dining anchored by The French Laundry and its alumni. The small wine-country...
- Las Vegas — 236 analyzed restaurants, 34 rated A- or higher · Known for Burgers
Las Vegas has two food cities in one - the celebrity-chef Strip restaurants at expensive-to-very-expensive prices, and the extraordinary Chinatown on Spring Mountain Road with some of America's best...
- Northern New Jersey — 193 analyzed restaurants, 20 rated A- or higher · Known for Burgers
North Jersey has one of America's most underrated food scenes - the Korean food corridor in Fort Lee and Palisades Park, Portuguese and Brazilian in Newark's Ironbound, Indian on Edison's Oak Tree...
- New Orleans — 187 analyzed restaurants, 35 rated A- or higher · Known for Brunch
New Orleans has one of America's most distinctive food traditions - Creole gumbo, Cajun boudin, Gulf oysters, po'boys, and beignets form a cuisine unlike anything else in the country. The French...
- Salt Lake City — 171 analyzed restaurants, 37 rated A- or higher · Known for Burgers
Salt Lake City's food scene has grown significantly, with strong Mexican and Asian options alongside a craft beer and independent restaurant culture that contrasts with the city's conservative...
- Charleston — 163 analyzed restaurants, 41 rated A- or higher · Known for Seafood
Charleston is one of the American South's strongest dining cities, led by American and Southern cooking with genuine depth in European, seafood, and Mediterranean cuisines. The city has an...
- Sarasota / Bradenton — 161 analyzed restaurants, 33 rated A- or higher · Known for Seafood
Sarasota-Bradenton has a Gulf Coast dining scene built on fresh seafood and an arts-community influence that lifts the restaurant quality above typical Florida beach-town levels. Burns Court and St...
- Tucson — 159 analyzed restaurants, 23 rated A- or higher · Known for Burgers
Tucson is a UNESCO City of Gastronomy - the Sonoran desert cooking tradition, including Sonoran hot dogs and Tohono O'odham heritage ingredients, makes it genuinely distinctive. The Mexican food here...
- Asheville — 153 analyzed restaurants, 37 rated A- or higher · Known for Mexican
Asheville has built one of the American South's most distinctive food scenes, led by American cooking with notable Latin American, Asian, and Mexican depth for a city of its size. The majority of...
- Cape Cod / Nantucket — 149 analyzed restaurants, 38 rated A- or higher · Known for New England seafood
Cape Cod and the Islands offer a seasonal, American and seafood-focused dining scene built around exceptional local shellfish and New England traditions. Provincetown and Chatham have the highest...
- Oahu — 135 analyzed restaurants, 29 rated A- or higher · Known for Poke
Oahu has Hawaii's deepest and most varied restaurant scene, driven by Honolulu's position as the state's urban centre and the multicultural heritage of Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, and...
- Nashville — 128 analyzed restaurants, 20 rated A- or higher · Known for Burgers
Nashville is a serious food city with hot chicken as its signature - Prince's Hot Chicken set the standard, and the competition has elevated the whole scene. Southern cooking, barbecue, and a growing...
- Palm Beach — 124 analyzed restaurants, 14 rated A- or higher · Known for Steakhouse
Palm Beach's dining scene splits sharply between the island's very expensive resort restaurants and the more accessible options in West Palm Beach and Lake Worth Beach. The wealth concentration on...
- Savannah — 118 analyzed restaurants, 23 rated A- or higher · Known for Seafood
Savannah is a genuinely good dining city, with American and Southern cooking at its core and growing Asian and Latin American representation. Prices are mostly moderate, and the compact historic core...
- Detroit — 117 analyzed restaurants, 27 rated A- or higher · Known for Burgers
- Maui — 113 analyzed restaurants, 36 rated A- or higher · Known for Seafood
Maui's food scene is shaped by its Hawaiian, Japanese, and Filipino culinary heritage, with the farm-to-table movement being genuine given the island's agricultural diversity. Kahului and Wailuku...
- Santa Barbara — 89 analyzed restaurants, 20 rated A- or higher · Known for Mexican
Santa Barbara has a dining scene shaped by its California coastal location and the agricultural richness of the wine country inland, led by American, Mexican, Californian, and Latin American cooking....
- Santa Fe — 75 analyzed restaurants, 18 rated A- or higher · Known for New Mexican
Santa Fe has a distinctive New Mexican food tradition - green and red chile at the centre of everything, with posole, sopapillas, and carne adovada as the signatures. Canyon Road and the Plaza area...
- Carmel / Monterey — 71 analyzed restaurants, 23 rated A- or higher · Known for Seafood
Carmel and Monterey's food scene is shaped by the Pacific coastline - seafood from Fisherman's Wharf, European-influenced California cooking in Carmel-by-the-Sea, and excellent Mexican and Filipino...
- Palm Springs — 69 analyzed restaurants, 13 rated A- or higher · Known for Mexican
The Coachella Valley's dining scene is shaped by its resort character - mid-century modern settings in Palm Springs, El Paseo shopping-street dining in Palm Desert, and country-club restaurants in...
- Big Island — 68 analyzed restaurants, 11 rated A- or higher · Known for Poke
The Big Island has two distinct dining centres in Hilo and Kailua-Kona. Hilo leans local and diverse with a strong Asian and Japanese influence alongside Hawaiian and American cooking, while...
- Key West — 65 analyzed restaurants, 15 rated A- or higher · Known for Seafood
Key West has a seafood-focused dining scene shaped by its island isolation - Cuban influences, fresh Gulf fish, and a bar-and-restaurant culture along Duval Street. Prices are moderate to expensive,...
- Reston — 57 analyzed restaurants, 10 rated A- or higher · Known for American
Reston is a planned community in Northern Virginia with restaurant options concentrated in Reston Town Center - American, international, and chain restaurants serving the suburban office and...
- Lake Tahoe — 55 analyzed restaurants, 9 rated A- or higher · Known for American breakfast
Lake Tahoe's dining splits between casual mountain-town eating and casino restaurants, with South Lake Tahoe having the most options and the Nevada side offering the most expensive dining. Mexican...
- Sun Valley — 54 analyzed restaurants, 27 rated A- or higher · Known for American
The Wood River Valley's dining is driven by the Sun Valley ski resort economy - restaurants that punch above their small-town weight class in season, with American and international options at mostly...
- Kauai — 23 analyzed restaurants, 3 rated A- or higher · Known for Hawaiian
Kauai has a dining scene shaped by its agricultural character and laid-back pace, with American, Hawaiian, and seafood cooking as the dominant thread. The food quality is consistently solid, with the...
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What United States Does Best
- American — 5071 restaurants, 930 rated A- or higher
- Japanese — 1066 restaurants, 337 rated A- or higher
- Mediterranean — 998 restaurants, 261 rated A- or higher
- Italian — 802 restaurants, 234 rated A- or higher
- Mexican — 870 restaurants, 166 rated A- or higher
- Latin American — 841 restaurants, 131 rated A- or higher
- Southeast Asian — 532 restaurants, 123 rated A- or higher
- Pizza — 633 restaurants, 118 rated A- or higher
- French — 281 restaurants, 108 rated A- or higher
- Middle Eastern — 471 restaurants, 97 rated A- or higher
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