A great meal at a fabulous restaurant can be a memorable and maybe even life-changing experience.
We looked at five notable restaurant rankings made by food critics, diners, and experts, and combined these rankings to come up with the ultimate list of the best restaurants in America.
The rankings we used were The Daily Meal's 101 Best Restaurants, OpenTable's Top 100 Restaurants, Foodie 100: USA, the World's 100 Best Restaurants, and James Beard Semifinalists for "Outstanding Restaurants" and "Best New Restaurants."
We gave each restaurant a numerical rating based on how many lists it appeared on and how high it appeared on lists that were ranked. Restaurants that appeared on all five lists ranked higher on our list, while restaurants that ranked on only one of these lists ended up closer to the bottom. You can read our complete methodology and see numerical scores here.
#45 Bouchon Bistro
Location: Yountville, CA
Chef: Thomas Keller
The Yountville location of Bouchon Bistro took the 23rd spot in The Daily Meal's 101 Best Restaurants list. It didn't make any of the other lists.
The restaurant serves traditional Frech bistro fare and has a raw bar with oysters and other seafood.
#44 Osteria Mozza
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Chef: Nancy Silverton
Osteria Mozza ranked 22nd on the 101 Best Restaurants in America list. It didn't make any other lists.
The restaurant serves fresh, home-made Italian food. Renowned Chef Mario Batali is part of the Osteria Mozza team.
#43 Animal
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Chefs: Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo
Animal was ranked 20th in The Daily Meal's 101 Best Restaurants, but it didn't make any other lists this year.
As its name suggests, the restaurants serves all sorts of animal parts, with dishes like crispy pig head, beef heart, chicken liver toast, and veal tongue.
See the rest of the story at Business Insider