It’s no secret that the summer season is outdoor dining season, and if you’re looking to experience your next meal in the solar, OpenTable has you protected. On Tuesday, the web reservation provider introduced its annual listing of the 100 Best Al Fresco Restaurants in America, featuring eating places from 19 states (plus D.C.). Just like the ultimate year’s listing, California reigns superb with the most winners—the nation saw 30 restaurants diagnosed in 2018 and crowned that record with 31 this 12 months.
Florida and Hawaii took 2d and third region with 26 and 10 winners, respectively, even as Arizona got here subsequent with 8 diagnosed eating places. New York, notably, simplest rang in with four winners (so much for rooftop season), while Ohio observed at the back of 3 winners. Restaurants from Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina, Colorado, Louisiana, and Washington additionally made it at the listing.
To decide the winners, OpenTable collected diner reviews among April 30, 2018, and March 31, 2019. Any restaurant with a “minimal ordinary score”—based on factors which include average diner score, “consumer Klout,” total range of critiques, and nearby average score—and minimal quantity of qualifying reviews changed into taken into consideration. Then, stated eating places have been scored and looked after based totally on how normally the “outdoor eating” tag changed into selected in critiques.
Below, the 100 quality al fresco eating places in America, prepared alphabetically.
Amara at Paraiso – Miami, Florida
Avra Beverly Hills – Beverly Hills, California
Beach House Restaurant – Kauai Koloa, Hawaii
Beachcomber Café, Crystal Cove – Newport Coast
Bistro Don Giovanni – Napa, California
Bistro Jeanty – Yountville, California
Blue Moon Fish Co. – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Boat House Waterfront Dining – Tiverton, Rhode Island
The Boathouse – Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Boatyard – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Bon Appetit – Dunedin, Florida
Brennan’s – New Orleans, Louisiana
Café Monarch – Scottsdale, Arizona
Campfire – Carlsbad, California
Campiello, Naples – Naples, Florida
Carmelo’s Italian Ristorante – Punta Gorda, Florida
Carrol’s Creek Cafe – Annapolis, Maryland
Catch LA – West Hollywood, California
Cecconi’s Dumbo – Brooklyn, New York
Chicago Cut Steakhouse – Chicago, Illinois
Coaster – San Diego, California
Columbia Restaurant – Multiple Locations
Continental Naples – Naples, Florida
Copley’s on Palm Canyon – Palm Springs, California
Dry Dock Waterfront Grill – Longboat Key, Florida
Duke’s Beach House Maui – Lahaina, Hawaii
Duke’s La Jolla – San Diego, California
El Chorro – Paradise Valley, Arizona
El Five – Denver, Colorado
Farm & Table – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Farmer’s Table – Boca Raton, Florida
Farmers Fishers Bakers – Washington D.C.
Farmhouse at Rogers Gardens – Corona Del Mar, California
Fleet Landing Restaurant & Bar – Charleston, South Carolina
Fleetwood’s On Front St. – Lahaina, Hawaii
Foreign Cinema – San Francisco, California
The Front Yard – North Hollywood, California
Geoffrey’s Restaurant – Malibu, California
the girl & the fig – Sonoma, California
The Grand Marlin of Pensacola Beach – Pensacola, Florida
HEXX kitchen + bar – Las Vegas, Nevada
House Without a Key – Honolulu, Hawaii
Hula Grill – Kaanapali – Lahaina, Hawaii
The Ivy – West Hollywood, California
Jake’s – Palm Springs, California
JB’s On The Beach – Deerfield Beach, Florida
The Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Gilbert, Arizona
Keoki’s Paradise – Koloa, Hawaii
Kimo’s Restaurant Maui – Lahaina, Hawaii
Kyle G’s Prime Seafood – Jensen Beach, Florida
L’Albatros – Cleveland, Ohio
La Mar through Gastón Acurio – Miami, Florida
La Quinta Cliffhouse – La Quinta, California
Latitudes on Sunset Key – Key West, Florida
Lavender Bistro – La Quinta, California
Le Diplomate – Washington D.C.
Le Vallauris – Palm Springs, California
Legal Harborside – Floor 1 Restaurant and Market – Boston, Massachusetts
Lindey’s – Columbus, Ohio
Lon’s at The Hermosa – Paradise Valley, Arizona
Louie Bossi Ristorante – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Mama’s Fish House – Paia, Hawaii
Mariposa – Sedona, Arizona
Mediterraneo – Naples, Florida
The Mill House – Waikapu, Hawaii
Miramare – Naples, Florida
Mon Ami Gabi – Las Vegas, Nevada
Monkeypod Kitchen – Multiple Locations
The Mooring Restaurant – Newport, Rhode Island
Ocean Prime – Tampa, Florida
Ocean Terrace – George’s at the Cove – San Diego, California
Olive & Ivy Restaurant & Marketplace – Scottsdale, Arizona
Ophelia’s on the Bay – Sarasota, Florida
Pacific Coast Grill – Cardiff-By-The-Sea, California
Pacifica Seafood Restaurant – Palm Desert, California
Parc – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Perch LA – Los Angeles, California
Piatti – La Jolla, California
The Pink Door – Seattle, Washington
Poseidon – Del Mar, California
The Prado at Balboa Park – San Diego, California
Preserved Restaurant – St. Augustine, Florida
Prime: An American Kitchen & Bar – Huntington, New York
Rats Restaurant – Grounds for Sculpture – Hamilton, New Jersey
Salt Rock Grill – Indian Shores, Florida
Sam’s Chowder House – Half Moon Bay, California
Shooters Waterfront – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The Smith, Lincoln Square – New York, New York
Smith & Wollensky Steakhouse – Miami Beach, Florida
Spencer’s Restaurant – Palm Springs, California
Sunset Terrace – Omni Grove Park Inn – Asheville, North Carolina
Talula’s Garden – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tavern on the Green – New York, New York
Tom Hams Lighthouse – San Diego, California
The Tropicale – Palm Springs, California
True Food Kitchen – Pasadena, California
The Twisted Olive – Green, Ohio
Ulele – Tampa, Florida
Virtu Honest Craft – Scottsdale, Arizona
Wildflower – Tucson, Arizona
