SAN FRANCISCO, May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration
of Mother's Day, the most popular day
to dine out for brunch, OpenTable, the world's leading provider of
online restaurant reservations and part of The Priceline Group
(NASDAQ: PCLN), today unveiled the 100 Best Brunch Restaurants in
America. These awards reflect the combined opinions of more than 5
million restaurant reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners
for more than 20,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the
District of Columbia.
From restaurants serving traditional dishes and lavish buffets
to those making fried chicken and waffles and plant-forward fare
synonymous with brunch, the complete list features winning
restaurants in 26 states and Washington,
D.C., and includes Balthazar in New York, Gracias Madre in West Hollywood, and Yardbird Southern Table
& Bar in Miami Beach.
New York, arguably the birthplace
of brunch as we have come to know and love it, comes out on top
with 20 winning restaurants, followed by California with 16, Maryland with nine and Illinois with six. Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. boast five apiece, while
North Carolina and Texas have four each. Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Virginia all have three winners, and
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, and Oregon have two each. Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Michigan, New
Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee, and
Washington state are also
represented.
American fare, which is closely associated with local
farm-to-table ingredients, is extremely popular at the winning
restaurants, as are French and seafood-driven menus. However, a
variety of cuisines are present including dim sum, Creole,
Hawaiian, Latin/Spanish, Low Country, Mexican, and vegetarian.
"Brunch is a delicious way to savor the day on Mother's Day or any weekend," said OpenTable
Chief Dining Officer, Caroline
Potter. "Whether it's for diners seeking kid-friendly food
for their families or a fun, relaxing meal with friends,
restaurants are putting out some of their most sublime creations
during the day, and more and more, we're seeing seasonal and
on-trend ingredients making their way into mouthwatering brunch
dishes and refreshing daytime cocktails."
The 100 Best Brunch Restaurants in America list is generated
from more than 5 million restaurant reviews submitted by verified
OpenTable diners between April 1,
2015, and March 31, 2016. All
restaurants with a minimum "overall" score and number of qualifying
reviews were included for consideration. Qualifying restaurants
were then sorted according to a score calculated from each
restaurant's average rating in the "brunch" category.
Based on this methodology, the following restaurants, listed in
alphabetical order, comprise the 100 Best Brunch Restaurants in
America according to OpenTable diners. The complete list may also
be viewed at
http://www.opentable.com/m/best-brunch-restaurants-in-america-2016.
2016 100 Best Brunch Restaurants in America
ACQUA – Forest Lake,
Minnesota
Atchafalaya – New Orleans,
Louisiana
Balthazar – New York, New York
Beachcomber Cafe - Crystal Cove
- Newport Coast California
Beatrix-River North – Chicago,
Illinois
Beehive – Boston,
Massachusetts
Big Jones – Chicago, Illinois
Blend on the Water – Long Island City,
New York
Brennan's – New Orleans,
Louisiana
Brennan's of Houston – Houston,
Texas
Bristol Seafood Grill – Creve Coeur,
Missouri
Bristol Seafood Grill – Leawood,
Kansas
Brunch – Chicago, Illinois
Café Luxembourg – New York, New
York
Café Modern – Fort Worth,
Texas
Café Monte – Charlotte, North
Carolina
Central Park Boathouse – New York, New
York
Cheever's Café – Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
Chez Zee – Austin, Texas
City Café – Baltimore,
Maryland
The Clubhouse – Oak Brook,
Illinois
Clyde's of Chevy Chase – Chevy Chase,
Maryland
Clyde's Willow Creek Farm – Ashburn,
Virginia
Cookshop – New York, New York
Corner Kitchen – Asheville, North
Carolina
The Dead Fish – Crockett,
California
Deerpark Restaurant-Biltmore Estate– Asheville, North Carolina
El Chorro – Paradise Valley,
Arizona
Farm & Table – Albuquerque, New
Mexico
Farmers Fishers Bakers – Washington,
D.C.
Fat Hen – Johns Island, South
Carolina
The Food Market – Baltimore,
Maryland
Founding Farmers-DC – Washington,
D.C.
Founding Farmers-Montgomery County – Potomac, Maryland
Founding Farmers-Tysons – Tysons Corner,
Virginia
Gaslight – Boston,
Massachusetts
Geoffrey's Restaurant – Malibu,
California
Georgia Brown's – Washington,
D.C.
Gertrude's – Baltimore,
Maryland
Gracias Madre – West Hollywood,
California
Grand Concourse – Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Great Maple – San Diego,
California
Greens Restaurant – San Francisco,
California
Hau Tree Lanai – Honolulu,
Hawaii
Iron Rooster – Annapolis,
Maryland
The Ivy – West Hollywood,
California
Jane – New York, New York
Laduree SOHO – New York, New
York
Lafayette – New York, New York
Lake Elmo Inn – Lake Elmo,
Minnesota
Las Brisas – Laguna Beach,
California
Le Diplomate – Washington,
D.C.
The Liberty Tavern – Arlington,
Virginia
Linger – Denver, Colorado
Little Goat – Chicago,
Illinois
LuLu California Bistro – Palm Springs,
California
The Majestic Yosemite Hotel – Yosemite
Village, California
Marseille – New York, New York
MAX's Wine Dive Houston-Washington Ave. – Houston, Texas
Meriwether's Restaurant & Skyline Farm – Portland, Oregon
Oxford Exchange – Tampa,
Florida
Parc – Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Perch LA – Los Angeles,
California
Pier W – Cleveland, Ohio
Poor Calvin's – Atlanta,
Georgia
Print Works Bistro – Greensboro, North
Carolina
Queen Mary Champagne Sunday Brunch – Los
Angeles, California
The Rainbow Room – New York, New
York
Ray's on the River – Sandy Springs,
Georgia
Relish – Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
The Rotunda at Neiman Marcus – San
Francisco, California
Rue 57 – New York, New York
Rusty Scupper – Baltimore,
Maryland
Salty's on Alki Beach – Seattle,
Washington
Salty's on the Columbia – Portland,
Oregon
Sarabeth's Central Park South – New York,
New York
Sarabeth's Park Avenue South – New York,
New York
Sarabeth's TriBeCa – New York, New
York
South City Kitchen Midtown – Atlanta,
Georgia
The Southern – Nashville,
Tennessee
Spencer's Restaurant – Palm Springs,
California
The Smith-East Village – New York, New
York
The Smith-Lincoln Square – New York, New
York
The Smith-Midtown – New York, New
York
Summer House Santa Monica – Chicago,
Illinois
The Standard Grill – New York, New
York
Sundy House – Delray Beach,
Florida
Tabard Inn – Washington, D.C.
Tavern on the Green – New York, New
York
Terrain Garden Café – Glen Mills,
Pennsylvania
Tower Oaks Lodge – Rockville,
Maryland
Town – San Carlos, California
Webster House – Kansas City,
Missouri
White Dog Café – Wayne,
Pennsylvania
Willa Jean – New Orleans,
Louisiana
Woodberry Kitchen – Baltimore,
Maryland
X20 Xaviars on the Hudson – Yonkers, New
York
Yank Sing-Rincon Center – San Francisco,
California
Yardbird Southern Table & Bar – Miami
Beach, Florida
Zingerman's Roadhouse – Ann Arbor,
Michigan
Diners can also read more about the 100 Best Brunch Restaurants
in America for 2016 by visiting the OpenTable blog. And, to treat
the mom in your life to a mid-day meal to remember, enter our
Mother of All Brunches giveaway. Details can be found here.
About OpenTable Restaurant Reviews
Originally launched
in November 2008, the OpenTable
Reviews program helps diners find restaurants that best fit their
dining occasions. Only diners who recently honored an
OpenTable reservation are invited to submit restaurant reviews.
Visitors to OpenTable can access reviews for thousands of OpenTable
restaurant partners across the United
States, Canada,
Germany, Ireland, Japan and the UK. The OpenTable Reviews
program has generated more than 38 million restaurant reviews by
verified diners, establishing OpenTable as one of the largest and
most trusted sources for restaurant reviews.
About OpenTable:
OpenTable, part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), is the
world's leading provider of online restaurant reservations,
seating more than 18 million diners per month via online
bookings across more than 36,000 restaurants. The OpenTable
network connects restaurants and diners, helping diners discover
and book the perfect table and helping restaurants deliver
personalized hospitality to keep guests coming back. The OpenTable
service enables diners to see which restaurants have available
tables, select a restaurant based on verified diner reviews, menus,
and other helpful information, and easily book a reservation. In
addition to the company's website and mobile apps, OpenTable powers
online reservations for nearly 600 partners, including many of the
Internet's most popular global and local brands. For restaurants,
the OpenTable hospitality solutions enable them to manage their
reservation book, streamline their operations, and enhance their
service levels. Since its inception in 1998, OpenTable has seated
more than 1 billion diners around the world. OpenTable
is headquartered in San Francisco
and available throughout the United
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