OpenTable Reveals the 50 Best Southern Restaurants for Extra Summer Sizzle

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — With only 50 lazy, hazy days of summer remaining as of this week, OpenTable, the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations and part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), today unveiled the 50 Best Southern Restaurants in America for 2018. Featuring restaurants across 14 states and Washington D.C., including ten in the South, the list evokes all the joys of summer picnic fare without having to break a sweat.

While Southern states claim the most number of restaurants on the list, with Louisiana in the lead with eight, northern and mid-western states including New York, Philadelphia, and Illinois prove that Southern hospitality can take root anywhere. From Café Dupont’s famed fried chicken in Birmingham, Alabama and Antebellum’s mouth-watering shrimp and grits in Flowery Branch, Georgia to Acadiana’s soft shell crabs in Washington, D.C. and Maple Tree Inn’s Étouffée in Blue Island, Illinois, diners don’t have to venture too far this summer to find the best Southern fare near them.

“OpenTable’s list of the best Southern restaurants offers diners plenty of options to savor flavors that are strongly associated with warm summer days and balmy nights, although the honorees serve standout Southern fare year-round,” said Caroline Potter, OpenTable’s Chief Dining Officer. “While winning restaurants are sprinkled throughout the nation, spots in southern states rightfully dominate the list, which works as a handy guide for travelers who want to eat their way through the region.”

The 50 Best Southern Restaurants in America for 2018 list is generated solely from more than 12 million verified OpenTable diner reviews for more than 27,000 restaurants in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. collected between June 1, 2017 and May 31, 2018. All restaurants in the “Southern” cuisine category with a minimum “overall” score and number of qualifying reviews were included for consideration. Qualifying restaurants were then scored and sorted according to their overall food rating.

Based on this methodology, the following restaurants, listed in alphabetical order, comprise the 50 Best Southern Restaurants in America for 2018 according to OpenTable diners. The complete list may also be viewed at www.opentable.com/lists/best-southern-restaurants-2018.

50 Best Southern Restaurants in America for 2018

Abel Brown – Augusta, Georgia

Acadiana – Washington, D.C.

Acre – Auburn , Alabama

Alligator Soul – Savannah, Georgia

Anson – Charleston, South Carolina

Antebellum – Flowery Branch, Georgia

Atchafalaya Restaurant – New Orleans, Louisiana

The Boil Waverly – New York, New York

Boucherie – New Orleans, Louisiana

Brennan’s of Houston – Houston, Texas

Cafe Dupont – Birmingham, Alabama

Carrollton Market – New Orleans, Louisiana

Circa 1886 – Charleston, South Carolina

Cured – San Antonio, Texas

Cypress Restaurant – Tallahassee, Florida

Distilled at The Sire Hotel – Lexington, Kentucky

Dogwood Southern Table & Bar – Charlotte, North Carolina

Fixe – Austin, Texas

High Street Caffe & Vudu Lounge – West Chester, Pennsylvania

Highball & Harvest – Orlando, Florida

Highlands Bar & Grill – Birmingham, Alabama

Hot and Hot Fish Club – Birmingham, Alabama

Ida Claire – Addison, Texas

Kitchen Notes – Omni Nashville – Nashville, Tennessee

The King’s Kitchen – Charlotte, North Carolina

Langdon’s Restaurant – Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Madison’s – Highlands, North Carolina

Mandolin – Raleigh, North Carolina

Maple Tree Inn – Blue Island, Illinois

Merrick Inn – Lexington, Kentucky

Midtown Cafe – Nashville, Tennessee

Mozelle’s Fresh Southern Bistro – Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Mr. B’s Bistro – New Orleans, Louisiana

Muriel’s Jackson Square – New Orleans, Louisiana

The Olde Pink House Restaurant – Savannah, Georgia

Preserved Restaurant – St. Augustine, Florida

Rapscallion – Dallas, Texas

Restaurant IRON – Pensacola, Florida

Restaurant R’evolution – New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant Rebirth – New Orleans, Louisiana

Root & Bone – New York, New York

RT’s Restaurant – Alexandria, Virginia

Rx Restaurant – Wilmington, North Carolina

South City Kitchen – Multiple locations

State of Grace – Houston, Texas

Stella’s Bistro – Simpsonville – Simpsonville, South Carolina

Toutant – Buffalo, New York

Urban Grub – Nashville, Tennessee

Willa Jean – New Orleans, Louisiana

Yardbird Southern Table & Bar – Multiple locations

About OpenTable

OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations, seating more than 25 million diners per month via online reservations across more than 46,000 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 over 1.6 billion diners via online reservations around the world. OpenTable is headquartered in San Francisco and has bookable restaurants in more than 20 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States. Restaurants are available for reservations in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish languages.

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