All-Time US Fine Dining & Tasting Menu Rankings
The most celebrated fine dining and tasting menu restaurants in the United States, listed with flagship city and year established.
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The French Laundry — Yountville, CA (1978) — Thomas Keller's three-Michelin-star Napa Valley temple—
Per Se — New York City (2004) — Thomas Keller's NYC counterpart, overlooking Central Park—
Le Bernardin — New York City (1986) — Eric Ripert's three-star seafood institution—
Alinea — Chicago, IL (2005) — Grant Achatz's avant-garde three-star experience—
Eleven Madison Park — New York City (1998) — Daniel Humm's plant-based three-star landmark—
Daniel — New York City (1993) — Daniel Boulud's flagship Upper East Side French fine dining—
Jean-Georges — New York City (1997) — Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Central Park restaurant—
Masa — New York City (2004) — Masa Takayama's hyper-luxury Japanese omakase—
Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare — Brooklyn, NY (2010) — César Ramirez's intimate counter—
Ko — New York City (2008) — David Chang's Michelin-starred counter—
Gabriel Kreuther — New York City (2015) — Alsatian chef's midtown landmark—
Aquavit — New York City (1987) — Scandinavian fine dining institution—
Gramercy Tavern — New York City (1994) — Danny Meyer's beloved American classic—
Union Square Cafe — New York City (1985) — Danny Meyer's original flagship—
Gotham Bar and Grill — New York City (1984) — Alfred Portale's towering plates—
Marea — New York City (2009) — Michael White's coastal Italian on Central Park South—
Aureole — New York City (1988) — Charlie Palmer's American cuisine landmark—
Café Boulud — New York City (1998) — Daniel Boulud's Upper East Side bistro—
Sushi Nakazawa — New York City (2013) — Jiro disciple's omakase—
Ichimura — New York City (2016) — legendary Edo-mae omakase—
Charlie Trotter's — Chicago, IL (1987/2012) — pioneering American tasting menu (closed 2012)—
Tru — Chicago, IL (1999) — Rick Tramonto's progressive American fine dining—
Everest — Chicago, IL (1989) — Jean Joho's Alsatian French atop the Stock Exchange—
Smyth — Chicago, IL (2016) — John and Karen Shields' Michelin-starred tasting menu —
Acadia — Chicago, IL (2012) — Ryan McCaskey's Maine-influenced tasting menu—
Oriole — Chicago, IL (2016) — Noah Sandoval's two-Michelin-star hidden gem—
Elizabeth — Chicago, IL (2012) — Iliana Regan's foraging-focused tasting menu—
Sixteen — Chicago, IL (2010) — Trump Tower fine dining with lake views—
Next — Chicago, IL (2011) — Grant Achatz's rotating concept restaurant—
Meadowood — St. Helena, CA (1964/2004) — Christopher Kostow's three-star Napa estate (fire 2020)—
Benu — San Francisco, CA (2010) — Corey Lee's three-star Korean-influenced tasting menu—
Quince — San Francisco, CA (2003) — Michael Tusk's three-star Northern Italian—
Saison — San Francisco, CA (2009) — Joshua Skenes's wood-fire temple—
Coi — San Francisco, CA (2006) — Daniel Patterson's California tasting menu—
Atelier Crenn — San Francisco, CA (2011) — Dominique Crenn's three-star poetic culinaire—
Manresa — Los Gatos, CA (2002) — David Kinch's Santa Cruz Mountains two-star—
SingleThread — Healdsburg, CA (2016) — Kyle and Katina Connaughton's farm-restaurant—
The Inn at Little Washington — Washington, VA (1978) — Patrick O'Connell's three-star countryside inn—
minibar — Washington, DC (2003) — José Andrés's avant-garde tasting counter—
Bresca — Washington, DC (2017) — Ryan Ratino's Michelin-starred tasting menu—
Craigie on Main — Cambridge, MA (2002) — Tony Maws's offal-forward innovation (closed 2020)—
L'Espalier — Boston, MA (1978) — Frank McClelland's classic New England fine dining—
Menton — Boston, MA (2010) — Barbara Lynch's French-Italian tasting menu—
Trio — Evanston, IL (2000) — Grant Achatz pre-Alinea creative cooking—
Zahav — Philadelphia, PA (2008) — Michael Solomonov's Israeli fine dining—
Vetri Cucina — Philadelphia, PA (1998) — Marc Vetri's Italian tasting menu—
Brush & Barrel — Nashville, TN (2018) — Southern fine dining tasting menu—
The Barn at Blackberry Farm — Walland, TN (1976) — Appalachian mountain fine dining resort—
Oxbow Bar & Grill — Jackson, WY (2008) — Rocky Mountain tasting menu—
SingleThread Farms — Healdsburg, CA (2016) — farm-to-table kaiseki-inspired omakase—