Grant Achatz’s Alinea restaurant in Chicago has topped Business Insider’s list of The 50 Best Restaurants in America.
The second spot on the list went to Eleven Madison Park in New York, while third position was awarded to Le Barnardin, also in New York.
Business Insider’s 50 Best Restaurants in America is compiled using data from The Daily Meal's 101 Best Restaurants in America 2017, OpenTable's 100 Hottest Restaurants in America, The World's 50 Best Restaurants, the James Beard Foundation's 2017 Restaurant and Chef Award Semifinalists, Eater's The National 38, and the Michelin Guide.
New York was the big winner with six restaurants hitting the top 10, including Cosme by Enrique Olvera, Daniel by Daniel Boulud, Per Se by Thomas Keller and Blue Hill at Stone Barns by Dan Barber. Grant Achatz also performed strongly, not only did Alinea get the top spot, his two other restaurants Roister and NEXT also made the final cut.
1. Alinea
2. Eleven Madison Park
3. Le Bernardin
4. Blue Hill at Stone Barns
5. Quince
6. Per Se
7. Saison
8. Daniel
9. Cosme
10. The French Laundry
11. Benu
12. Manresa
13. Jean-Georges
14. The Modern
15. The Restaurant at Meadowood
16. Gramercy Tavern
17. Masa
18. The Inn at Little Washington
19. Topolobampo
20. Highlands Bar and Grill
21. minibar
22. Momofuku Ko
23. Coi
24. Rose's Luxury
25. Oriole
26. Gabriel Kreuther
27. Blackbird
28. Le Coucou
29. The NoMad
30. Spiaggia
31. Café Boulud
32. Restaurant Gary Danko
33. Frasca Food & Wine
34. Peter Luger
35. Marea
36. Gotham Bar and Grill
37. Aureole
38. Pineapple and Pearls
39. Babbo
40. Zahav
41. Everest
42. Roister (Chicago)
43. FIG
44. Herbsaint
45. Acquerello.
46. Zuni Cafe
47. KYU
48. Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare
49. Grace
50. Next