Top 100+ North American Heritage Restaurants 2018
Rank   Name Chef Cuisine Location
1 Eventide Oyster Co. Andrew Taylor & Mike Wiley Seafood Small Plates Portland, Maine
2 Peter Luger Various Steakhouse Brooklyn, New York
3 Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill Giuseppe “Pino” Posteraro Italian/Wine Bar Vancouver, British Columbia
4 Fishing With Dynamite David LeFevre Seafood Small Plates Manhattan Beach, California
5 Swan Oyster Depot Steve Sancimino Raw Bar San Francisco, California
6 Russ & Daughters Cafe Various Smoked Fish New York, New York
7 Blue Water Cafe & Raw Bar Frank Pabst Seafood Vancouver, British Columbia
8 Minetta Tavern Dan Silverman Steakhouse New York, New York
9 Killen’s Steakhouse Ronnie Killen Steakhouse Houston, Texas
10 Barney Greengrass Various Smoked Fish New York, New York
11 Waterbar Parke Ulrich Seafood San Francisco, California
12 Joe’s Stone Crabs Guillermo Mignone Seafood Miami Beach, Florida
13 Cut Ari Rosenson Steakhouse Beverly Hills, California
14 R & G Lounge Various Chinese San Francisco, California
15 Au Pied de Cochon Martin Picard French Bistro Montreal, Quebec
16 Tori Shin Various Yakitori New York, New York
17 Ninfa’s on Navigation Alex Padilla Mexican Houston, Texas
18 Galatoire’s Michael Sichel Creole New Orleans, Louisiana
19 Le Coq Rico Antoine Westermann French Bistro New York, New York
20 Moishes Steakhouse Patrick Wright Steakhouse Montreal, Quebec
21 Sea Harbour Various Chinese Los Angeles, California
22 Frontera Grill Rick Bayless Mexican Chicago, Illinois
23 Hao Noodle and Tea by Madam Zhu's Kitchen Various Chinese New York, New York
24 St. Elmo Steak House Dave Foegley Steakhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
25 EN Japanese Brasserie Abe Hiroki Japanese New York, New York
26 Newport Tan Cang Seafood Restaurant Various Chinese Santa Ana, California
27 Hakkasan Ho Chee Boon Chinese Las Vegas, Nevada
28 Hog Island Oyster Co. & Bar Various Seafood Small Plates San Francisco, California
29 Mama’s Fish House Perry Bateman Seafood Paia, Hawaii
30 ZZ’s Clam Bar Mario Carbone & Rich Torrisi Seafood Small Plates New York, New York
31 Cut Matthew Hurley Steakhouse Las Vegas, Nevada
32 Elite Various Chinese Monterey Park, California
33 Brigtsen’s Frank Brigtsen Cajun New Orleans, Louisiana
34 Charcut Roast House John Jackson & Connie Desousa Steakhouse Calgary, Alberta
35 Zuni Café Rebecca Boice Californian San Francisco, California
36 Neptune Oyster John Ross Seafood Small Plates Boston, Massachusetts
37 Jocko Steakhouse Various Steakhouse Nipomo, California
38 Wolfgang’s Steakhouse Various Steakhouse New York, New York
39 Prime One Twelve Todd Zimmer Steakhouse Miami Beach, Florida
40 Sadelle’s Various Smoked Fish/Bakery New York, New York
41 Cull & Pistol David Seigal New York, Seafood Small Plates
42 Crustacean Helene An Vietnamese San Francisco, California
43 Yank Sing Vera Chan-Waller Dim Sum San Francisco, California
44 Chambar Belgian Restaurant Nico Schuermans Belgian Vancouver, British Columbia
45 Clam Box of Ipswich Various Seafood Ipswich, Massachusetts
46 Keens Steakhouse Various Steakhouse New York, New York
47 The Grill Mario Carbone American Grill New York, New York
48 Al Forno Restaurant David Reynoso Italian Providence, Rhode Island
49 Lai Wah Heen Sam Tse Chinese Toronto, Ontario
50 Fiola Mare Brinn Sinnott Italian Seafood Washington, DC
51 Maison Premiere Damon Wise Seafood Small Plates Brooklyn, New York
52 Sakagura Various Izakaya New York, New York
53 Commander’s Palace Tory McPhail Creole New Orleans, Louisiana
54 Via Veneto Ruben Vasquez Italian Los Angeles, California
55 Angelini Osteria Gino Angelini Italian Los Angeles, California
56 Yakitori Totto Various Yakitori New York, New York
57 Buvette Jody Williams French Bistro New York, New York
58 Estiatorio Milos Costas Spiliadis Greek Las Vegas, Nevada
59 Oriental Garden Chef Chinese New York, New York
60 Chez Panisse Café Nathan Alderson French Bistro Berkeley, California
61 Ping’s Seafood Ping Hui Chinese Elmhurst, New York
62 Chinois on Main Rene Mata Chinese Santa Monica, California
63 Taylor Shellfish Various Raw Bar Seattle, Washington
64 Kinjiro Yoshikazu Kondo Izakaya Los Angeles, California
65 Palm, The Various Steakhouse New York, New York
66 Connie & Ted’s Sam Baxter Seafood Small Plates West Hollywood, California
67 Blue Ribbon Bruce & Eric Bromberg American New York, New York
68 Porter House New York Michael Lomonaco Steakhouse New York, New York
69 Lotus of Siam Saipin Chutima Thai Las Vegas, Nevada
70 Osteria Morini Bill Dorier Italian Trattoria New York, New York
71 Koi Palace Johnny Tam Chinese Daly City, California
72 Le Pichet Jim Drohman French Bistro Seattle, Washington
73 Slanted Door, The Charles Phan Vietnamese San Francisco, California
74 Alexander’s Steakhouse Roger Lee Steakhouse San Francisco, California
75 Hakata Tonton Koji Kawahara Izakaya New York, New York
76 Rotisserie Georgette Stephanie Abrams & Francisco Blanco French Bistro New York, New York
77 Sauvage Damon Wise Seafood Small Plates Brooklyn, New York
78 Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough Various Lobster Pound Noank, Connecticut
79 RedFarm Joe Ng Chinese New York, New York
80 Estiatorio Milos Costas Spiliadis Greek New York, New York
81 John Dory Oyster Bar April Bloomfield Seafood Small Plates New York, New York
82 Maple & Ash Danny Grant Steakhouse Chicago, Illinois
83 Quality Meats Antonio Mora Steakhouse New York, New York
84 Aburiya Kinnosuke Various Izakaya New York, New York
85 Charcoal Venice Joseph Johnson Steakhouse Venice, California
86 M. Wells Steakhouse Hugue Dufour Steakhouse Long Island City, New York
87 Pearl Oyster Bar Rebecca Charles Seafood Small Plates New York, New York
88 House of Prime Rib Doug Braun Steakhouse San Francisco, California
89 Clancy’s Brian Larson Creole New Orleans, Louisiana
90 Mary’s Fish Camp Mary Redding Seafood Small Plates New York, New York
91 Leméac Maxim Vadnais & Olivier Belzile French Bistro Montreal, Quebec
92 Smith & Wollensky Various Steakhouse New York, New York
93 Tadich Grill Sarah Smith American Grill San Francisco, California
94 Prime Meats Frank Falcinelli Steakhouse Brooklyn, New York
95 Patsy’s Sal Scognamillo Italian New York, New York
96 Lafayette Andrew Carmellini French Bistro New York, New York
97 Izakaya Seki Hiroshi Seki Japanese Small Plates Washington, DC
98 Pearl Dive Oyster Palace Austin Ginsberg Seafood Small Plates Washington, DC
99 Bourbon Steak Gabe Fenton Steakhouse Aventura, Florida
100 Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier Various Lobster Pound Kittery Point, Maine
101 Sparks Steak House Various Steakhouse New York, New York
102 Sobaya Chef Japanese Noodles New York, New York
103 Hitching Post Bill Ostini Steakhouse Casmalia, California
104 La Casita Mexicana Jaime Martin del Campo & Ramiro Arvizu Mexican Bell, California
105 Gautreau’s Baruch Rabasa Creole New Orleans, Louisiana
106 Salumeria Rossi Various Salumeria New York, New York
107 Hiro’s Yakko San Hiroshi Shigetomi Japanese Small Plates Aventura, Florida
108 Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound Various Seafood Trenton, Maine
109 Drago’s Drago Cvitanovich Cajun Seafood New Orleans, Louisiana
110 Los Fuegos Francis Mallman Argentinian Miami Beach, Florida
111 Stanley Scott Boswell Cajun New Orleans, Louisiana
112 Daikaya Izakaya (2F) Katsuya Fukushima Japanese Small Plates Washington, DC
113 Gabose Korean BBQ Various Korean Barbecue Lauderhill, Florida
114 Bob Chinn’s Crab House Bob Chinn Seafood Wheeling, Illinois
115 Do Hwa Various Korean Barbecue New York, New York
116 Johnny’s Half Shell Ann Cashion Seafood Small Plates Washington, DC
117 Café China Yiming Wang Chinese/Szechuan New York, New York
118 GT Fish & Oyster Giuseppe Tentori Seafood Small Plates Chicago, Illinois
119 L’Express Jean-François Vachon French Bistro Montreal, Quebec
120 StripSteak Michael Mina Steakhouse Las Vegas, Nevada
121 Balthazar Shane McBride French Brasserie New York, New York
122 Doe’s Eat Place Little Doe Signa Steakhouse Greenville, Mississippi
123 Chada Thai & Wine Bank Atcharawan Thai Las Vegas, Nevada
124 Bryant & Cooper Steakhouse Various Steakhouse Roslyn, New York
125 4 Charles Prime Rib Brendan Sodikoff Steakhouse New York, New York
126 Hangawi Various Korean/Vegan New York, New York
127 Cafe Campagne Daisley Gordon French Bistro Seattle, Washington
128 Woodman’s of Essex Various Seafood Essex, Massachusetts
129 Blaue Gans Kurt Gutenbrunner Viennese New York, New York
130 Don Peppe Various Southern Italian Ozone Park, New York
131 Kevin Rathbun Steak Kevin Rathbun Steakhouse Atlanta, Georgia
132 Mezzaluna Paolo Casagranda Trattoria New York, New York
133 Ocean Seafood Various Chinese Los Angeles, California
134 SW Steakhouse David Walzog Steakhouse Las Vegas, Nevada
135 Tony’s Vincent P. Bommarito Italian St. Louis, Missouri
136 Congee Village Restaurant & Bar Various Chinese New York, New York
137 Edge Steak & Bar Aaron Brooks Steakhouse Miami , Florida
138 Rao’s Dino Gatto Italian New York, New York
139 Rappahannock Oyster Bar Autumn Cline Seafood Small Plates Washington, DC
140 5A5 Steak Lounge Allen Chen Steakhouse San Francisco, California
141 Cherche Midi Daniel Parilla French Bistro New York, New York
142 Rodney’s Oyster House Rodney Clark Seafood Toronto, Ontario
143 Grand Central Oyster Bar Sandy Ingber Seafood New York, New York
144 Ben & Jack’s Steak House Admir Alibasic Steakhouse New York, New York
145 Le Relais de Venise L’Entrecôte Various French Bistro New York, New York
146 Asian Jewel Seafood Restaurant Various Chinese Flushing, New York
147 Central Michel Richard David Deshaies French Bistro Washington, DC
148 Shun Lee Palace Various Chinese New York, New York
149 MarkJoseph Steakhouse Various Steakhouse New York, New York
150 Leon’s Oyster Shop Ben McLean Seafood Small Plates Charleston, South Carolina
151 Amber India Vivek Desirazu Indian Sunnyvale, California
152 Baekjong Various Korean Barbecue New York, New York
153 Byblos Nelson Fernandez Middle Eastern Miami Beach, Florida
154 TsuruTonTan Tomoya Tamaru Japanese Noodles New York, New York
155 Select Oyster Bar Michael Serpa Seafood Small Plates Boston, Massachusetts
156 Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co Vinny Milburn & Adam Geringer-Dunn Seafood Small Plates Brooklyn, New York
157 Pascal’s Manale Mark DeFelice Italian/Cajun New Orleans, Louisiana
158 Locanda Veneta Andre Ginekis Sr Italian Los Angeles, California
159 Crabtree’s Kittle House Jay Lippin American Chappaqua, New York
160 Golden Unicorn Various Chinese New York, New York
161 Mark’s Duck House Various Chinese Falls Church, Virginia
162 Ton Kiang Various Chinese San Francisco, California
163 Passionfish Ted Walter Seafood Pacific Grove, California
164 Delmonico’s Billy Oliva Steakhouse New York, New York
165 Hong Kong Lounge II Various Chinese San Francisco, California
166 Han Dynasty Han Chiang Chinese/Szechuan Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
167 The River Oyster Bar David Bracha Seafood Miami, Florida
168 Tim Ho Wan Various Chinese New York, New York
169 Avra Estiatorio George Georgiades Greek Seafood New York, New York
170 Bern’s Steak House Habteab Hamde Steakhouse Tampa, Florida
171 Bowery Meat Company Josh Capon Steakhouse New York, New York
172 Pylos Diane Kochilas Greek Seafood New York, New York
173 T-Bar Steak & Lounge Ben Zwicker Steakhouse New York, New York
174 Elio’s Various Italian New York, New York
175 Arun’s Arun Sampanthavivat Thai Chicago, Illinois
176 Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse Danny McCallum Steakhouse Toronto, Ontario
177 Pacific Dining Car Mark Kalenderian Steakhouse Los Angeles, California
178 Graziano’s Restaurant Various Argentinian Miami, Florida
179 Estiatorio Milos Costas Spiliadis Greek Seafood Miami Beach, Florida
180 Press Sharon Li & Cam Jensen Steakhouse St. Helena, California
181 Fonda San Miguel Tom Gilliland Mexican Austin, Texas
182 Charlie Palmer Steak Mike Ellis Steakhouse Washington, DC
183 The Clam Mike Price Seafood Small Plates New York, New York
184 Jacques-Imo’s Cafe Jacques Leonardi Cajun New Orleans, Louisiana
185 Pai Men Masa Miyake Japanese Small Plates Portland, Maine
186 Nom Wah Tea Parlor Wilson Tang Chinese/Dim Sum New York, New York
187 Milos Costas Spiliadis Greek Seafood Montreal, Quebec
188 Troquet on South Scott Hebert French Bistro Boston, Massachusetts
189 B&G Oysters Barbara Lynch Japanese Small Plates Boston, Massachusetts
190 Cafe Martorano Steve Martorano Italian Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
191 Kata Robata Manabu Horiuchi Japanese Small Plates Houston, Texas
192 Mermaid Oyster Bar Michael Cressotti Seafood Small Plates New York, New York
193 Park’s BBQ Jenee Kim Korean Barbecue Los Angeles, California
194 Mustards Grill Cindy Pawlcyn Californian Napa, California
195 Quality Meats Patrick Rebholz Steakhouse Miami Beach, Florida
196 Kirin Seafood Various Seafood Vancouver, British Columbia
197 Dawat Madhur Jaffrey Indian New York, New York
198 Cole’s Chop House Jesús Méndez Steakhouse Napa, California
199 Bistro Don Giovanni Scott Warner French Bistro Yountville, California
200 Flagstaff House Chris Royster American Boulder, Colorado
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