Top 20 US restaurants

I sometimes find myself dwelling on hotels and accommodation too much on A Luxury Travel Blog, and don’t pay enough attention to others such as bars, restaurants and the like.   To make up for that, I’m listing the first 20 of Zagat’s current top 100 restaurants (even if they are mostly situated in hotels or inns) in the USA, complete with links:

1. French Room at The Adolphus Hotel – Dallas, Texas
2. Fountain Restaurant at Four Seasons Hotel – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3. Dining Room at Little Palm Island Resort – Little Torch Key, Florida
4. Inn at Little Washington – Washington, Virginia
5. Maestro at Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner – McLean, Virginia
6. Hampton’s at Harbor Court Hotel – Baltimore, Maryland
7. Aujourd’hui at Four Seasons Hotel – Boston, Massachusetts
8. La Mer at Halekulani Hotel – Honolulu, Hawaii
9. Ritz-Carlton Buckhead Dining Room at Ritz-Carlton Buckhead – Atlanta, Georgia
10. Picasso at Bellagio Hotel – Las Vegas, Nevada
11. Sierra Mar at Post Ranch Inn – Big Sur, California
12. Thomas Henkelmann at Homestead Inn – Greenwich, Connecticut
13. L’Etoile at Charlotte Inn – Edgartown, Massachusetts
14. Mary Elaine’s at The Phoenician – Scottsdale, Arizona
15. New Orleans Grill at Windsor Court Hotel – New Orleans, Louisiana
16. Rugby Grille at Townsend Hotel – Birmingham, Michigan
17. Marquesa at Fairmont Scottsdale Princess – Scottsdale, Arizona
18. Hotel St. Germain at Hotel St. Germain – Dallas, Texas
19. Swann Lounge at Four Seasons Hotel – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
20. The Belvedere at The Peninsula Beverly Hills – Beverly Hills, California

Rather impressively, two of the restaurants are located in the same hotel.   I’ll leave you to work that out and spot them!