Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.

To earn a coveted slot on GAYOT's Top 40 list, a restaurant needs to create a faultless alchemy of culinary imagination, unwavering technique and exemplary execution. We applaud the gastronomic gurus whose passion year after year keeps them boldly inventive, and we are always thrilled to welcome cutting-edge talent making their debut.

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Hot 40 Restaurants in the U.S.

Unlike our Top 40, GAYOT's "Hot 40" is all about the most buzz-worthy restaurants that are magnets for the see-and-be-seen crowd. From hipster haunts like Mission Chinese Food on NYC's Lower East Side to Searsucker in San Diego, Brian Malarkey's fabric-themed eatery in the happening Gaslamp District, here's the who's who of hot.

Top Restaurateur: Thomas Keller

Thomas Keller, along with his landmark fine dining restaurants, The French Laundry in Yountville, California, and Manhattan's Per Se, has brought a sea change to the culinary scene in ways perhaps no other chef or restaurateur ever could. Join us in paying tribute to the top toque.

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