Sometimes you just need to fill your stomach, but other times, you’re going out for the food as much as the ambiance. As the biggest dining out holiday of the year approaches, OpenTable, an online provider of dining reservations, unveiled what users voted as the most romantic restaurants. More than 12 million verified experiences were tabulated, so it’s safe to say this isn’t just one person’s opinion on romance.
The complete list is pretty diverse and includes 32 different states. The food includes everything from Italian and French to steakhouses — proving the right atmosphere and charming location matters just as much, if not more than the type of food served.
Listed in alphabetical order, here are the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America for 2018.
100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America for 2018
Altius – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Ariana – Bend, Oregon
Arrowleaf Bistro – Winthrop, Washington
Babette’s Cafe – Atlanta, Georgia
BakerStreet – Fort Wayne, Indiana
Bartolotta’s Lake Park Bistro – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Baxter’s Lakeside Grille – Lake Ozark, Missouri
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Benvenuti’s – Norman, Oklahoma
The Bistro at Gervasi Vineyard – Canton, Ohio
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Bistro L’Hermitage – Woodbridge, Virginia
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Bistro San Martin – Arlington, Washington
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Black Cat – Boulder, Colorado
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Bob’s Steak & Chop House* – Multiple Locations
Bolete Restaurant – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bookbinder’s Seafood and Steakhouse – Richmond, Virginia
Bouchard Restaurant and Inn – Newport, Rhode Island
Café Monarch – Scottsdale, Arizona
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Cafe Provence – Prairie Village, Kansas
Caprice Bistro – Wilmington, North Carolina
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Carlo & Johnny – Cincinnati, Ohio
Chandlers Steakhouse – Boise, Idaho
Charleston – Baltimore, Maryland
Charleston Grill – Charleston, South Carolina
Chez Francois – Vermilion – Vermilion, Ohio
Christopher’s World Grille – Bryan, Texas
Circa 1886 – Charleston, South Carolina
Claire’s at the Depot – Warrenton, Virginia
Collage Restaurant – St. Augustine, Florida
Connors Steak & Seafood – Huntsville – Huntsville, Alabama
Donatello – Tampa, Florida
El Gaucho – Tacoma – Tacoma, Washington
Enzo’s on the Lake – Longwood, Florida
Erling Jensen The Restaurant – Memphis, Tennessee
Erminia Ristorante – New York, New York
The Fig Tree Restaurant – Charlotte, North Carolina
Flight Restaurant & Wine Bar – Memphis – Memphis, Tennessee
Folk’s Folly Prime Steak House – Memphis, Tennessee
Four Winds Steakhouse – Wills Point, Texas
Franklinville Inn – Franklinville, New Jersey
Frog Hollow Tavern – Augusta, Georgia
The Gamekeeper – Boone, North Carolina
Geronimo – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Gracie’s – Providence, Rhode Island
The Grill – The Ritz-Carlton, Naples – Naples, Florida
Hanover Street Chophouse – Manchester, New Hampshire
Harvest Beat – Seattle, Washington
Hugo’s Cellar – Four Queens – Las Vegas, Nevada
The Inn at Little Washington – Washington, Virginia
The Ivy Inn Restaurant – Charlottesville, Virginia
Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse – Louisville – Louisville, Kentucky
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Katherine’s Steakhouse – Mesquite, Nevada
L’Auberge Chez Francois – Great Falls, Virginia
La Fable – Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Latitudes on Sunset Key – Key West, Florida
Le Vallauris – Palm Springs, California
Le Yaca – Williamsburg, Virginia
Lemaire at The Jefferson Hotel – Richmond, Virginia
Lewnes’ SteakHouse – Annapolis, Maryland
Mahogany Prime* – Multiple Locations
The Melting Pot* – Multiple Locations
Mizuna – Denver, Colorado
Mucca Osteria – Portland, Oregon
Nineteen61 – Lakeland, Florida
Nocturne – Denver, Colorado
The Ocean House Restaurant – Cape Cod – Dennis Port, Massachusetts
Orchids at Palm Court – Cincinnati, Ohio
Over The Moon Cafe – Tacoma, Washington
Oyster Loft – Pismo Beach, California
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Paseo Grill – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Pellana – Peabody, Massachusetts
Peninsula Grill – Charleston, South Carolina
Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille – Birmingham – Birmingham, Alabama
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Peter Shields Inn – Cape May, New Jersey
Pier W – Cleveland, Ohio
The Precinct – Cincinnati, Ohio
The Prime Rib – Baltimore (The Original) – Baltimore, Maryland
Red Prime Steak – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The Refectory Restaurant & Bistro – Columbus, Ohio
Restaurant L – Cincinnati, Ohio
Restaurant Lorena’s – Maplewood, New Jersey
Ristorante Lombardo – Buffalo, New York
River Cafe – Brooklyn, New York
Rudy & Paco Restaurant & Bar – Galveston, Texas
Russell’s Steaks, Chops, and More – Buffalo, New York
Ryan’s Restaurant – Winston-Salem, North Carolina
The Saddle River Inn – Saddle River, New Jersey
Saint Jacques French Cuisine – Raleigh, North Carolina
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Scalini Fedeli – Chatham Chatham, New Jersey
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Second Empire Restaurant and Tavern – Raleigh, North Carolina
Signature, Inspired by Chef Andrew Weissman – San Antonio, Texas
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Southern Social – Germantown, Tennessee
St. John’s Restaurant – Chattanooga, Tennessee
Stonehouse at San Ysidro Ranch – Santa Barbara, California
The Tailor and the Cook – Utica, New York
Tony’s – St. Louis – St. Louis, Missouri
Truluck’s Seafood, Steak and Crab House – Austin Arboretum – Austin, Texas
The Victor Cafe – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Vintage Year – Montgomery, Alabama
Washington Inn – Cape May, New Jersey
Webb Custom Kitchen – Gastonia, North Carolina
(h/t OpenTable)
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