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At Where The Locals Eat, we get indigestion just thinking about relying
on public opinion polls-they capture Olive Garden devotees and deep-fried-cheese
addicts-to identify the best restaurants in the city. We love democracy as much
as the next guy, but not when it comes to the serious business of determining culinary
chops. We'll leave that kind of user-generated approach to others-the little book
with the maroon cover comes to mind-who excel at this technique.
No, we prefer an authoritative approach, balancing lengthy surveys of serious diners
and hopelessly hooked restaurant habitues with the opinions and extensive research
of certified foodies, who not only visit and revisit the local dining favorites
but also revel in the hunt, as they trek tirelessly across town for hidden gems
and little-known neighborhood legends. They are gastronomic explorers as familiar
with the purveyors of delicate tastings as they are the dry-rubbed pulled pork from
the little shack across the tracks.
Ultimately, our discerning brood devises weighted, meticulously researched, ever-changing
and commanding guides to the best 100 restaurants in each of the largest 50 cities
in the United States, including best-of winners in any number of dining categories.
We celebrate the best diners right alongside extravagant, multi-course destinations
where questions are popped and anniversary memories are made, the tastiest rathskeller
sausage on the same page as the organic vegetarian cafe.
But why only 100, we're often asked? Don't you miss some? Sure, and in a place like
Manhattan, we've even fudged a little on the number, and still there are hundreds
of great places that don't make the cut. The idea behind Where The Locals Eat
is to guide not to list. We'll guide you to places that aren't
just great when the owner's around or when the one talented chef is in the kitchen,
and we'll guide you to reliable comfort food and ethnic finds not much known outside
the 'hood. You won't be overwhelmed by more restaurants than you can try in a lifetime,
and if you're finding us at LocalEatsTM
on your iPhoneTM,
you can quickly scroll through the handful of great restaurants right near you,
wherever you may be.
So get our take on your treasured trattoria or discover some out-of-the-way spots
you'd never have found on your own. Simply settle in and find 100 great restaurants.
And when you get there, tell them a local sent you.