Yelp has released its 2020 list of 100 Best Places to Eat in America and with eateries in nearly all 50 states, we can’t think of a better reason to start planning that road trip.
To be clear, this isn’t a pure list of the 100 restaurants with the best overall Yelp ratings, but rather a curated list showcasing some of the best Yelp-reviewed joints across the country. To determine Yelp’s Best Places to Eat in 2020, a data science team first pulled the top restaurants by ratings and number of reviews in 2019 across the U.S. and then curated a list with representation based on the regions overall share of top-rated restaurants.
The results are a dynamic and sometimes quirky snapshot of American dining with a little bit of everything, from white-tablecloth Italian in Chattanooga to a gumbo food truck in Portland, Oregon. Despite good overall diversity, a whopping 20 restaurants on the list are located in California—by far the most of any state.