120 Best American Restaurants in the Best Cities 2026

Lyon & Swan

$$$ 124 Columbus Ave, 94133, San Francisco

American French Casual Dining

Located in the historic Jackson Square below Columbus Avenue, Lyon and Swan’s underground dinner experience offers a memorable evening of wonderful food, cocktails, and wine while enjoying eclectic live entertainment.

Aviator Pub & Cafe

$ Avenida De La Libertad 322, , Malabo

American European Casual Dining Family Style Pizzeria

Aviator Pub and Café, located in Malabo, is a beloved spot for food and drink enthusiasts in Equatorial Guinea. Blending a relaxed café ambience with the lively energy of a pub, Aviator offers a unique dining and social experience in the city. Aviator Pub and Café presents a versatile menu that caters to various tastes. The food offerings range from comforting pub classics to more health-conscious café options. Favourites include the "Aviator Burger," a hearty sandwich made with a premium beef patty, fresh lettuce, tomatoes, and a secret house sauce. On the lighter side, the "Mediterranean Salad," packed with crisp greens, olives, feta cheese, and a tangy vinaigrette, is a delight. Don't miss out on their freshly-baked pastries and speciality coffees for a sweet finish. The atmosphere at Aviator Pub and Café is both casual and energetic. The decor features aviation-themed pieces, giving the space a unique and eclectic feel. With cosy indoor seating, a bustling bar area, and a relaxing outdoor patio, guests have a variety of settings in which to enjoy their meal or drink.

Summit Grill And Sky Bar Menlyn

$$$ Shop D(G)001, Building 5, Summitplace, 221 Garsfontein Rd, 0181, Pretoria

American International European Premium Casual

Summit is a three-story hub in the heart of Pretoria with unbeatable views, food, drinks and entertainment. We are a supper club for those who seek an unforgettable experience! We host exclusive events and cater for private functions. Summit is where you go for the food, drink, enjoy the view and wait for the vibe! Summit Grill and Skybar is the vision of Stelio Tsihlas, who set out to create an upscale cocktail lounge reminiscent of a fine dining restaurant's ambience, feel and beauty. The brand is designed to be the ideal spot for any occasion with a seven-day-a-week breakfast, lunch and dinner trade. The fusion-inspired menu is complemented by expertly crafted cocktails, an acclaimed wine list and genuine, warm hospitality. The summit of Pretoria, where the highest of experiences are created! The first two floors serve signature cocktails and delicious meals, offering a uniquely luxurious experience. Rooftop is a one of the kind nightclub experience where you see top artists in the country performing, order your favourite drinks, eat the best pizza, and dance the night away under the stars!

Copper Bar

$$ Corner Main Office Park, 2 Payne Road, Bryanston, 2191, Johannesburg

American International Casual Dining

Nestled away on a rooftop in Bryanston is where the exclusive night-time and private functions venue, Copper Bar, can be found. Copper Bar, the brainchild of owner Anthea Knowles celebrates the magic of being out in the open air, enjoying drinks and music with friends whilst looking out as the sun disappears behind the majestic Magaliesberg mountain range. We are a private event venue only open to the public on Thursday and Friday evenings.

RSVP Restaurant

$$$$ 9 Eletu Ogabi St, Victoria Island, 101001, Lagos

American Premium Casual

R.S.V.P. is a New American restaurant and bar on Victoria Island, Lagos. From its industrial luxury design elements to its hidden bar and lounge behind the restaurant, R.S.V.P. is inspired by the prohibition-era restaurants and bars in Manhattan, NYC. Superb freshly made food, an excellent bar program and exceptional service, carefully curated music, and world-class design were elements that set the new standards in the city.

Crimson Bar & Grill, Cairo, Egypt.

$$$$ St. (former Montazah St, 16 Kamal Al Tawil, Zamalek, Cairo Governorate, , Cairo

American European Mediterranean Fine dining

Crimson is a rooftop bar and grill influenced by the red shades we witness during the magical sunset hour in Zamalek by the Nile front. The History of Bar Where mixology and atmosphere collide, our Nile-side premium-stocked bar houses a kaleidoscope of tastes and flavours for the intrepid cocktail connoisseur. Try Giovanni’s Fashion Gin and Tonic with juniper and rose hips or the Crimson Signatures with sweet watermelon and tangy pineapple. Find your new signature drink, Nile Side. The History of Kitchens With influences from Italy and the Mediterranean, our cuisine focuses on the most decadent of taste notes and uses only the highest quality ingredients. Our Michelin star chef El Husseiny Fathy is the mastermind behind our menus and the Head Chef of our highly trained crew.

Arena Sports Bar & Grill

$$$$ Plot 8 Bukoto Street, , Kampala

American International Casual Dining Fast Casual Pizzeria

Arena Sports Bar & Grill is Kampala's first sports bar. With five large screens and a projector, experience your favourite sport like never before. We show everything from soccer to golf. We are also an Activity Bar with Darts, Beer Pong, Board Games and more to keep you entertained all day and all night! An international cuisine because it ranges from hamburgers to pizza, fries and fries of all kinds, perfect to accompany a game. Lots of fresh, frozen beers, accompanied by snacks and various delicacies.

The Capital Grille

$$$$ 3200 Las Vegas Blvd S Suite 3300, 89109, Las Vegas

American International Premium Casual

The Capital Grille is nationally acclaimed for its dry-aged steak selections, fresh seafood, and extensive, award-winning wine list, all presented with professional, attentive service in an atmosphere of relaxed elegance. The Capital Grill Restaurant is located in Las Vegas.

Crossroads Kitchen Los Angeles

$$$$ 8284 Melrose Ave, 90046, Los Angeles

American Fast Casual

In March of 2013, Crossroads opened at the corner of Melrose and Sweetzer in Los Angeles. We are proud to serve mouthwatering Mediterranean meals in a refined environment. Crossroads is not what people picture when they think of a vegan restaurant. With upscale décor and lighting, we are the first plant-based restaurant in town to have a full bar with an inspired cocktail program. Crossroads is an intersection where vegans, flexitarian's, omnivores and meat eaters can cross paths to share a delicious meal and a good time. We believe everyone should enjoy great food!

Otium

$$$$ 222 S Hope St, 90012, Los Angeles

American Elegant & Chic

Otium strips away the formalities of dining while focusing on the quality of food, warm service, and relaxed, casual ambience. It is designed to be a social restaurant with an open kitchen merging indoor and outdoor spaces. The restaurant’s name, Otium, is rooted in Latin, a word meant to emphasize a place where time can be spent on leisurely social activities. Otium is located in Los Angeles.

Barton G. The Restaurant Los Angeles

$$$$ 861 N La Cienega Blvd, 90069, Los Angeles

American International Elegant & Chic

At Barton G. The Restaurant Los Angeles, we believe that dining is a cause for celebration. Our award-winning chefs, designers, and producers create meals to satiate the appetite and stimulate all the senses. Our menus and approach to guest service are uniquely crafted to push the limits of everyday dining. The restaurant is unforgettable from contemporary twists on comfort food, Instagram-worthy presentations, and interior design elements–such as beautiful orchid walls, imported natural pink onyx bar, and artistic, high-end finishes. With an ethos designed to elevate the guest experience, Barton G. restaurants serve parties of any size, from date nights and birthdays to private parties and large groups. As the originator of experiential fun-dining, we pride ourselves on doing bigger, bolder, and more dramatic things.

Craft Los Angeles

$$$$ 10100 Constellation Blvd, 90067, Los Angeles

American Premium Casual

After six successful years in New York, chef Tom Colicchio brought Craft’s pioneering approach to dining to Los Angeles in 2007. Craft’s emphasis on seasonal and local is a natural West Coast fit. Designed by award-winning architecture firm, Bentel & Bentel, Craft Los Angeles seats 300 in a 10,000-square-foot space with a dining veranda overlooking a four-acre park.

JOEY DTLA

$$$ 700 W 7th St Ste S430, 90017, Los Angeles

American Elegant & Chic

Wrapping the corner of 7th and S Flower St with the largest street level patio downtown Los Angeles, this space features a theatre kitchen, a stunning stone bartop and a custom wine wall in the lounge. The dining room showcases a large commissioned art piece by Los Angeles local, America Martin, an interior willow tree that provides an oasis within the city.

John's Grill

$$$$ 63 Ellis St, 94102, San Francisco

American International Premium Casual

John's Grill, which Esquire magazine called one of America's top 10 restaurants, is as much a historic fixture of San Francisco as the Golden Gate Bridge and the cable cars. Come for lunch or dinner, and you’re likely to rub shoulders with the mayor, a police chief or two, a movie star or a huddle of technology titans.

Waterbar

$$$$ 399 The Embarcadero, 94105, San Francisco

American International Elegant & Chic

Regarded as San Francisco's top seafood restaurant, Waterbar continues to set new sustainability, variety, and excellence standards. Waterbar is in a prime location on the waterfront of San Francisco’s Embarcadero, just south of the “Cupid's Span" sculpture, featuring panoramic views of the bay, Bay Bridge, Treasure Island, and the San Francisco skyline.

Kinship

$$$$ 1015 7th St NW, 20001, Washington

American Fine dining

Kinship is an acclaimed Chef Eric Ziebold’s restaurant. The restaurant is located on the first floor of 1015 Seventh Street NW in a historic brick building dating back to 1907. A second restaurant, Métier, opened in the bi-level space shortly after, offers a seven-course tasting menu. Both restaurants commit themselves to offering creative and contemporary American cuisine with a continued dedication to hospitality. Kinship is Chef Ziebold’s vision of what the modern American restaurant can be and offers an à la carte menu celebrating the rich diversity of influences that have come to shape American cuisine. The restaurant offers 59 seats plus a 12 seat bar with a lounge area and fireplace. The restaurants have been designed by Darryl Carter, a Washington D.C. native and a leader in the design world, recognized for his restrained, distinguished, and livable environments. Darryl has played a key role in defining the personality of the restaurants from day one, making design elements intimately woven with the experience Eric wants to provide their guests and giving the historic nature of the space a second life. Antique materials and furniture pieces are mingling with modern details to create an elegant yet warm and comfortable atmosphere.

Rich Table

$$$$ 199 Gough St, 94102, San Francisco

American Fast Casual Family Style

This is the culinary vision of Chefs Evan and Sarah Rich. With over three decades of combined experience in San Francisco and New York high-end restaurants, the team brings with them a wealth of talent, knowledge of quality foods and wine, and connections with the best farms and purveyors. Rich Table offers the restaurant offers specialities of modern American cuisine and it's located in the heart of San Francisco, near the Civic Center.

The Point DC

$$$$ 2100 2nd Street S.W., 20024, Washington

American Japanese International Premium Casual

The Point shines as the first restaurant in the newest waterfront destination in Washington D.C., Buzzard Point. Opened in Spring 2021 The Point brings the thrill and robust flavors of open flame cooking with fresh, local seafood. Perfectly situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, the contemporary design with live green walls, tranquil open-air patio and fire pits, compliment the picturesque and panoramic views.

The Lafayette

$$$$ 800 16th St NW, 20006, Washington

American Fine dining

Directly overlooking Lafayette Park, The Lafayette is a famed restaurant in Washington D.C., featuring a light-filled dining room and carefully prepared menu of upscale contemporary American cuisine. With an attentive staff, stately setting and meal service for breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunch, The Lafayette provides a truly unique fine dining experience in downtown Washington.

Grill 23 & Bar

$$$$ 161 Berkeley St, 02116, Boston

American Premium Casual

Proudly independent since 1983, Grill 23 & Bar has been bringing unrivalled steak, seafood and service to Boston for decades. Grill 23 & Bar is located in Boston in the Bay Village neighbourhood.

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