Opentable analyzed more than 13 million reviews from its diners across the U.S. to compile this year’s superlative list. The website releases different “Top 10” lists throughout the year, but its end-of-year “Top 100 Most Beloved Restaurants” is its most widespread and honorable roundup by far. Among its 100 best restaurants in the entire country, Tampa Bay’s seafood-focused eatery Ocean Prime, native Floridan-inspired Ulele and Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurant made the cut.
A little further south of Tampa Bay, Sarasota’s Connors Steak & Seafood and LongBoat Key’s Dry Dock Waterfront Grill also made this year’s “Top 100 Most Beloved Restaurants” list.
Check out the entire roundup on opentable.com.
Ocean Prime is known for its massive seafood towers, sushi rolls and freshly-caught fish, while Tampa Heights’ Ulele focuses on native Florida ingredients and flavors, like its popular alligator hush puppies and tomahawk pork chops. Coopers Hawk Winery and Restaurant boasts a menu of pastas, risottos and steaks that compliment its wide variety of wines, cocktails and sangrias.
Opentable has shown Tampa Bay’s dining scene a lot of love over the past few years, as many local restaurants—including Ocean Prime, Ulele and Oxford Exchange—have made its “100 Most Romantic” restaurants and “Restaurants with the Best Service” lists.
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This article appears in Dec 22-28, 2022.