30 editor picks across United States.
30 tasting menu restaurants worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.
Aubergine holds two Michelin stars inside L'Auberge Carmel at Monte Verde and 7th, where Justin Cogley cooks an eight-course coastal tasting menu.
OrderThe $285 tasting is the only menu; add the wine pairing when you book.
TipThe room seats a hotel's worth of diners at most; book on Tock well ahead, and budget for the 22% service charge on top.
Sam Hart's Counter- earned North Carolina's first Michelin star and a Green Star in 2025, with rotating tasting-menu themes on West Morehead in Charlotte.
OrderThe full tasting menu. Themes rotate every three months around a single concept.
TipReserve on Tock as early as you can. Counter- holds the only Michelin star in the Carolinas, and demand jumped after the November 2025 awards.
Sam Hart's Counter- on West Morehead is the only Michelin-starred restaurant in North Carolina, with a one-star and a Green Star earned in 2025.
OrderThe full multi-course tasting; themes rotate every three months.
TipBook on Tock the day reservations open for the next season. Demand has been heavy since the November 2025 awards.
Dallas's original Michelin-starred restaurant, retained its one star for the second consecutive year in 2025. Tasting menu $170 per person. At 3309 Elm St.
TipReservations open on the 1st and 15th of each month at 8am CST on Tock and sell out within minutes. Set a calendar reminder.
Sanford on North Jackson is Milwaukee's fine-dining anchor since 1989; Justin Aprahamian, a James Beard Best Chef Midwest winner, leads the Surprise menu now.
Gavin Kaysen's Demi in the North Loop runs a 20-seat tasting-counter dining room in Minneapolis since 2017. James Beard Outstanding Restaurateur 2023.
Sorekara on New Broad Street in Baldwin Park holds two Michelin stars in the 2026 Florida guide, with a tasting menu rooted in Japanese technique.
The Kitchen is Sacramento's only Michelin-starred restaurant, a chef's counter format with a six-course tasting menu on Broadway in Land Park.
OrderThe full six-course prix fixe with optional wine pairing
TipBookings open 90 days out via Exploretock. Single shows nightly, around 18:00, dietary requests at booking only.
Mixtli is San Antonio's first Michelin-starred restaurant, where chefs Diego Galicia and Rico Torres build a rotating tasting menu around one Mexican region.
TipThe menu changes every several weeks around a single region of Mexico. Seats are limited; book on Tock well ahead.
Canlis in Seattle is the city's enduring fine-dining room: Aisha Ibrahim's five-course menu, a 1950 cedar lodge above Lake Union, and Food and Wine's number.
OrderThe five-course chef's menu with Aisha Ibrahim's Filipino-tinged Walla Walla onion course.
TipTuesday and Wednesday open with quieter dining rooms and the same kitchen; the bar pours the same wine list at half the formality.
Chefs Ron Hsu and Aaron Phillips' Candler Park tasting room in Atlanta opened 2019, earned a Michelin Star in 2023 and runs an inventive prix-fixe menu.
OrderChef's tasting menu, with wine pairing.
TipReservations open 60 days out on Tock; the chef's counter seats six and books fastest.
Chefs Ron Hsu and Aaron Phillips' Candler Park tasting room in Atlanta opened 2019 and earned a Michelin Star in 2023 for an inventive seasonal prix-fixe.
OrderThe full chef's tasting menu with the wine pairing.
TipThe chef's counter for six is the seat to angle for; reservations open 60 days out on Tock.
Alinea in Chicago is Grant Achatz's three-Michelin-star Lincoln Park dining room, the original American modernist tasting menu since 2005 at 1723 N Halsted.
TipSalon is the shortest flow and the easiest to book; Kitchen Table is the deepest dive into the menu.
Veritas on West Gay Street downtown is Chef Josh Dalton's Columbus tasting-menu room, the city's reference fine-dining counter since the 2017 move.
The Deep Ellum BBQ institution that put Dallas on every national food map. Tasting menu $30-$60 per person. Book walk-in only ahead. At 2702 Main St.
TipArrive at 11am to beat the queue. The beef rib is a Saturday and Sunday special; arrive by noon or it will be gone.
Beckon in Denver is Duncan Holmes's 18-seat chef's counter on Larimer in RiNo since 2018, a Michelin-recognised tasting room behind sister bistro Call.
OrderThe tasting menu only; one seating per night.
TipTickets release one month out at 12 noon on a Wednesday via Tock; sell out in minutes. Try the bar at Call next door for walk-ins.
Beckon in Denver is Duncan Holmes's 18-seat chef's counter on Larimer in RiNo since 2018, a Michelin-recognised tasting room running an 11-course.
Edward Lee's 610 Magnolia in Louisville runs a weekly tasting menu in a converted Old Louisville Victorian, the chef's Southern-Korean flagship since 2003.
A 22-seat counter on the fifth floor of the Bill Voorhees Building in Paseo South Gulch, Nashville, awarded a Michelin Star in 2025 under Ortiz and Doubrava.
OrderThe full chef's counter tasting; the menu shifts seasonally.
TipReservations open one month in advance on Tock. Wednesday through Saturday only; one seating per night.
Sun Moon Studio in West Oakland earned a Michelin star in 2025. Alan Hsu and Sarah Cooper run a twelve-seat ingredient-driven tasting on Union Street.
Omo by Jont on East Lyman Avenue in Winter Park is chef Ryan Ratino's sixteen-seat tasting counter, with a Michelin star in the 2026 Florida guide.
Chris Barnum-Dann's Michelin-starred farm-to-fork room on S Street in midtown Sacramento, seven courses from Capay Valley and the Sacramento Delta.
OrderThe chef's tasting menu, with optional Northern California wine pairing
TipClosed Sunday to Tuesday. Bookings on Resy open 30 days out. Last seating around 20:15.
Minibar by Jose Andres in Washington DC is the chef's two-Michelin-star, 12-seat counter on E Street, a 20-course modernist tasting menu pulled.
OrderWhatever course requires both hands; the kitchen is unsentimental about it.
TipBook at midnight three months out via Tock. The wine pairing leans Old World Spanish; ask for the deep-dive option.
Pineapple and Pearls in Washington DC is Aaron Silverman's Michelin two-star tasting-menu room on Barracks Row, the formal sister of Rose's Luxury next door.
OrderWhichever caviar course leads the menu; it is the kitchen's editorial opener.
TipTickets include wine, food and tip; the lounge tickets are $50 cheaper than the dining room and run the same menu.
Minibar by Jose Andres in Washington DC is the chef's two-Michelin-star 12-seat counter on E Street, a 20-course modernist tasting menu pulled.
Hestia in Austin is Kevin Fink's Michelin-starred live-fire dining room downtown, built around a 20-foot custom hearth and a tasting menu of wood-grilled.
OrderThe whole roasted duck for two and the hearth-cooked vegetable course.
TipSit at the hearth counter if you can land it at booking; the view of the live-fire kitchen is the point.
Smyth in Chicago is the two-Michelin-star West Loop tasting menu from John and Karen Shields, paired with The Loyalist downstairs and produce from their own.
TipAsk for the wine-pairing 'reserve' option if you have a long evening; the cellar lists a deep run of Burgundy.
Oriole in Chicago is Noah Sandoval's two-Michelin-star tasting menu room at 661 W Walnut Street, a 28-seat West Loop room with strong caviar service.
TipThe wine pairings lean Germanic and Austrian. Ask by region, not by tier; the value is on the long-pour bottles.
The secret prix-fixe tasting room inside Revolver Taco Lounge in Deep Ellum. Tasting menu $150 per person. Book 1-2 weeks ahead. At 2701 Main St.
TipThe entrance to Purepecha is separate from the taco counter. Book by emailing the restaurant directly. Thursday through Saturday only.
The Wolf's Tailor in Denver is Kelly Whitaker's tasting-menu room in Sunnyside since 2017, a James Beard Mountain finalist with East-meets-West live-fire.
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