A First: Fine Dining Goes Neo-Flophouse at Longman & Eagle in Chicago
1. Lincoln in New York, NY
2. Flour + Water in San Francisco, CA
3. The Kitchen at Brooklyn Fare in Brooklyn, NY
4. The Tasting Kitchen in Venice, CA
5. Grüner in Portland, OR
6. The Walrus and the Carpenter in Seattle, WA
7. Uchiko in Austin, TX
8. Menton in Boston, MA
9. Commis in Oakland, CA
10. Longman & Eagle in Chicago, IL

Whether ultra-modern or classic, the folks at Gayot.com say these top steakhouses are in their prime.
1- Bern’s Steak House, Tampa, Fla.
2- BOA Steakhouse, Los Angeles, Calif.
3- Gibsons Steakhouse & Bar, Chicago, Ill.
4- Grill 23 & Bar, Boston, Mass.
5- Harris’ San Francisco, Calif.
6- Kevin Rathbun Steak, Atlanta, Ga.
7- Peter Luger, Brooklyn, N.Y.
8- Prime, Las Vegas, Nev.
9- RED Prime Steak Oklahoma City, Okla.
10- Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse Houston, Texas
El Bulli, SpainAccording to Restaurant Magazine…
Aura - Victoria, British Columbia
Boneta - Vancouver, British Columbia
Olives - Calgary, Alberta
Wildflower Grill - Edmonton, Alberta
Pizzeria Gusto - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Bliss - Mississauga, Ontario
Nota Bene - Toronto, Ontario
North - Muskoka, Ontario
Navarra - Ottawa, Ontario
Cut Steakhouse & Urban Grill - Halifax, Nova Scotia
According to Where Magazine…