SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OpenTable, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPEN) (www.opentable.com), a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants, today announced the winners of its 2009 Diners' Choice Awards in the Fit for Foodies category. The list offers up 50 top-notch restaurants to try when the key decision factor for booking a reservation is how to impress a discerning palette. The list of winners is derived from more than 3 million reviews submitted by OpenTable diners for nearly 10,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
"What the restaurants on this eclectic list have in common is that each is a real draw for adventurous and informed eaters. Local, seasonal foods are de rigueur at most of these establishments, but they are foodie meccas because of their commitment to cutting-edge techniques in cuisine and interesting ingredients," said Caroline Potter, dining expert, OpenTable.
Based on feedback collected from OpenTable diners between September 2008 and August 2009, the following 50 restaurants, listed in alphabetical order, received the highest scores from OpenTable diners, indicating that they were considered among the restaurants most fit for foodies. For more information about this list, please visit http://www.opentable.com/foodies.
The 2009 Winners of OpenTable's Fit for Foodies Awards
* Abbatoir - Atlanta, GA
* Ad Hoc - Yountville, CA
* Bar Tartine - San Francisco, CA
* The Bazaar by Jose Andres - Los Angeles, CA
* Binkley's Restaurant - Cave Creek, AZ
* Blackbird - Chicago, IL
* Blue Hill - New York, NY
* Bonsoiree - Chicago, IL
* Camino - Oakland, CA
* Chez Panisse Cafe - Berkeley, CA
* Cochon - New Orleans, LA
* Coi - San Francisco, CA
* Craigie on Main - Cambridge, MA
* Dirt Candy - New York, NY
* Dovetail - New York, NY
* FIG - Charleston, SC
* Fore Street - Portland, ME
* The French Laundry - Yountville, CA
* Graham Elliot - Chicago, IL
* Green Zebra - Chicago, IL
* Heartland Restaurant - St. Paul, MN
* Herbsaint - New Orleans, LA
* Hungry Mother - Cambridge, MA
* Moto Restaurant - Chicago, IL
* noca - Phoenix, AZ
* The North Fork Table & Inn - Southold, NY
* o ya - Boston, MA
* Osteria - Philadelphia, PA
* Osteria Mozza - Los Angeles, CA
* OTOM Restaurant - Chicago, IL
* palate food + wine - Glendale, CA
* Range - San Francisco, CA
* Redd - Yountville, CA
* Restaurant Zoe - Seattle, WA
* Saffron Restaurant & Lounge - Minneapolis, MN
* Saul Restaurant - Brooklyn, NY
* Scarpetta - New York, NY
* Seasonal Restaurant and Weinbar - New York, NY
* Spring Hill Restaurant & Bar - Seattle, WA
* Supper - Philadelphia, PA
* Susan Feniger's STREET- Los Angeles, CA
* Sushi of Gari - New York, NY
* Swell - San Francisco, CA
* t'afia - Houston, TX
* Takashi - Chicago, IL
* Tilth - Seattle, WA
* Ubuntu Napa - Napa, CA
* wd-50 - New York, NY
* Wink - Austin, TX
* Zazu - Santa Rosa, CA
"From organic chophouse Abbatoir to 'vegetable' restaurant Ubuntu Napa, this list honors the restaurateurs and chefs who are elevating their craft in highly personal and progressive ways," added Potter.
For more information on the list of restaurants most Fit for Foodies, please visit Potter's "Dining Check" blog on OpenTable at http://blog.opentable.com.
About OpenTable, Inc.
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