50 states: 50 best restaurants on Yelp
We asked Yelp how to find the best restaurant in each state (and Washington, D.C.) and the platform used an algorithm combining users' ratings and reviews (and excluding chains) to give us these standout eateries. The leader in your state may surprise you or simply reveal what's commonly reviewed on the platform — like the five sushi spots that made the list. Perhaps unsurprisingly, South Carolina's top restaurant serves southern fare, Tennessee's top spot is a newer and nationally known eatery in Nashville, and Wyoming's winner is a well known wine bar in Jackson. Though one may not have guessed that Kansas' best restaurant is a sushi bar, Georgia's standout is a vegan restaurant, and Minnesota's top spot is Vietnamese — all the more reason to check them out. Interestingly, New Hampshire's standout eatery is an actual farm (with more than 20 pancake flavors) and the best eatery in the nation's capital is Ethiopian (though locals know that secret).
Browse the gallery above for Yelp users' top recommendation in each state — it might inspire a new trip.