Alison Cook just published her Top 100 Restaurants of 2013, and I was inspired to post my own “awards” of such. I came up with my own categories and picked winners (listed below). I’ve still got a few places that I’m dying to go to in the city, but these are my favorites to date. We are so blessed in this amazing foodie city (speaking of, read this article).
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Best Happy Hour: Anvil
Best Mimosas: Backstreet Cafe
Best Ladies-Who-Lunch: Tiny Boxwood
Best Girls Night: Canopy
Best Guys Night: Beavers
Best Lunch-to-Go: Relish (salad pictured above) and Zoe’s Kitchen
Best Dinner Atmosphere: Sparrow and Underbelly
Best Intimate (and Hipster) Vibe: Roost
Best Healthy Options: Harvest Grille
Best “Skinny” Cocktails: Cyclone Anaya’s
Best Sunday Brunch: Buffalo Grille and Rainbow Lodge
Best Farm-to-Market: Haven
Best Views: The Grove Rooftop and Brenner’s on the Bayou
Best Porch Area: Cedar Creek
Best BYOB: Jonathan’s The Rub and La Vista
Best Romantic Date Night: Mockingbird Bistro or Glass Wall
Best Asian: Uchi
Best Indian: Indika and Pondicheri
Best Italian: Coppa, Dolce Vita, and Giacomo’s
Best American: Benjy’s
Best Mexican: El Tiempo
Best Mediterranean: Island Grill
Best Middle Eastern: Maryz
Best French: Phillipe
Best Southern Cooking: Lucille’s
Best Bar Food: The Tasting Room
Best Bar(s): Anvil, Bar Boheme and Mongoose vs. Cobra
Best Coffee: Antidote and Catalina
Best Frozen Yogurt: Pinkberry
Best Vegetarian Options: Baba Yega and Field of Greens
Best Tofu Dish: Ruggles Green
Best Quinoa Dish: Latin Bites and Relish
Best Falafel: Brasil and Barnabys
Best Veggie Burger: Adair Kitchen
Best Brussels Sprouts: Benjy’s and Uchi
Notable missing from the list (and high on my list of places to go): Oxheart, Triniti, Revival Market, Radical Eats, RDG, Ouisie’s Table, Da Marco, Hugo’s, and Irma’s. Anyone up for dinner?
Bon appetit!
