More than 20 different cuisines are highlighted in OpenTable’s list.

More than 20 different cuisines are highlighted in OpenTable’s list.
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Most romantic restaurants in the US

According to recent analysis by OpenTable, California has the most romantic restaurants in America.

Based on over 13 million diner reviews, the online restaurant booking platform OpenTable has listed their 100 most romantic restaurants in the US. This year, the list spans 27 states, with California again taking the number one spot with 13 restaurants; second is Arizona, with nine restaurants, followed by Florida and Hawaii (both eight).

More than 20 different cuisines are highlighted in OpenTable’s list, with US diners equating romance with steakhouses (19 per cent of the list), followed by seafood (18 per cent), American (17 per cent) and Italian (nine per cent).

The 100 most romantic restaurants in the US for 2023 are (in alphabetical order by state):

Alabama

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut 

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Illinois

Indiana

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana 

Minnesota

North Carolina 

New Jersey 

New Mexico

Nevada

New York 

Ohio

Pennsylvania 

Rhode Island 

South Carolina 

Tennessee 

Texas

Washington

The list was generated from diner reviews collected between December 1, 2021, and November 30, 2022. Only guests who booked via OpenTable and dined could leave reviews. OpenTable is a brand of Booking Holdings.

Falstaff Editorial Team
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