| Rank | Title | Total Votes | Score | Previous position | Vote |
| 1 | Acacia Restaurant
Chef Dale Reitzer, Richmond, VA
| 8285
| 41355
| 1 |
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| 2 | Rivertown Bistro
Owners Mr & Mrs Darren Smith, Conway SC
| 7437
| 36887
| 2 |
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| 3 | Evans Street Station
Tecumseh, MI
| 5901
| 29033
| 3 |
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| 4 | The Wolf's Lair
Owner Dana Theis, Dobson, NC
| 4510
| 22352
| 4 |
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| 5 | Marcellino Ristorante
Chef Marcellino Verzino, Phoeniz, AZ
| 3812
| 18919
| 5 |
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| 6 | Leon de Lyon
Chef Jean-Paul Lacombe, Lyon, France
| 3097
| 15205
| 6 |
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| 7 | Sidewheeler Restaurant
Chef Michael McLaurin, Conway, SC
| 3076
| 15151
| 7 |
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| 8 | March Restaurant
Chef Wayne Nish, NYC
| 2908
| 13901
| 8 |
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| 9 | Emeril's
Emeril Lagasse, New Orleans, LA
| 2942
| 13451
| 9 |
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| 10 | Winston's Restaurant
Chef John Castro, Louisville, KY
| 2837
| 13128
| 10 |
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| 11 | The French Laundry
Napa Valley, CA
| 2549
| 12358
| 11 |
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| 12 | Rialto
Chef Jody Adams, Cambridge, MA
| 2551
| 12258
| 12 |
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| 13 | Beacon
Chef Waldy Malouf, New York City, NY
| 2498
| 11957
| 13 |
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| 14 | The New World Grill
New York City
| 2505
| 11314
| 14 |
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| 15 | Mesa Grill
NYC, Chef Bobby Flay
| 2342
| 10933
| 15 |
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| 16 | Commander's Palace
New Orleans, LA
| 2493
| 10616
| 16 |
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| 17 | Ocean Boulevard Bistro and Martini Bar
Outer Banks of North Carolina
| 2178
| 10196
| 17 |
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| 18 | 1587 Restaurant
Manteo, North Carolina
| 2063
| 9971
| 18 |
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| 19 | Blue Ginger
Chef Ming Tsai
| 1793
| 8893
| 19 |
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| 20 | Chimney Park Bistro
Chef Florian Wehrli, Windsor, CO
| 1790
| 8548
| 20 |
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| 21 | Nola Restaurant
Emeril Lagasse, New Orleans, LA
| 1928
| 8440
| 21 |
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| 22 | Mansion on Turtle Creek
Dean Fearing, Dallas, TX
| 1696
| 7552
| 22 |
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| 23 | Felidia
Lidia Matticchio Bastainich, New York
| 1537
| 7382
| 23 |
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| 24 | The Green Brier
White Sulfur Springs, WV
| 1647
| 7330
| 24 |
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| 25 | Arcodoro
Houston, TX
| 1650
| 6857
| 25 |
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