| Rank | Title | Total Votes | Score | Previous position | Vote |
| 1 | Acacia Restaurant
Chef Dale Reitzer, Richmond, VA
| 7941
| 39645
| 1 |
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| 2 | Rivertown Bistro
Owners Mr & Mrs Darren Smith, Conway SC
| 7433
| 36871
| 2 |
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| 3 | Evans Street Station
Tecumseh, MI
| 5899
| 29023
| 3 |
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| 4 | The Wolf's Lair
Owner Dana Theis, Dobson, NC
| 4394
| 21773
| 4 |
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| 5 | Marcellino Ristorante
Chef Marcellino Verzino, Phoeniz, AZ
| 3724
| 18487
| 5 |
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| 6 | Leon de Lyon
Chef Jean-Paul Lacombe, Lyon, France
| 3096
| 15202
| 6 |
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| 7 | Sidewheeler Restaurant
Chef Michael McLaurin, Conway, SC
| 2845
| 14000
| 7 |
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| 8 | March Restaurant
Chef Wayne Nish, NYC
| 2862
| 13851
| 8 |
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| 9 | Winston's Restaurant
Chef John Castro, Louisville, KY
| 2738
| 12947
| 9 |
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| 10 | Emeril's
Emeril Lagasse, New Orleans, LA
| 2813
| 12812
| 10 |
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| 11 | The French Laundry
Napa Valley, CA
| 2539
| 12310
| 11 |
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| 12 | Rialto
Chef Jody Adams, Cambridge, MA
| 2550
| 12253
| 12 |
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| 13 | Beacon
Chef Waldy Malouf, New York City, NY
| 2496
| 11947
| 13 |
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| 14 | The New World Grill
New York City
| 2494
| 11259
| 14 |
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| 15 | Commander's Palace
New Orleans, LA
| 2468
| 10491
| 15 |
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| 16 | Ocean Boulevard Bistro and Martini Bar
Outer Banks of North Carolina
| 2156
| 10086
| 16 |
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| 17 | 1587 Restaurant
Manteo, North Carolina
| 1986
| 9666
| 17 |
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| 18 | Mesa Grill
NYC, Chef Bobby Flay
| 1768
| 8503
| 18 |
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| 19 | Chimney Park Bistro
Chef Florian Wehrli, Windsor, CO
| 1750
| 8408
| 19 |
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| 20 | Nola Restaurant
Emeril Lagasse, New Orleans, LA
| 1890
| 8255
| 20 |
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| 21 | Blue Ginger
Chef Ming Tsai
| 1559
| 7725
| 21 |
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| 22 | Mansion on Turtle Creek
Dean Fearing, Dallas, TX
| 1695
| 7547
| 22 |
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| 23 | Felidia
Lidia Matticchio Bastainich, New York
| 1533
| 7362
| 23 |
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| 24 | The Green Brier
White Sulfur Springs, WV
| 1646
| 7325
| 24 |
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| 25 | Arcodoro
Houston, TX
| 1649
| 6854
| 25 |
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