Annual Restaurant Awards | The Best of The Best

By Gayot Editors
Addison in San Diego, California, one of GAYOT's Top 40 Restaurants in 2012
Addison Restaurant, San Diego, CA

GAYOT’s 2012 Annual Restaurant Awards feature the:
– Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.
– Top 10 New Restaurants in the U.S.
– Top 10 Insider Picks in the U.S.
– Top 10 Steakhouses in the U.S.
– Top Romantic Restaurants in the U.S.
– Top 5 Rising Chefs in the U.S.
– Best Restaurateur
– Culinary Trends
– Behind the Scenes.

Michael Mina, GAYOT's 2011 Best Restaurateur in the US
Chef Michael Mina

GAYOT’s 2011 Annual Restaurant Awards feature the:
– Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.
– Top 10 New Restaurants in the U.S.
– Top 40 Cheap Eats in the U.S.
– Top 10 Steakhouses in the U.S.
– Top 10 Hotel Restaurants in the U.S.
– Top 5 Rising Chefs in the U.S.
– Top 10 Insider Picks in the U.S.
– Top Restaurateur
– Culinary Trends.

Culinary delicacy at Mélisse, one of GAYOT's Top 40 Restaurants 2010
Mélisse Restaurant, Santa Monica, CA

GAYOT’s 2009/10 Annual Restaurant Awards feature the:
– Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.
– Top 10 New Restaurants in the U.S.
– Top 40 Cheap Eats in the U.S.
– Top 10 Steakhouses in the U.S.
– Top 10 Hotel Restaurants in the U.S.
– Top Restaurateur
– Top 5 Rising Chefs in the U.S.
– Top 5 Food Trucks in the U.S.
– Culinary Trends.

Oyster with roe from Chef Mavro, one of GAYOT's Top 40 Restaurants in America 2008
Chef Mavro, Honolulu, HI | Oyster with roe

GAYOT’s 2008 Annual Restaurant Awards feature the:
– Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.
– Top 10 New Restaurants in the U.S.
– Top 40 Cheap Eats in the U.S.
– Top 10 Steakhouses in the U.S.
– Top 5 Rising Chefs in the U.S.
– Top 5 Pastry Chefs in the U.S.
– Best Restaurateur
– Top Restaurant Design in the U.S.
– Culinary Trends.

Dessert from Gary Danko, one of GAYOT's Top 40 Restaurants in America 2007
Gary Danko, San Francisco, CA | Dessert

GAYOT’s 2007 Annual Restaurant Awards feature the:
– Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.
– Top 10 New Restaurants in the U.S.
– Top 10 Steakhouses in the U.S.
– Top 5 Pastry Chefs
– Rising Chefs.

Chef Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin in New York, one of GAYOT's Top 40 Restaurants in the US 2006
Chef Éric Ripert

GAYOT’s 2006 Annual Restaurant Awards feature the:
– Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.
– Rising Chefs
– Top 10 New Restaurants in the U.S.
– Top 10 Steakhouses Across America.

Picasso | Filet of halibut, green asparagus and sauce hollandaise
Picasso, Chef Julian Serrano, Las Vegas, NY | Filet of halibut, green asparagus and sauce hollandaise

GAYOT’s 2005 Annual Restaurant Awards feature the:
– Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.
– Rising Chefs
– Top Restaurant Town in the World.

The French Laundry in Yountville, California, one of GAYOT's Top 40 Restaurants in the US 2004
The French Laundry, Chef Thomas Keller | Yountville, CA

GAYOT’s 2004 Annual Restaurant Awards feature the:
– Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.
– Regional Chefs
– Rising Chefs
– Pastry Masters
– Restaurants to Watch
– La New Cuisine: Extreme Cuisine.