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#restaurant-rankings

The guide's criteria is supposedly top secret, but seasoned chefs will tell you there's a winning formula (and less-recognized chefs might argue that the recipe is set up for failure). While the UK and Ireland has a substantial 174 one-star restaurants across its shores, the coveted three-Michelin-star rating remains as elusive as ever: just 10 restaurants in the region belong to the club. With the advent of each annual guide, the restaurant world looks on in anticipation, waiting to find out if said club has any new members. At the 2026 ceremony, held on February 9 in Dublin, no new restaurants made the cut.

If you really want to get an incredible steak (and you don't want to have to make it yourself), then your best bet is probably to go to one of the best local steakhouses in the U.S. But when you're looking for an option that may be a bit more accessible or affordable, a steakhouse chain will often do the trick.

A new ranking of the most popular restaurant chains in the US reveals that both iconic spots and lesser-known favorites are winning over customers.

In early August, Food columnist Jenn Harris and I convened at Mae Malai Thai House of Noodles in Hollywood for a lunch meeting. Our purpose (beyond savoring $8.95 bowls of Malai Data's signature boat noodles): to begin creating The Times' annual guide to the 101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles, our second one together. The 2025 edition - the work of which kicked off over our summer meal - goes live online on Tuesday evening.

Last night at the Wynn Las Vegas, the 50 Best organization - the group behind the World's 50 Best Restaurants list - unveiled a new ranking, the North America's 50 Best Restaurants, to a roaring crowd of hundreds of chefs, owners, journalists (including yours truly and Eater audience editor Kat Thompson), and other food enthusiasts. The event marked the first time North America received its own list - though by the organization's definition, North America comprises the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean,

Our very serious formula takes into account important factors like menu variety, wrapper chewiness, and soup-to-meat ratio of xiao long bao. Bonus points for alliteration (hi, Dumpling Dynasty), or names that make us want to sign a lease and move in (love you, Dumpling Home). If you're looking for all of our favorite dumpling spots in SF, regardless of what they're called, we've got a guide for that, too.

Straight-talking British chef Gordon Ramsay has come a long way since he opened his first restaurant in 1998. He's turned into a bonafide A-lister, known for a plethora of restaurants and cooking-themed TV shows. He's gained Michelin Stars, written best-selling books, and built a restaurant empire. To date, Ramsay has nearly 90 restaurants around the world, and more than 30 of those are in the U.S.