{"id":340651,"date":"2026-05-31T21:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T21:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/340651\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T21:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T21:50:08","slug":"best-50-restaurants-in-america-revealed-and-nine-are-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/340651\/","title":{"rendered":"Best 50 restaurants in America revealed \u2014 and nine are in California"},"content":{"rendered":"

California\u2019s dining scene cleaned up on a prestigious new ranking of North America\u2019s best restaurants, with nine Golden State eateries earning coveted spots<\/a> on the annual list \u2014 including four in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The World\u2019s 50 Best Restaurants \u2014 a global dining guide<\/a> voted on by hundreds of culinary experts \u2014 unveiled its ranking during an awards ceremony in New Orleans on Thursday, the LA Times<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

California\u2019s dining scene cleaned up on a prestigious new ranking of North America\u2019s best restaurants, with nine Golden State eateries earning coveted spots on the annual list. Instagram\/@holboxlosangeles<\/p>\n

Holbox ranked #26 on the list. Instagram\/@holboxlosangeles<\/p>\n

Hollywood seafood favorite Providence came in at #32. Instagram\/@providencela<\/p>\n

Leading California\u2019s showing was San Francisco\u2019s Saison, which landed at #22. Los Angeles\u2019 Holbox followed at #26, while San Diego\u2019s Addison by William Bradley claimed the No. 31 spot, and Hollywood seafood favorite Providence came in at #32.<\/p>\n

San Francisco continued its strong presence on the list, with Benu at #33, Atelier Crenn at #44, and Sons and Daughters at #45.<\/p>\n

Addison by William Bradley. Instagram\/@addisonrestaurant<\/p>\n

Atelier Crenn came in at #44. Instagram\/@atelier.crenn<\/p>\n

Sons and Daughters in San Francisco landed at #45. Sons and Daughters<\/p>\n

West Hollywood\u2019s Somni, which reopened in December 2024 after a four-year closure, debuted at #46, while downtown Los Angeles restaurant Kato rounded out California\u2019s winners at #49.<\/p>\n

Familiar California favorites like Holbox, Kato, Providence, Atelier Crenn, Saison, and Benu returned to the list, while Somni, Addison by William Bradley, and Sons and Daughters were newcomers.<\/p>\n

Wood-grilled Kanpachi collars with avocado, tortillas, and pico de gallo from Holbox. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Somni\u2019s latest recognition marks another milestone for chef Aitor Zabala, who reopened the intimate Spanish-influenced tasting-menu restaurant as sole proprietor after a four-year closure.<\/p>\n

The restaurant, originally launched as a collaboration between Zabala and celebrity chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s, also recently earned three Michelin stars and a spot on The Times\u2019 list of California\u2019s 101 best restaurants.<\/p>\n

Harbison, Blueberry, and Greens dish from Blue Belle Farm. San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images<\/p>\n

San Diego\u2019s Addison by William Bradley claimed the No. 31 spot Instagram\/@addisonrestaurant<\/p>\n

Leading California\u2019s showing was San Francisco\u2019s Saison, which landed at #22. Instagram\/@saisonsf<\/p>\n

\u201cThese recognitions for him and his team are just a way to honor all the hard work that they\u2019ve been through,\u201d Somni representative Zach Jorin said. \u201cI think it\u2019s great for the city in general.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s ranking featured restaurants from 20 cities across the United States and Canada, with 36 restaurants from the US and 14 from Canada.<\/p>\n

Several special awards were also handed out.<\/p>\n

San Francisco\u2019s Atelier Crenn received the Sustainable Restaurant Award, while Benu founder Corey Lee earned the Estrella Damm Chefs\u2019 Choice Award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"California\u2019s dining scene cleaned up on a prestigious new ranking of North America\u2019s best restaurants, with nine Golden…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":340652,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7625,7,9,8,971,47,4182,115495,412,74,101],"class_list":["post-340651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-america","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-lifestyle","tag-los-angeles","tag-metro","tag-rankings","tag-restaurants","tag-san-diego","tag-san-francisco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/340652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}