100 Best Restaurants 2008

Openings by celebrity chefs! A bistro renaissance! Twenty new restaurants! There’s plenty of excitement on this year’s list of very best restaurants, ranked from 1 to 100.

Restaurateurs of the Year

Meshelle and Cathal Armstrong have livened up Old Town with a luxury restaurant, a snazzy retro diner, a fish-and-chips place, and a modish speakeasy. more

100 Best Restaurants Slideshow

See our drool-inducing photo slideshow of some of the year's best food. more

100 Best Restaurants 2008

Try our easy-to-use database of this year's 100 best restaurants, where you can sort by ranking, star rating, or alphabetically.

Afghan

  1. Faryab

Ethiopian

  1. Etete

Greek/Mediterranean

  1. Cava
  2. Komi
  1. Mourayo
  2. Zaytinya

Pan-Asian

  1. Raku Bethesda

South American/Nuevo Latino

  1. Cafe Atlantico
  2. Jaleo
  1. Oyamel
  2. Zengo
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The Wrap-Up: The Week in Food

Ray's the Steaks gets ready to move, bartender Gina Chersevani leaves EatBar, and Barack Obama plays food critic. more

The 100 Very Best Restaurants: You Get to Guess!

Think you’re a restaurant know-it-all? Prove it. We’re hosting a contest to see who can guess the rankings of the top 20 restaurants in our upcoming 100 Very Best Restaurants issue. more