Yelpers are nothing if not engaged. They will regularly wax poetic about their favorite restaurants, write a scathing review of an unsavory meal, comment on each other’s mutual obsessions and upload full albums of dishes so good they simply cannot help but share. All of that intensity translates to millions of reviews used to determine this year’s ranking of Yelp’s Top Places to Eat in 2023.
To come up with the annual list, Yelp asks its users to submit their favorite restaurants, which it then analyzes based on the number of crowd-sourced reviews and ratings received. All of this information is handed over to its legions of community managers who further curate the list to ensure an “accurate reflection of the Yelp community itself.”
Most of the places you’ll see here earned five stars with only some earning a 4.5 rating. You’ll find bakeries, diners, delis and fine-dining establishments and every type of restaurant in between, spanning the country from Miami to Seattle and beyond. The top two entries serve Hawaiian food, a regional cuisine you don’t often see represented. But you’ll also spot Mexican, Ethiopian, Chinese and Middle Eastern—options span the globe.
We’ve included the top 10 restaurants below and the full list is available here. If your favorite made the cut, congrats! But also, sorry. Yelp just blew up your spot so good luck getting a table anytime soon.
1. Broken Mouth, Los Angeles, CA
2. Kaaloa's Super Js, Captain Cook, HI
3. Archibalds Village Bakery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
4. Beyer Deli, San Diego, CA
5. Adela’s Country Eatery, Kaneohe, HI
6. Sunbliss Cafe, Anaheim, CA
7. The Nook Cajun Cafe, Norco, CA
8. Tumerico, Tucson, AZ
9. Selam Ethiopian & Eritrean Cuisine, Orlando, FL
10. Sababa Falafel Shop, Garden Grove, CA