San Diego Restaurant Makes Daily Meal's 101 Best In U.S.

SAN DIEGO, CA — If you're looking to dine out more as the weather gets warmer, we've got some tasty news for you.

The Daily Meal recently unveiled its list for the "101 Best Restaurants In America," and the online food and dining site included a restaurant from San Diego.

Here is the best restaurant in San Diego, according to the Daily Meal's rankings.

Addison

• Ranking: 74
• Address: 5200 Grand Del Mar Way, San Diego, CA 92130

From Daily Meal: "Unabashedly elegant and upscale, chef William Bradley’s Addison opened in San Diego in 2006 and has since racked up a Michelin star (the only one in San Diego), a five-star AAA rating and the Grand Award from Wine Spectator. The five- or 10-course tasting menus change regularly, but expect elegantly plated dishes like Alaskan king crab with coconut, Thai basil and passion fruit, or barbecued pigeon with red cabbage, beetroot and blackberry. Shell out some extra cash for the tableside cheese service."

Alinea, the three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Chicago, was ranked as the No. 1 eatery in the United States, according to the Daily Meal. The top five restaurants were rounded out by Eleven Madison Park in New York City, Atelier Crenn in San Francisco, Le Bernardin in New York City and Inn at Little Washington in Washington, Virginia.

"These 101 restaurants serve food that's thoughtful and thought-provoking, and they also have a dining room and a level of service that suit the quality of what's on the plate, a good beverage list and a true sense of personality, imagination and consistency," authors of the Daily Meal rankings wrote in an introductory statement to the list. "Visiting one of these restaurants feels like a truly memorable culinary experience."

To compile the rankings, the Daily Meal contacted hundreds of dining experts around the country to ask which restaurants they considered the absolute best in their respective cities. Those restaurants were then added to other establishments that have "garnered near-universal acclaim" and eateries that have been featured on previous Daily Meal lists.

The remaining restaurants were subsequently ranked according to metrics such as food, service, beverage options and environment.

The full list of the 101 best restaurants is available on the Daily Meal.