Westport Restaurant Named to OpenTable's '100 Hottest' List for 2016

WESTPORT, CT - Rizzuto's Oyster Bar and Restaurant has been named one of the 100 Hottest Restaurants in America for 2016 by the reviews and reservations website OpenTable.com.

Located at 540 Riverside Ave. in Westport, the restaurant is described by OpenTable as combining "a warm urban environment and genuine hospitality with market fresh fish, a raw bar, steaks and chops, pasta, and Neapolitan wood-fired pizza."

The Westport restaurant is the only one in Connecticut to make the 2016 list. Rizzuto's also has locations in Bethel and West Hartford.

"Rizzuto’s is a community driven restaurant and gathering destination for everyone to enjoy a great dining experience," the website writes.

OpenTable named its list of the top 100 by crunching data from "more than five million reviews of more than 20,000 restaurants" throughout the United States.

"When looking for a place to dine out, why not snag a spot at the hottest place in town?" the website writes. "The #OpenTable100 Hottest Restaurant in America list highlights hip, new restaurants, hot spots, celebrity chefs and avant-garde restaurateurs."

Click here to view the complete list on the OpenTable website.

Photo credit: Rizzuto's Oyster Bar & Restaurant