5 New Jersey Restaurants Among 100 Best For 'Foodies'

Five New Jersey restaurants made OpenTable's list of the 100 Best Restaurants for Foodies in America released on Wednesday.

(If you're not familiar with the terminology: a foodie is described by Merriam-Webster dictionary as "a person who enjoys and cares about food very much.")

Open Table's list was generated from more than five million restaurant reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners between Aug. 1, 2015, and July 31, 2016. All restaurants with a minimum "overall" score and number of qualifying reviews were included for consideration. Qualifying restaurants were then scored and sorted according to the percentage of qualifying reviews for which "fit for foodies" was selected as a special feature, according to OpenTable.

The local restaurants that made the list range from ethnic offerings to American cuisine. The list features restaurants from 30 states and the District of Columbia. California leads the way with 17 restaurants.

Here are all five New Jersey restaurants that made the cut:

• A Toute Heure, Cranford (American)
• Restaurant Lorena's, Maplewood (French)
• The Saddle River Inn, Saddle River (French)
• Toscano Ristorante, Bordentown (Steakhouse)
• Sette, Bernardsville (Italian)

Find the full list here.

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