10) DESCHUTES BREWERY
Stato: Oregon
Città: Bend
Specialità: americana - birre artigianali
indirizzo: 1044 NW Bond St
Che in Oregon la birra, ed in particolare quella artigianale, sia una religione non è una novità. Ma, quando alla buona birra si può abbinare anche del delizioso cibo, è un'occasione davvero da non perdere. Siamo a Bend, in una delle più belle città dello stato (Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Bend & Smith Rock State Park), dove una delle più famose tra le aziende produttrici di birra artigianale, la Deschutes Brewery, ha creato un connubio vincente: unire la loro buonissima birra ad un cibo di alto livello. Nel cuore di downtown, nello storico edificio dove di fatto è nata la Deschutes Brewery (qui sono state prodotte per la prima volta le mitiche Butte Porter e Jubelale), dal 1988 potrete trovare ingredienti freschi (molto spesso a chilometro 0), provenienti da agricoltori e allevatori locali.
10) DESCHUTES BREWERY
State: Oregon
City: Bend
Specialties: american - craft beer
address: 1044 NW Bond Street
That Beer, and in particular craft beer, is a kind of religion in Oregon... well is nothing new. But, when good beer can also be combined with delicious food, it becomes an opportunity not to be missed. This is Bend, in one of the most beautiful cities in the state (Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Bend & Smith Rock State Park), where one of the most famous among the breweries, the Deschutes Brewery, has created a winning combination: they mixed their amazing beer to a high level food. In the heart of downtown, in the historic building where the Deschutes Brewery was born (the legendary Butte Porter and Jubelale were brewed for the first time right here!), you can find a beer-centric menu features fresh ingredients, many sourced from local farmers, foragers and ranchers with whom the team has built strong relationships over the years
(Deschutes Brewery, Bend - Oregon)
9) POKE SHACK & UMEKE'S ALI'I PLAZA
Stato: Hawaii - Big Island
Città: Kailua-Kona
Specialità: poke
indirizzo: 76-6246 Alii Dr - 75-143 Hualalai Rd
9) POKE SHACK & UMEKE'S ALI'I PLAZA
State: Hawaii - Big Island
City: Kailua-Kona
Specialties: poke
address: 76-6246 Alii Dr - 75-143 Hualalai Rd
We hope you'll forgive us on having included in this ranking two restaurants at the position number nine. The truth is that once you taste the poke of one of the two restaurants, you will immediately want to run to the other to evaluate which of the two is the best. We have not been able to prefer one of the two, we only know that every time we were in Kona for lunch, we stopped either by Poke Shack (pictured to the left), the latter also visited by Gordon Ramsay among other, or by Umeke's, to taste the different types of poke offered. Several days are needed to explore the huge Big Island, so we are sure that you will be able to visit them both: two rustic places, the ones we like the most, almost hidden and far from tourists. Locals come here, the usual synonym of undoubted quality. Poke is now a mass phenomenon in Europe too, but it was born here in Hawaii and it is just amazing. Hawaiian word poke meaning cut, cubed or sliced. Traditionally made with raw fish and seasoned with Hawaiian salt, limu kohu (seaweed), Inamona (roasted kukui nut) and/or other available ingredients.
(Umeke's Alii Plaza)
8) THE ROCKFELLER
Stato: California
Città: Manhattan Beach - Los Angeles
Specialità: americana
indirizzo: 1209 Highland Ave
8) THE ROCKFELLER
State: California
City: Manhattan Beach - Los Angeles
Specialties: american
address: 1209 Highland Avenue
One of the most beautiful areas of Los Angeles is definitely that of Manhattan Beach, not far from El Segundo and then from Lax airport (Things to see in Los Angeles). Once you get back from the long and beautiful beach, you will find several quality restaurants along the road, of particular note is definitely the Rockefeller Gastropub, which pride theirselves on serving independent American craft beer and tasty food. From the American Prime Burger to the chicken pot pie, from the Kalbi Cheese Steak to the Lobster Avocado Salad. If you are looking for an evening a fine dinner, this is the place for you ...
(The Rockfeller)
7) ROLLIN SMOKE BBQ
Stato: Nevada
Città: Las Vegas
Specialità: barbeque
indirizzo: 3185 S Highland Dr
7) ROLLIN SMOKE
State: Nevada
City: Las Vegas
Specialties: barbeque
address: 3185 S Highland Dr
Do not be frightened by an area that is not exactly the most exciting in Las Vegas (the best of Las Vegas are its surroundings ...) and above all do not forget the first rule when visiting the "sin city". the city offers the best of itself... outside the strip, also and above when it comes to restaurants. And in our top 30 of the best restaurants in the United States, could not miss the mecca of the barbeque in town, an icon which is now very popular among tourists who increasingly abandon the lights of the strip and get to the Rollin Smoke. They will enjoy what is simply the best barbeque in Las Vegas (best barbeque in Las Vegas). Two guys from Arkansas created this gem, which is once again a spartan restauran, far from the glamour of the strip.
(Rollin Smoke, Las Vegas - Nevada)
6) THE ORIGINAL NINFA'S ON NAVIGATION
Stato: Texas
Città: Houston
Specialità: messicana
indirizzo: 2704 Navigation Blvd
6)THE ORIGINAL NINFA'S ON NAVIGATION
State: Texas
City: Houston
Specialties: mexican
address: 2704 Navigation Blvd
In 2005, Men's Fitness magazine called Houston a symbol of obesity in the United States, as statistics show that 23% of residents are clinically obese. Food is sacred in Texas, now we are aware of it. In Houston, it's even more sacred. People eat here, they seriously eat (and almost always at the restaurant or in fast food), although not always so healthy to be fair. Having only one evening to spend in Houston, the choice was not easy. Focus on the main religion of the state, the barbeque, or to the typical tex-mex cuisine, which takes its name from the railway Texas-Mexican. We opted for a place that definitely made history, found out thanks to the TV program Man Vs Food with Casey Webb: The Original Ninfa's on Navigation (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Arkansas). In fact, it was mrs Mama Ninfa who invented fajitas (the delicious dish of Mexican cuisine) and gave way to what soon became a cult phenomenon. Mama died in 2001, but her legacy is a restaurant that offers, to say it as Mrs. Ninfa, "still serves the best Mexican food since Texas was in Mexico".
(The Original Ninfa's on Navigation)
5) DINOSAUR BAR-B-QUE
Stato: New York
Città: Brooklyn
Specialità: barbeque
indirizzo: 604 Union St
5) DINOSAUR BAR-B-QUE
State: New York
City: Brooklyn
Specialties: barbeque
address: 604 Union Street
New York could not miss in the special ranking of the 30 best restaurants in the United States. Or rather Brooklyn, because kind of like Queen's, these are the boroughs where you can breathe the most authentic New York. Brooklyn is the district that is now becoming very trendy thanks to the "gentrification", the redevelopment process that has definitely changed its face. In a former building that housed a motor freight company (dating back to 1941), stands the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, one of the best barbeques in the city. As you certainly know, that of barbeque is a specialty in which Americans are masters and, despite the many road trips in the United States, we are still inclined towards its charm. The ribs here are phenomenal, as are the jerk lamb shoulder and the smoked "Hot Link" sausage. The Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is now a trendy place when it comes to dinner in Brooklyn, so we recommend booking a table especially on weekends.
(Dinosaur Barbeque, Brooklyn - New York)
4) PECAN LODGE
Stato: Texas
Città: Dallas
Specialità: barbeque
indirizzo: 2702 Main St
4) PECAN LODGE
State: Texas
City: Dallas
Specialties: barbeque
address: 2702 Main St
That's another state, from New York to Texas, but it's still barbeque! In a top ten ranking characterized by a lot of barbeque-restaurants, the "Lone Star State" could not be missing, that until proven otherwise, considers barbeque even more than a religion. And the Pecan Lodge (Dallas and the barbeque) is in our opinion the best in the nation (brisket is delicious!), So much that here, despite being 11.30 in the morning, we had to wait for almost 40 minutes to proceed with the order. Lots of people were standing in line despite this restaurant is far from downtown. We found out Pecan Lodge through the tv show Man Finds Food on food network: it offers what Dallas residents define "the best barbeque in town". Was there ever any doubt?
(Pecan Lodge, Dallas - Texas)
3) BLACK SHEEP RESTAURANT
Stato: California
Città: Santa Barbara
Specialità: americana-fusion
indirizzo: 26 E Ortega Street
3) BLACK SHEEP RESTAURANT
State: California
City: Santa Barbara
Specialties: american-fusion
address: 26 E Ortega Street
This is the podium and it looks like things are about to get interesting. It was not easy to choose the first three restaurants that most impressed us during the many on the roads in the US, but we are sure that the podium will not disappoint you. On the lowest step of the podium there's the black sheep, a must when visiting Santa Barbara. Mind you, the restaurant fully reflects the city, one of those where it would be really worth living: rich, beautiful and full of attractions. And the Black Sheep is one of its flagships. The Perez family restaurant offers fresh and sustainable ingredients, a cuisine with Latin, Asian and Italian flavors based on French technique. Here you will also find ramen and Peruvian potato tacos, for example. Here we tasted the Wellington fillet, or rather an exquisite Wellington fillet, for the first time ever.
(Blacksheep Restaurant, Santa Barbara - California)
2) DIABLO BURGER
Stato: Arizona
Città: Flagstaff
Specialità: burger
indirizzo: 120 N Leroux S
2) DIABLO BURGER
State: Arizona
City: Flagstaff
Specialties: burgers
address: 120 N Leroux S
We tasted at least fifty burgers during our American road trips, but nothing beats those of the Diablo Burger. Where are we? This is Flagstaff (route 66: from Holbrook to Seligman), in the heart of Arizona, in a place close to downtown but quite hidden. Although it is quite spartan, its prices are not very cheap, but the quality of those burgers is just impressive, enough to make us come back several times. Do you want to know what pushed us to complete the trail that from Havasu Falls leads to the parking lot (almost 9 miles), with 40 110 degrees (farenheit) inside the canyon and a terrifying tiredness? The thought that, once we get to the car, we would continue for about 200 km along the route 66 heading east to Flagstaff, to enjoy the wonderful Diablo Burger burger.
(Diablo Burger, Flagstaff - Arizona)
1) CARSON KITCHEN
Stato: Nevada
Città: Las Vegas
Specialità: americana
indirizzo: 124 S 6th St #100
1) CARSON KITCHEN
State: Nevada
City: Las Vegas
Specialties: american
address: 124 S 6th St #100
As there are places that remain in your heart, there are also restaurants that, as soon as you just walk in through the front door for the first time, you think ... "well, when will we come back?". It was love at first sight with Carson Kitchen, a stone's throw from downtown Las Vegas (what to see and where to dine in Las Vegas). By now you'd learned that Las Vegas is (to us) all the things outside the strip, a magical city that we visited many times and we do not hesitate to define "ours". As "ours" is Carson Kitchen (which has just opened in Atlanta and Salt Lake City in case you didn't know ...), a place frequented mainly by locals, the first great guarantee of quality of a restaurant. But if Carson Kitches is at number 1 among the thirty best restaurants in the United States (we never had any doubt about that), it is certainly not because it is not very touristy, but only for the quality of the food. We would like to come back to Las Vegas just to taste the "bacon jam" again, a bacon jam with Brie and croutons, the flagship of the restaurant together with the Bourbon Fudge Brownie (brown butter bacon ice cream), the Glazed Donut Bread Pudding (three rum caramel, vanilla crème anglaise) or the Jerk Turkey Burger (mango chutney slaw). For once there's no need to say more. Right?
(bacon jam - Carson Kitchen, Las Vegas, Nevada)
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