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Just in Time for the Holidays, OpenTable Reveals the 100 Best Restaurants for Group Dining

Festive restaurants with energetic ambiance, warm hospitality, and crowd-pleasing menus rise to the top; Winning restaurants span 26 states; New York, Illinois, California, Nevada and DC claim most honorees

November 15, 2017 8:31 AM EST

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for the holidays, OpenTable, the world's leading provider of online restaurant reservations and part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), is getting into the spirit by unveiling the 100 Best Restaurants for Groups in America for 2017.

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From coast to coast, the complete list features restaurants across 26 states, with New York boasting 20 winning restaurants, followed by Illinois with 18, California with 13, and the District of Columbia and Nevada both claiming nine. Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington are also represented.

It comes as no surprise that the Big Apple, known for its outstanding dining scene, is home to several restaurants found on this year's 100 Best Restaurants for Groups list, including Jean-Georges Vongerichten's ABC Kitchen and Keith McNally's iconic French brasserie Balthazar. Chicago also has an impressive presence with celebrity chef Stephanie Izard's three local hotspots, Duck Duck Goat, Girl & the Goat and Little Goat earning their stripes. From classic steak houses to buzzy Asian fusion eateries, there is an eclectic array of cuisines represented among the winners.

"Celebratory gatherings among friends and family are a highlight of the holiday dining season, and when it comes to welcoming diners at these restaurants, it's absolutely a case of the more the merrier," said OpenTable Chief Dining Officer Caroline Potter. "These honorees each have a festive, energetic ambiance, warm hospitality, and crowd-pleasing menus that make them perfect for groups."

The 100 Best Restaurants for Groups in America list is generated solely from more than 10 million verified OpenTable diner reviews collected between October 1, 2016 and September 29, 2017. All restaurants with a minimum "overall" score and qualifying number of reviews were included for consideration. Qualifying restaurants were then scored and sorted according to the percentage of reviews for which "great for groups" was selected as a special feature.

Based on this methodology, the following restaurants, listed in alphabetical order, comprise the 100 Best Restaurants for Groups in America list according to OpenTable diners.

100 Best Restaurants for Groups in America for 2017

ABC Kitchen - New York, New York Abe and Louie's Boston - Boston, Massachusetts Atlanta Fish Market - Atlanta, Georgia Balthazar - New York, New York Battista's Hole in the Wall - Las Vegas, Nevada Beauty & Essex - Multiple Locations Benihana - Multiple Locations Blend on the Water - Long Island City, New York Bluestone - Timonium, Maryland The Boathouse - Lake Buena Vista, Florida The Boil Waverly - New York, New York Brennan's - New Orleans, Louisiana Buddakan - Multiple Locations Buddy V's at The Venetian - Las Vegas, Nevada Café Ba-Ba-Reeba - Chicago, Illinois Cafeteria 15L - Sacramento, California Carmine's - Multiple Locations Carnivale - Chicago, Illinois Catch - Multiple Locations  Chama Gaucha - San Antonio - San Antonio, Texas Chart House Restaurant - Weehawken - Weehawken, New Jersey Clinkerdagger - Spokane, Washington Columbia Restaurant - Ybor City - Tampa, Florida Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants - Multiple Locations Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House - Multiple Locations Dock's Oyster House - Atlantic City, New Jersey Duck Duck Goat - Chicago, Illinois Elliott's Oyster House - Seattle, Washington Estia - Philadelphia - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Farmers Fishers Bakers - Washington, D.C. Farmhouse at Rogers Gardens - Corona Del Mar, California Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch - St. Helena, California Filomena Ristorante - Washington, D.C. Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse - Multiple Locations Founding Farmers - DC - Washington, D.C. Gallaghers Steakhouse - Manhattan - New York, New York Giada - The Cromwell - Las Vegas, Nevada Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse - Chicago - Chicago, Illinois Girl & the Goat - Chicago, Illinois Gordon Ramsay Steak - Paris Las Vegas - Las Vegas, Nevada Gracias Madre - West Hollywood, California Halls Chophouse - Charleston, South Carolina The Hamilton - Washington, D.C. Harry & Izzy's - Downtown - Indianapolis, Indiana House of Prime Rib - San Francisco, California ilili - New York, New York Jaleo DC - Washington, D.C. Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab - Multiple Locations Keens Steakhouse - New York, New York Lawry's The Prime Rib - Beverly Hills - Beverly Hills, California Le Diplomate - Washington, D.C. Little Goat - Chicago, Illinois Maggiano's - Multiple Locations Meril - New Orleans, Louisiana Meson Sabika - Naperville, Illinois The Metropolitan Grill - Seattle, Washington Mon Ami Gabi - Las Vegas - Main Dining Room - Las Vegas, Nevada North Italia – Irvine - Irvine, California Old Ebbitt Grill - Washington, D.C. The Olde Pink House Restaurant - Savannah, Georgia Oyamel - Washington, D.C. Palisade - Seattle, Washington Parc - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Patti's 1880's Settlement - Grand Rivers, Kentucky Perch LA - Los Angeles, California The Publican - Chicago, Illinois Pump - West Hollywood, California Purple Cafe and Wine Bar - Seattle - Seattle, Washington Quartino - Chicago, Illinois Quality Italian - New York, New York Raglan Road Irish Pub - Lake Buena Vista, Florida Red Rooster Harlem - New York, New York RPM Restaurants  - Multiple Locations Salty's on Alki Beach - Seattle, Washington Shaw's Crab House - Chicago - Chicago, Illinois Sixty Vines - Plano, Texas SkyCity Restaurant at the Space Needle - Seattle, Washington The Smith - Multiple Locations St. Elmo Steak House - Indianapolis, Indiana Stanford Grill - Columbia, Maryland Steak 48 - Houston - Houston, Texas Summer House Santa Monica - Chicago, Illinois Sunda - Chicago, Illinois Tao - Multiple Locations Tavern on the Green - New York, New York Texas de Brazil - Multiple Locations Tony's Di Napoli - Multiple Locations Top of the World Restaurant - Stratosphere Hotel - Las Vegas, Nevada Tower Oaks Lodge - Rockville, Maryland The Tropicale - Palm Springs, California The Twisted Olive - Green, Ohio TWO urban licks - Atlanta, Georgia Ulele - Tampa, Florida Uncle Julio's - Brentwood - Brentwood, Tennessee  Vandal - New York, New York Warmdaddy's - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wildfire - Multiple Locations Yardbird Southern Table & Bar - Multiple Locations Zaytinya - Washington, D.C. Zehnder's of Frankenmuth - Frankenmuth, Michigan

About OpenTable Restaurant ReviewsOriginally launched in November 2008, the OpenTable Reviews program helps diners find restaurants that best fit their dining occasions. Only diners who recently honored an OpenTable reservation are invited to submit restaurant reviews. Visitors to OpenTable can access reviews for thousands of OpenTable restaurant partners across the United States, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan and the UK.  The OpenTable Reviews program has generated more than 50 million restaurant reviews by verified diners, establishing OpenTable as one of the largest and most trusted sources for restaurant reviews.

About OpenTable:OpenTable, part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), is the world's leading provider of online restaurant reservations, seating more than 23 million diners per month via online reservations across more than 43,000 restaurants. The OpenTable network connects restaurants and diners, helping diners discover and book the perfect table and helping restaurants deliver personalized hospitality to keep guests coming back. The OpenTable service enables diners to see which restaurants have available tables, select a restaurant based on verified diner reviews, menus, and other helpful information, and easily book a reservation. In addition to the company's website and mobile apps, OpenTable powers online reservations for nearly 600 partners, including many of the Internet's most popular global and local brands. For restaurants, the OpenTable hospitality solutions enable them to manage their reservation book, streamline their operations, and enhance their service levels. Since its inception in 1998, OpenTable has seated over 1.4 billion diners around the world via online reservations. OpenTable is headquartered in San Francisco and has bookable restaurants in more than 20 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and the United States. Restaurants are available for reservations in Dutch, English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish languages.

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