OpenTable Announces 100 Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining for 2022

Booking Holdings Inc.

 

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More al fresco spots to love: OpenTable data shows 54% increase in restaurants listing outdoor dining nationwide



SAN FRANCISCO


,


July 13, 2022


/PRNewswire/ — Outdoor dining is heating up, and this year, diners will find more patios and streeteries to love: nationwide data from


OpenTable


(part of


Booking Holdings Inc.


, NASDAQ:


BKNG


) shows the number of restaurants listing outdoor dining grew 54% compared to pre-pandemic 2019.

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And it’s a good thing, because diners are eager to dine al fresco: this year, many cities coast-to-coast saw double digit increases in outdoor dining reservations from April – May, and again from May – June.

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To help diners discover a new favorite spot for outdoor dining, OpenTable released its annual list of the


100 Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining


, curated from 13.6 million verified diner reviews.

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The list identifies restaurants coast-to-coast with great views, delicious cuisine and above all, an incredible outdoor dining experience. This year, 25 states feature restaurants on the list, making seeking out one – or many – a breeze, whether at home or away. To explore other outdoor dining options, use OpenTable’s Seating Options filter, available on its


website




and app, and select “Outdoor.”

“Outdoor dining played a major role in buoying the restaurant industry over the last few years, and restaurants took note – whether adding, expanding or elevating their offerings,” said

Susan Lee

, Chief Growth Officer for OpenTable. “Offering outdoor dining is now a key part of restaurants’ business, and we’re happy to see that diners continue to embrace it.”


Restaurants and Diners Revel in Al Fresco Dining


While nationwide, the number of restaurants listing outdoor space grew significantly, at the city-level, many saw double and even triple-digit increases. Those seeing the greatest increase in the number of restaurants listing outdoor dining space compared to pre-pandemic 2019 include:

New York

(141%),

San Francisco

(126%),

Las Vegas

(108%),

Boston

(92%),

Beverly Hills

(83%),

Brooklyn

(89%),

Philadelphia

(74%),

Pittsburgh

(77%) and

Nashville

(70%).

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Many cooler climate cities saw diners flock to patios and streeteries as soon as the summer season hit its stride. Cities with some of the greatest increases in outdoor dining reservations from

May 2022

to

June 2022

include

Pittsburgh

(53%),

Chicago

(49%),

Boston

(37%),

Portland

(31%),

Cincinnati

(28%),

Baltimore

(24%),

Brooklyn

(21%),

Seattle

(19%),

Denver

(19%),

New York City

(15%),

Washington DC

(9%) and

Philadelphia

(8%).

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The 100 Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining


This year’s list saw a greater range of cities compared to the last roster, debuted in 2019 – whether due to new nationwide culinary prowess or the pandemic-induced outdoor dining boost. New additions to this year’s list hail from

Austin

,

Atlanta

,

Greensboro

,

Houston

,

Louisville

,

Memphis

,

New Mexico

,

Portland

,

San Antonio

and

Wilmington

. This year,

California

saw the greatest number of restaurants on the list, featuring 37 restaurants across

Los Angeles

,

Napa

,

San Diego

,

San Francisco

,

Palm Springs

,

Sonoma

,

Santa Monica

,

Carlsbad

and more.

Florida

is runner up, featuring 11 restaurants from cities including

Miami Beach

,

Naples

and

Key West

.

The 100 Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining 2022 are (in alphabetical order):

The 100 Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining in the US can be found


here


.



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OpenTable Data Methodology




OpenTable looked at the number of restaurants listing outdoor dining availability from

January 1 to June 30, 2022

, compared to the same date range in 2019 (

January 1 to June 30, 2019

).



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OpenTable Data Methodology




OpenTable looked at total seated reservations (online, phone, walk-in) for May and

June 2022

.



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100 Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining in America Methodology




OpenTable’s 100 Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining in America is generated from over 13.6 million verified OpenTable diner reviews collected between

May 1, 2021

and

April 30, 2022

. All restaurants with a minimum “overall” score and number of qualifying reviews were included for consideration. The overall score is made up of unique data points, such as overall diner rating, user klout, total number of reviews, and regional overall rating. Qualifying restaurants were then scored and sorted according to the percentage of reviews, for which “outdoor dining” was selected as a special feature.


About OpenTable


OpenTable

, part of

Booking Holdings, Inc.

(NASDAQ:

BKNG

), connects more than 1 billion people with restaurants every year, helping power hospitality at more than 50,000 restaurants, bars, wineries, and other venues across the globe. With software that drives reservations, experiences, payments, guest insights and operations, OpenTable enables restaurants to run their most successful business yet.

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