Gone are the days of bland hotel breakfasts and lifeless nighttime buffets. Now, hotels and resorts are dedicated to making each meal better than the last.
And with keeping the trend of hotel restaurants becoming destinations in their own right in mind, booking site Kayak and OpenTable worked together to release their first-ever list of the top 100 hotel restaurants in America. The list was created based on “diner insights” and spanned more than two dozen states, including spots from James Beard Award winners and Michelin-starred haunts.
“Hotel restaurants have become formidable players over the years as hoteliers have recognized the power of serving their guests memorable and locally-inspired dining experiences,” Scott Hudson, the VP of global sales and services at OpenTable, said in a statement. “The hotel restaurants we have on OpenTable are not just attractive to the 60 percent of diners that use us while on the road—but many are equally as popular among locals too.”
Orlando topped the list with seven total restaurants in the area (which also encompassed Lake Buena Vista and Golden Oak), including Nami, the Bull & Bear Steakhouse, and Ravello at Four Seasons Orlando. Next was Las Vegas where six Sin City restaurants make the list. Those included Beauty & Essex, the Catch at Aria, and Momofuku Las Vegas.
Miami also boasted five of the top hotel restaurants in the country, including Gianni’s at the Former Versace Mansion, and The Roof at Esmé.
Other highlights on the list included California’s three Michelin-starred Addison in the Fairmont Grand Del Mar and Philadelphia’s Vernick Fish from James Beard-winning Chef Greg Vernick.
The abundance of incredible hotel restaurants is great news considering nearly half of Americans (47 percent) said they have booked a trip specifically to visit a restaurant, according to the study.
“Travelers aren’t just asking ‘Where should I go?’ They’re asking ‘What’s on the menu when I get there?'” Kate Williams, the chief communications officer at Kayak, said in the statement. “Great dining experiences are an essential part of today’s travel itineraries, and hotels are rising to the occasion.”
To complete the study, Kayak and OpenTable surveyed more than 1,000 Americans who had dined at a restaurant in a hotel within the last five years as well as looked at data on flight and hotel searches made on Kayak between Jan. 1 and June 22. OpenTable also analyzed seated diners by traveler type from online reservations for all active hotel restaurants on the OpenTable platform in the United States between June 1, 2024, and May 31, 2025.
See all the winners, and find your next hotel and restaurant to book all in one, at opentable.com.