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Top 25 Destination restaurants based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 2,044 destination restaurants headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 26,616 professional contacts across them, including 2,791 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers destination restaurants headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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2,044Companies
26,616Contacts tracked
2,791Verified emails
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The 25 largest destination restaurants based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 2,044 destination restaurants based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to destination restaurants: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceAshburn, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,970 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We call ourselves the food travel experts.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Partial evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0001,892 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Even with excellent people, you cannot build the best restaurant company overnight.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceOrlando, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000753 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Best of Each Season.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Partial evidenceCalabasas Hills, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+479 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The idea for Grand Lux Cafe came to life when The Venetian Resort, Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas asked David Overton, Founder of The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, to create an…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000354 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“José Andrés Group has a singular mission: To Change the World Through the Power of Food.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000349 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Clyde’s Restaurant Group (CRG) is one of the nation’s most successful and enduring restaurant companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Partial evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000286 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Rocket Farm Restaurants is a family of chef-driven restaurants throughout the southeast and Texas.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Partial evidenceBaltimore, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000250 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Atlas Restaurant Group is a Baltimore-based national hospitality group that currently owns and operates 50 restaurants.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceSeattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000249 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since 1969, we’ve believed that experience is everything-from greeting to ambiance to flavors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500232 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Fabio Trabocchi is an internationally acclaimed chef and restaurateur based in Washington, D.C.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000223 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Ark Restaurants operates distinctively-designed dining establishments in New York City; Las Vegas; Washington, DC; Atlantic City; Alabama; and Florida.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Partial evidenceWarwick, RI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000193 contacts →

Partial evidence

“About Newport Restaurant Group We are a collection of unique restaurants and experiences, guided by a group of individuals in the front and back of house, who bring it everyday.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceHartford, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000156 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“An uncompromising commitment to quality, service, style, and cuisine.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200151 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Led by Chef Daniel Humm, Eleven Madison Park is the flagship restaurant of Daniel Humm Hospitality.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidenceBensenville, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000141 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A whole lot can be said about the man, but first and foremost, he trusts his gut.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000138 contacts →

Partial evidence

“For over 30 years, our family of restaurants has been offering an exciting and unique spectrum of dining concepts.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceAllentown, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000136 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’re passionate about creating a truly great place to work for our team members, delivering a favorite dining experience to our guests, and striving to be a model of operational…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000132 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Altamarea Group (AMG) is a globally renowned hospitality company led by founder and CEO, Ahmass Fakahany.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500124 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“SA Hospitality Group is Italian at heart, the vision of Gherardo Guarducci and Dimitri Pauli who have translated old-world sensibilities to appeal to modern-day New York City…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Partial evidenceMiramar, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000105 contacts →

Partial evidence

“With over 20 critically acclaimed restaurants worldwide, China Grill and its affiliates continually create some of the most original and innovative dining hotspots in major cities…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Partial evidencePlano, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Noble 33, we create world-class restaurant experiences shaped by culinary excellence, elevated design, and genuine hospitality.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000103 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Tin Building by Jean-Georges is a never-before-seen culinary destination.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Partial evidenceWest Hollywood, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000100 contacts →

Partial evidence

“IDG operates some of the most successful and legendary restaurants throughout Southern California, Palo Alto, Las Vegas and Austin, Texas.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Strong evidenceLarkspur, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,00099 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants is much more than a destination company - it is a movement rooted in the notion that hospitality should be intimate, authentic, and deeply personal.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Partial evidenceDelray Beach, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,00089 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Big Time Restaurant Group currently has 18 locations, and we are growing!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Destination restaurants based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
10.5%Verified-email coverage
13.0Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
5.1%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
589
11-50
975
51-200
330
201-500
73
501-1,000
31
1,001-5,000
23
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
8

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 2,044 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among destination restaurants, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “destination restaurants”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names destination restaurants), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among destination restaurants, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,791 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names destination restaurants, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many destination restaurants are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 2,044 destination restaurants headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

SSP America, headquartered in Ashburn, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most destination restaurants?

New York leads with 105 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (35) and Boston (31).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,791 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,044 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.