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Top 25 Upscale bistros based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 1,457 upscale bistros headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 18,631 professional contacts across them, including 1,573 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.
This list covers upscale bistros 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 22, 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.
The 25 largest upscale bistros based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 987 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Hillstone Restaurant Group is a privately-held collection of upscale restaurants with 45+ locations in major cities across the country.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 873 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Mimi's is a French-inspired neighborhood bistro, with a 40-year history of providing high-quality food and beverages served with ‘Legendary Hospitality’ - based upon the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 753 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Best of Each Season.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 552 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are Eddie V’s, a glamorous dining destination with an irresistible atmosphere, pristine seafood sourced from waters around the world, aged prime steaks and award-winning wines.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 490 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse serves flawless cuisine that's bold and delicious, and offers an extensive award-winning wine list and a level of service that reminds guests…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 479 contacts → | ||||
Indirect 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 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 386 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “With 10 properties and more than 800 employees, the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group (TKRG) has grown from one restaurant to a large family of businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 291 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Simply put, The Jeff Ruby Experience is about excellence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 249 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Since 1969, we’ve believed that experience is everything-from greeting to ambiance to flavors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 226 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Jean-Georges Management is built on a powerful culinary foundation and has evolved into a reputable and award winning restaurant group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 196 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “David and Lesley Cohn and their Family of Restaurants have provided the highest level of hospitality.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 151 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Led by Chef Daniel Humm, Eleven Madison Park is the flagship restaurant of Daniel Humm Hospitality.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 149 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “What began as a small restaurant in a former garage frequented by those ‘in the know’ has, after more than thirty years, won nearly every culinary award and accolade, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 137 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The philosophy is expressed by the name.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 132 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Altamarea Group (AMG) is a globally renowned hospitality company led by founder and CEO, Ahmass Fakahany.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 119 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Steak 48 is a company based out of 260 S Broad St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 110 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Our restaurants are destination for authentic French cuisine and prime cut meat.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 107 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Maple & Ash is an innovative take on the traditional steakhouse - mixing a modern aesthetic with authentic service to deliver classic wood-fired dishes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 102 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Le Bernardin, New York's internationally acclaimed, 3-Michelin starred seafood restaurant by chef Eric Ripert and co-owner Maguy Le Coze, opened in 1986.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 100 contacts → | ||||
Indirect 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 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 88 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A Raleigh icon, an "All American icon NRN Top 50" Restaurant serving the finest steaks, seafood and fine dining delicacies in the Triangle.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 85 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “One of the most romantic hotels in Dallas, Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek® retains the intimate ambience of the private residence it once was.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 83 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “One of America's most beloved restaurants, Gramercy Tavern has welcomed guests to enjoy its contemporary American cuisine, warm hospitality, and unparalleled service in New York…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 80 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “JF Restaurants is a New York City-based hospitality group led by Michelin-starred Chef and Restaurateur John Fraser.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 70 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Waterfront Restaurant and Tavern has been changing the dining experience in La Crosse since 2006.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: upscale bistros. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names upscale bistros.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of upscale bistros, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name upscale bistros. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Upscale bistros based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 22, 2026Companies by employee count
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 1,457 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 upscale bistros, 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 “upscale bistros”. 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 upscale bistros), 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 upscale bistros, 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, 1,573 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 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Upscale bistros by metro
- Upscale bistros in New York80
- Upscale bistros in Chicago31
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 upscale bistros, 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 upscale bistros are there based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 1,457 upscale bistros 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?
Hillstone Restaurant Group, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most upscale bistros?
New York leads with 80 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (31) and Houston (21).
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 1,573 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,457 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 22, 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.