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Best Thing I Ever Ate: Every Restaurant, Open or Closed

Best Thing I Ever Ate ran on Cooking Channel / Food Network (2009–2020). Our own records span 132 episodes across 11 seasons and 922 locations across 46 states: 634 are recorded open, 237 closed, 40 renamed, relocated or under new ownership, and 11 unconfirmed. Every one carries its own dated source and a confidence label — nothing here is an undated "closed."

Best Thing I Ever Ate by the numbers

  • 922 locations tracked
  • 69% recorded open
  • 26% recorded closed
  • 46 states covered
  • 415 at verified confidence

Counts are recomputed on every build from the published dataset. They describe what we have researched and dated, not the show's full run.

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Seasons and episodes

  • Season 1 — 12 episodes, 88 restaurants tracked
  • Season 2 — 13 episodes, 102 restaurants tracked
  • Season 3 — 13 episodes, 93 restaurants tracked
  • Season 4 — 13 episodes, 102 restaurants tracked
  • Season 5 — 13 episodes, 104 restaurants tracked
  • Season 6 — 7 episodes, 43 restaurants tracked
  • Season 8 — 13 episodes, 80 restaurants tracked
  • Season 9 — 13 episodes, 85 restaurants tracked
  • Season 10 — 13 episodes, 90 restaurants tracked
  • Season 11 — 14 episodes, 96 restaurants tracked
  • All-Star — 8 episodes, 51 restaurants tracked

Season 1

Ep. Episode Air date Restaurant
Pilot Pilot Gates Bar-B-Q , Blue Ribbon Brasserie , Bandera , Upstairs On the Square , Shopsin's , Jane , Dante NYC , Restaurant Guy Savoy, Caesars Palace
1 Totally Fried Balthazar , Rawley's Drive In , Joss Cafe & Sushi Bar , Lola , The Red Cat , Publican , Lolita , Benny's Seafood Restaurant
2 Bar-B-Que North Main BBQ , Dinosaur Bar B Que , Pascal's Manale by Dickie Brennan & Co. , Charlie Vergo's Rendezvous , Ronnie's Ribs, Wings and Other Things , Daisy May's , Yank Sing , The Salt Lick
3 With Bacon Father's Office , Nopa , Boccalone Salumeria , Dynamo Donut and Coffee , Choice Market , Little Sparrow , Animal , Hodad's
4 Sugar Rush Woodberry Kitchen , Bi-Rite Creamery , Stand , Tru , Al Forno , Luna Park , Brigtsen's Restaurant , Riva Restaurant
5 Pizza Graziella's , Gino's East , Five Points , Little Dom's , Pizzeria Bianco , Max Brenner , Osteria , Serious Pie
6 Obsessions Joe's Stone Crab , Zarela , Lucky's , The Jug Handle Inn , Tree Bistro , Hog Island Oyster Co. , Ritz Seafood , Dahlia Lounge
7 Wake Up Call Café 222 , Ann Sather , BLD , Jacques Torres , Hugo's , Big Al's Diner , Golden West Café , Matt's Big Breakfast
8 Between Bread Seti's Polish Boys , Nicky's Vietnamese Sandwiches , Langer's Deli , Prune , Del Buono's Bakery & Carmen's Deli , Yellow Submarine , Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery , Chaps Pit Beef
9 With My Hands The Panzarotti Spot , Buddakan , The Spotted Pig , Chico's Tacos , Joan's on Third , Sarita's Pupuseria , White Manna Hamburgers , Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken
10 Filled With Envy Crustacean , Bouchon , Olives, W Hotel , Frontera Grill , I Trulli , Bolete , Anchor & Hope , Chinois on Main

Season 2

Ep. Episode Air date Restaurant
1 Holiday Beachcomber BBQ & Grill , The Rotunda at Neiman-Marcus , The Patterson House , Emporio Rulli , Boka Restaurant , Concord's Colonial Inn , Casa Adela , Peking Gourmet Inn
2 Hometown Favorites Umami Burger , Jack's Cosmic Dog , Marshland , Vine Street Cafe , Chefs of New York , Duke's Bar B-Que , St. John's Club , Alcenia's
3 Cheesy E.A.T. , Zinc Bistro , Cafe des Artistes , Artisanal Bistro , La Goulue , Bon Ton Prime Rib , Angelini Osteria & Alimentari
4 Salty Goodness Bottega , Les Madeleines , Pietro's , The Dillard House , Tsar Nicoulai, Ferry Building , Baked , Kanella Grill , Czuchraj Meats
5 Meat-Fest Incanto , Amada , Sardinia Enoteca Restaurante , Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto , No. 7 , Joe Boston's Italian Beef , Resto , Cold Spring Tavern
6 Snack Attack McClure's Pickles , Craftsteak , Downtown Bakery , Paia Fish Market , Kogi BBQ , Socca , A.O.C. , Union Square Cafe
7 Chocolate Hominy Grill , Etats-Unis , Buckeye Roadhouse , Loteria Grill , Kee's Chocolates , Levain Bakery , May Street Bakery , Jean Georges
8 Crunchy Akasha , Blue Ribbon at Brooklyn Bowl , E&O Kitchen and Bar , Beach Bakery Cafe , Chinatown Brasserie , Le Bernardin , Flo's Clam Shack
9 The Classics WoodSpoon , Butter Lane , Parc , Carney's Restaurant , K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen , 1770 House Restaurant & Inn , House of Prime Rib , Il Vagabondo
10 Guilty Pleasures The Greenhouse Tavern , Mother's Restaurant , Cabbyshack , Strip House Steak House , Bouchon Bakery , Restaurant Iris , Pete and Sam's Restaurant , Dangerously Delicious Pies
11 Hot and Spicy Penang Garden , Raz'z Bar and Grill , Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams , Jitlada , Loaves & Fishes , Urbanbelly , Devi , St. Elmo Steak House
12 Totally Unexpected Lopez Southwestern Kitchen , A Salt & Battery , D'Angelo Bakery , Humphry Slocombe , The Modern , Evvia Estiatorio , The Monday Room , Relish
13 Chilled Perfection Snake River Grill , Mama's Fish House , Crystal Grill , Ola @ The Sanctuary Hotel , Piattini Ristorante , Euro Pane , Rice to Riches , PJ's Family Restaurant

Season 3

Ep. Episode Air date Restaurant
1 Grilled Mustards Grill , Drago's Seafood Restaurant , Rathbun's , Lonesome Dove Western Bistro , The Annie Café & Bar , Chosun Galbee , The Rochers at the Ranch House , Tom's Bar-B-Q
2 Simply Irresistible Flour Bakery & Cafe , Beano's Cabin , The Foundry on Melrose , Morimoto , Cochon Butcher , Craigie on Main , Vinegar Hill House , Duarte's Tavern
3 Regional Favorites Sokolowski's , Domilise's Restaurant , Omni Parker House , Magnolias , Tony Luke's , Young's Lobster Pound , Mana Musubi , Olneyville NY System
4 Sweet Tooth Ted Drewes , Doughnut Plant , Atlantic Seafood Company , Cipriani , FlipHappy Crepes , Sant Ambroeus , Tartine Bakery , Michael's Genuine , Michael's Genuine , Michael's Genuine
5 Burgers J.G. Melon , Bobby's Burger Palace , The Cherry Cricket , Pearl's Phat Burgers , Holeman & Finch Public House , The Breslin , Louis' Lunch , Farm Cafe
6 Appetizers Bartolotta , The Stanton Social , Jacques-Imo's Café , BLT Steak , Sra. Martinez , Alinea , Purple Café and Wine Bar
7 In a Bowl Tasty Hand-Pulled Noodle , Avec , Veselka , Cafe Fanny
8 Hidden Treasures Muir Woods Trading Company Cafe , Kaaloa's Super J's , A&M Halal , Peter Luger Steak House , The Hitching Post II , Queen Creek Olive Mill , Table 52
9 Sauced Scarpetta , Colt and Gray , FIG , Daddy D'z BBQ Joynt , Mayflower Cafe , Don Peppe , Topolobampo , Ambassador Dining Room
10 With Fruit Out The Door , Schmidt's , Cristina's Restaurant , Cafe Juanita , Bradley Ogden , Versailles , Frasca
11 Sliced Motorino , Linn's of Cambria , Keifers Restaurant , The Olde Pink House , Russ & Daughters , O-Ya Restaurant
12 Last Supper Vetri Cucina , French Laundry , Ferrara Bakery , Daniel NYC , Paynes BBQ , Umberto's of New Hyde Park , Stroud's Restaurant & Bar
13 Best Thing I Ever Drank Velvet Tango Room , Barrio Chino , Abacus , The Buena Vista Cafe , Blue Bottle Coffee Company , Clover Club , The Franklin Fountain Ice Cream , The Franklin Fountain Ice Cream

Season 4

Ep. Episode Air date Restaurant
1 Close to Home The Harvest Restaurant , The Wiener's Circle , Kiki's Mexican Restaurant and Bar , Smith & Wollensky , Shapiro's Delicatessen , Model Bakery , Cricklewood
2 Bang for the Buck Philippe, The Original , Toulouse Petit , Mr. Pollo , The Butcher Shop Steak House , Mr. Lucky's 24/7 , El Chorro Lodge , Donovan's Steak & Chop House , Hankook Taqueria
3 Nutty Spread , Tanoreen , Swedish Bakery , Figs , Richardson' Candy Kitchen , Mo-Chica , Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory , Payard Patisserie
4 At a Deli Edmart Deli , Manny's Cafeteria and Delicatessen , Jimmy & Drew's , Brent's Deli , Sarcone's Deli , Tal Bagels , Charlie the Butcher's Kitchen , Barney Greengrass
5 Under Wraps Creperie Beau Monde , Employees Only , Veni Vidi Vici , Aziza , Fratelli La Bufala , Agnanti Restaurant , Mr. Chow , Dorothy's Homemade Tamales
6 Cake Walk Cake Man Raven , Blue Bottle Coffee at the SFMOMA Rooftop Sculpture Garden , The Lady & Sons , Cake Flour , Chambers Cakes & Cookies , Extraordinary Desserts , Two Fat Cats Bakery
7 With Chopsticks Wazuzu , Cafe Zen , The Continental Mid-Town , Ippudo Westside , Yellowtail , Yang Chow , Szechuan Gourmet , A Single Pebble
8 That I'm Thankful For Hog Heaven , Harriet's Cheesecakes Unlimited , Three Square Grill , Gotham Bar and Grill , Provisions , Susan Feniger's Street , Grant Grill , Tea & Sympathy
9 Crazy Good Valentino , Di Fara Pizza , Locanda Verde , Jar , Marin Joe's , Upperline Restaurant , [http://sweetsurrenderbakery.com Sweet Surrender] , Fentons Creamery
10 With Garlic Bove's Cafe , Rosarios Ristorante , Bayona , Katz's Deli , Schiller's Liquor Bar , Al-Noor , Zankou Chicken , Kuma's Corner
12 On A Stick Cafe Habana , Stefan's at L.A. Farm , Shake Shack , Mandarina , Golden Deli , Savannah's Candy Kitchen , Yakitoriya , Minibar
13 For Brunch Table 6 , Norma's , Garcia's Cafe , Bar Boulud , Walker Bros. The Original Pancake House , Talavera Azul , Pierpoint Restaurant , Over Easy
14 Reinvented Classics Fish , The Kennebunk Inn & Tavern , Founding Farmers , David Burke Townhouse , George's at the Cove , wd~50 , La Casita Mexicana , Bunk Bar

Season 5

Ep. Episode Air date Restaurant
1 Combos Extra Virgin , Franklin Cafe , Katzinger's Delicatessen , The Dandelion , Roscoe's House of Chicken 'N Waffles , Fatty Crab , Bragg Farm Sugarhouse & Gift Shop , Lucky's Café
2 Fried Chicken The Old Country Store , Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken , Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe , Babe's Chicken Dinner House , Ms. Tootsies Soul Food Cafe , Hill Country Chicken , Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room , Cha Cha Chicken
3 Smoky 17th Street Barbecue , Oishii Boston , Reef , Vito's & Son Italian Deli , Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q , Desnuda , Husk Restaurant , Ted Peters Famous Smoked Fish
4 Better Than Mine Barbuto , The Waffle , The Pink Adobe , Gourmet Dumpling House , Samosa House , ChikaLicious Dessert Bar / doughYAKI , Jaleo , Kuba Kuba
5 Las Vegas Mesa Grill (Caesars Palace) , RM Seafood (Mandalay Bay) , SW Steakhouse (Wynn) , Rao's (Caesars Palace) , The Cosmopolitan , Lotus Of Siam , Tao Asian Bistro (The Venetian) , L'Atelier de Joel Robouchon
6 Road Trip Grill 'Em All , Steve's Gyros , Prime 44 West At The Greenbrier , Kilauea Fish Market , Chicago Pizza & Oven Grinder Co. , Churrascaria Novo Mundo , Bueno Y Sano , Fearing's Restaurant
7 Old School Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant , La Scala , Ray's Place , Tadich Grill , Galatoire's , City Tavern , The Original Ninfa's on Navigation , Bern's Steak House , Bern's Steak House
8 Ice Creamy Sweet Republic Ice Cream , Bulgarini Gelato , Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour and Restaurant , Ice Cream Smuggler , Cafe Pacific , Prime One Twelve , Girl & The Goat , Jacques Torres Chocolate
9 French Favorites Le Pichet , Everest , Solbar , Vin Rouge , Lucques , Japonaise , Robin's Restaurant , Lady M Confections
10 Eggstraordinary Society Cafe at Encore , Michel Richard Citronelle , Mcguire's Irish Pub , Cafe Ino , Blue Springs Cafe , Picholine , Cafe Pasqual's , Cafe Jacqueline
11 Finger Food Blue Ridge Grill , Blue Smoke , The Adolphus , Meals by Genet , Mama Toscano's Ravioli , Bombay Pizza Co. , The Gorbals , Pok Pok
12 Street Food Spencer On The Go , Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs , Leonard's Malasadamobile , Wafels & Dinges , El Gallito , Grill 'Em All , Odd Duck , Big Gay Ice Cream Truck
13 Childhood Favorites Mimi's Pizza & Restaurant , Andre's Lounge , Citizen Cake , Bucci's Restaurant , Alan Wong's , Five & Dime , Dobson's Bar & Restaurant , The Four Seasons

Season 6

Ep. Episode Air date Restaurant
1 All American Happy Dog , Junior's Restaurant , Four & Twenty Blackbirds , Chez Francois , Lloyd's Carrot Cake , The Old Fashioned Tavern , Lynn's Paradise Cafe , Barbecue King Drive-In
2 New Orleans Cafe Beignet , Dooky Chase's Restaurant , Deanie's Seafood Restaurant & Market , Johnny's Po-boys , Commander's Palace Restaurant , Pho Tau Bay Vietnamese Cuisine , Roman Candy Company (horse-drawn cart) , Emeril's Restaurant
3 Messy The Red Eyed Mule , The Boiling Crab , Rye Restaurant , Ruby's Fast Food , Revel Restaurant , Berkshire Mountain Bakery , Melt Bar & Grilled
4 As Good as Mom's La Poubelle Restaurant , Salty Tart Bakery (Midtown Global Market) , Suenos , B & H Dairy , Cho Dang Gol Restaurant , Lukshon , Spago
5 Frightfully Good Xi'an Famous Foods , Ferdinando's Focacceria , Sage at Aria , Extra Virgin
6 Bird Is The Word Buddakan , A-Frame , Snackbar , Aldea , Oleana
7 Season's Eatings Valerie Confections , Fran's Chocolates , Collin Street Bakery , Zingerman's

Season 8

Ep. Episode Air date Restaurant
1 Worth the Wait Marcel , La Barbecue , Tratto , Au Cheval , Callie's Hot Little Biscuit , Nong's Khao Man Gai , Howlin' Rays
2 Feats of Meat Salt & Char , Broken Spanish Comedor , Tom, Dick, and Hank , Zahav
3 Life Changers State Bird Provisions , Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana , Boka , The Annex Kitchen , PinPoint , Edwins , Leoda's Kitchen and Pie Shop
4 Picture Perfect Beatrice Inn , Sqirl , Felix Trattoria , The Den by Craftsman and Wolves , Willa Jean , Destroyer
5 Throwback Sally Bell's Kitchen , Cotton , Little Donkey , Gene & Georgetti , Brennan's , Rainbow Drive-In
6 Voted Most Popular Cowboy Ciao , Newport Seafood , Miller Union , Crank & Boom
7 Southern Charm Dooky Chase's Restaurant , Willie Mae's NOLA , Bottega , Wallace Station , Biscuit Love
8 Extra Crispy Turkey and the Wolf , Hot Joy , Sansei , Sake Bar Hagi , Sattdown Jamaican , Estiatorio Milos
9 Big Cheese Border Grill , Citizen Pie , The New Soul Veg Restaurant & Cafe' , Maria's New Mexican Kitchen , Spoon and Stable , Horseshoe Hill Café , Lilia
10 Sandwich Hall of Fame Fred's Meat & Bread , Millburn Deli , Mahony's Po-Boy Shop , Bavette La Boucherie , Pisillo Italian Panini , Pike Road Butcher Block , McNally's Tavern
11 Serious Spice N Rebozo , Rasika (West End) , Guisados , Shuang Cheng , Mission Chinese , Redbird , Bhatti Indian Grill
12 Hamburger Heaven Ink. Well , Clinton Hall , Carl's Drive-In , Shouk , Green Truck Pub , Lucky Buns , Publican Quality Meats
13 Small Plates, Big Taste La Petite Grocery , Valette , NoMad , Kemur Tatsu-Ya , The Toasted Frog , Virtú Honest Craft , Toro

Season 9

Ep. Episode Air date Restaurant
4 Terrific Italian Barbuto , Una Pizza Napoletana , Angelo Brocato Ice Cream , Scopa Italian Roots , DiPalo's
5 Rise and Dine Bardot Brasserie,Aria Resort & Casino , Loveless Café , Trois Familia , Republique , Sour Duck Market , Delia's Kitchen
6 Mexican Favorites Suerte , La Parrillita Mexican Grill , Gallo Blanco , Leña Brava , Cantina Leña , Aqui Es Texcoco , Cosecha Cocina
7 Brilliantly Baked Diane's Bakery , Cake Monkey , CamiCakes Cupcakes , Milktooth , Milk Jar Cookies , Benoit , Breads Bakery
9 High Steaks Jar , Cut by Wolfgang Puck , Cote , Cockscomb , The Pine Club , C. Ellet's Steakhouse , Chez Jay
10 Decadent Donuts Gibson's Donuts , District Donuts. Sliders. Brew. , Churro Co. , Glam Doll Donuts , Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee , Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop
11 The Upper Crust Phoenix Public Market Café , Elsie's Plate & Pie , Cappy's , DiAnoia's Eatery , Merrick Inn , Mary Mac's Tea Room , Dad's Kitchen
12 Let's Do Lunch Estiatorio Milos , KitchenCray Cafe , Walton's Fancy & Staple , 24th Street Café , Hometown Bar-B-Que , Swan Oyster Depot , Fat Matt's Rib Shack
13 Back to School Edgewood Market , Bertolli's River Pizza , Harlem Public , Col. Mustard's Phat Burgers , Willington Pizza House , Varallo Brothers Bakery , Villa Coronoa
14 The Closers Tuscarora Mill , Petit Trois , Buttermilk Channel , Seviche Restaurant , The Exchange Restaurant , Arnold's Country Kitchen
15 Layers of Goodness Sofra Bakery & Café , The Country Cat Dinner House & Bar , La Isla , Joy , Inotheke , The Goddess & Grocer
16 I'll Have What They're Having Café Martorano , Citizen Public House , Poor Calvin's , Lodge Bread Co. , Fat Rice , King's Chef Diner , Public House
17 One of a Kind Simply Crêpes , Chick'nCone , Llama Inn , Abe Fisher , Cal Mare , Baking on the Bayou Cakery , Fong's Pizza

Season 10

Ep. Episode Air date Restaurant
1 Trigger Foods Le Coq Rico , Home Grown, GA , Taylor's Steak House , Braise & Crumble Café , Banter Beer & Wine , Mayfield , Gertrude's Chesapeake Kitchen
2 On a Date Hearth , HY's Steak House , L'Artusi , Truffle Table , Oiji , Seagar's Prime Steaks & Seafood , RPM Steak
3 Chocolate Bliss Délice Chocolatier & Patisserie , Honey Salt , Catch NYC , Cotogna , Woodhouse Chocolate , Sotto Sotto , Native
5 Best Meal Deal Eatery A , Blue Sky Deli (Hajji's) , Clutch , home.made , Tin Roof , FIG Restaurant at the Fairmont Miramar , Old Ebbitt Grill
6 Asian Sensations Nobu Fifty Seven , LUVI Restaurant , The Plum , Quang Restaurant , Cocoron , Honey Pig , Night + Market Song
7 Key Ingredient Scarlett Begonia , Maypop , Bavel , The Butcher Shop , Cassell's Hamburgers , Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours , Carissa's The Bakery
8 Feast of the Middle East Kismet , Raffi's Place , Kish-Kash , Saba , Kabab Café , Alzohour Market & Restaurant , Maydan
9 New Deli Done Right Mile End Delicatessen , Tempesta Market , Golden Brown & Delicious , Ice & Vice , The General Muir , Larder Delicatessen & Bakery , Wexler's Deli
10 Special Occasion Daniel , Malone's , The Chicken or the Egg , CANOE , Il Toscano , Ji Rong Peking Duck , Herb & Wood
11 Genuine Legends Ben's Chili Bowl , Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que , Polly's Pancake Parlor , Nick & Toni's , 21 Club , Donut Man
12 Yummy in the Middle Five Daughters Bakery , Varsi Deli , Loring Place , Pietisserie , Billy's Mini Mart , MW Restaurant , Osteria Mozza
13 Culinary Revolutions chi SPACCA , Snack Boys , Sun in My Belly , Restaurant Gwendolyn , Fruition , Lady of the House , Le Fat
14 In the Last Place You'd Expect iPic Theaters , Wrangler Drive-In , Oasis Cafe , Las Puertas , Pork Chop John's , Superior Motors , The Purple House

Season 11

Ep. Episode Air date Restaurant
1 Desert Island Dish Black Bull , Paradise Donuts , La Fabrica Central , Ma'am Sir , Baz Bagel , Antonella's Italian Kitchen
2 On Wheels The Happy Lobster Truck , Yeastie Boys Bagels , Corazon de Torta , The Bacon Truck , Mister Dips , CheeseSmith , LeRoy and Lewis
3 Thanksgiving Parkway Bakery & Tavern , Adele's , Henry Public , L'ATELIER de Joël Robuchon,MGM Grand Resort & Casino , Manhattan Beach Post , Turtle Bread Company , Flaming Amy's Burrito Barn
4 Kids' Menu Ted's Bulletin , Launderette , Cucina Urbana , Legendairy Milkshake Bar , Senate , MOPHO , Button Mash
5 Holiday Delights Sift Bake Shop , Harry's Savoy Grill , June's All Day , The Sycamore Kitchen , The FEED Co. Table & Tavern , Tamales Ancira , Nom Wah Tea Parlor
6 Low and Slow APL Restaurant , Coppa , Richardson's , Sam Jones BBQ , Saw's BBQ , Marjie's Grill , Hill Country BBQ
7 Pie's the Limit Speedy Romeo , The Upper Crust , Tomaso's Pizza , Holy Roller , One Nineteen West Main , Tony Boloney's
8 On the Waterfront Seafood Sam's , Cecconi's Dumbo , River Roast , MOGO Korean Fusion Tacos , Bo Brooks Restaurant , Water Grill , Ulele
9 Borrowed Favorites The Magic Castle , Sepia , Boo's Philly Cheesesteaks , Welcome Diner , Francesco's Hole in the Wall , Michael's Genuine Food & Drink , Babystacks Cafe
10 Stacked Cassia , Winnie's Tavern , Mr. Fries Man , Melba's , Kingfish , M. Henry , Anna's Deli
11 Stretchy Pants Required Little Goat Diner , Pizzana , The Pig & Pint , Adelitas Cocina y Cantina , Southern Art & Bourbon Bar , Park's BBQ , Harold's New York Deli Restaurant
12 More Than I Can Count! Miss Myra's Pit Bar-B-Q , 2 Amy's Neapolitan Pizzeria , Tony Beef , Popina , The Lox Bagel Shop , Salt & Straw , Faidley Seafood
13 Fried and Gone to Heaven Tumble 22 Hot Chicken , Salo-Salo Grill , Proxi , Salt & Straw , The Dabney , Pizzeria Toro , Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
14 Buttered Up Tillies , Honey Butter Fried Chicken , Du's Donuts and Coffee , Ken's Artisan Bakery , Eventide Oyster Co. , Flying Monkey Bakery , abcV

All-Star

Ep. Episode Air date Restaurant
1 Sensational Sandwiches Mile End Delicatessen , Bo Brooks Restaurant , Little Goat Diner , White House Subs , Mason Dixie Biscuit Co. , Fiore's House of Quality
2 Pizza and Burgers Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen & Bar , Lou Malnati's , Fukuburger , Joe Squared
3 Deep-Fried Decadence Babystacks Cafe , Proxi , Chef Vola's , Cafe China , Charles' Country Pan Fried Chicken , Townline BBQ
4 Marvelous Meats Sepia , Roberto's Taco Shop , Purple Pig , Cooks & Captains , Martorano's , Charcoal Style
5 Magical Combos Funk 'n Waffles , Oh My Burger , Chef Point Café , Robicelli's , Fahrenheit , Rito's Bakery & Deli , L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon, MGM Grand
6 Brilliant Barbecue Park's BBQ , Barrel & Ashes , Smoke Daddy , Del Campo , The Corner Stable , Dinosaur Bar-B-Que , Tom, Dick & Hank , Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
7 Unbeatable Breakfast Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop , Primanti Brothers , Grove Hill , Bardot Brasserie , République , Bongo Room , Blue Moon Café
8 Supreme Sweets Supper , Big Gay Ice Cream , Gato , Serendipity 3 , Le Cirque , Simona's Bakery , Brooklyn Diner

About Best Thing I Ever Ate

Best Thing I Ever Ate aired on Cooking Channel / Food Network (2009–2020) in a showcase format. We list it here in plain text only: no logos, no title-card artwork, no episode stills. The show name is used to identify which episodes featured which restaurants — nothing on this site is affiliated with or endorsed by any network or production company.

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How many Best Thing I Ever Ate restaurants are still open?

Of the 922 locations we track, 634 are recorded open and 237 are recorded closed as of the dates shown on each page. Another 40 changed name, address or ownership rather than simply closing.

Which states does this show cover?

California, New York, Illinois, Louisiana, Georgia, Texas, Ohio, Massachusetts, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Florida, Tennessee, Maryland, New Jersey, Arizona, District of Columbia, Colorado, Hawaii, Washington, South Carolina, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Alabama, Connecticut, Maine, Virginia, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Vermont, Wisconsin, Idaho, New Hampshire, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

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