Los Gatos' Michelin Two-Star Manresa is No. 6 Restaurant in Country

Food blogger and critic Steve Plotnicki and Opinionated About Dining have selected Los Gatos' Manresa as the No. 6 restaurant in the country.

The selection of the Michelin two-star-rated dining establishment was based on a OAD Survey.

Manresa is owned and operated by Chef David Kinch.

More than 3,800 people, including many of the country's top food bloggers, contributed more than 100,000 reviews to this year's survey, OAD said in a press release.

Which restaurant is the No. 1 in the nation? The French Laundry, the Yountville restaurant owned by chef Thomas Keller, earned the top rank just as it has for five of the last six years, according to the release.

The other top restaurants include Per Se, coming in at No. 2, followed by Alinea (Chicago); Urasawa (Beverly Hills); Saison (San Francisco); Manresa (Los Gatos, CA); Jean George (New York); Masa (New York); McCrady's (Charleston, SC); and Mini Bar/e by Jose Andres (Washington, D.C./Las Vegas) round out the Top 10.

Forty percent of the restaurants that comprise the list features cuisine that originates in Europe or Asia, led by 18 Japanese restaurants, 12 French restaurants; 8 Italian and 2 Asian fusion, the release added.

Also for the first time, the slide show of the Top 100 restaurants is available in French, German, Spanish, Japanese and Italian.

The OAD survey relies on tapping into the experience and opinions from diners who are passionate about where they eat. The methodology gives weight to types restaurants and participants based price point and number of restaurants reviewed, the release said. 

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