USA TODAY Network food journalists from across the country pooled their expertise to select the 2026 Restaurants of the Year, which include the places they know, love, and recommend to friends and travelers.
Skogen Kitchen in Custer, South Dakota, made the nationwide list. However, there are many other restaurants worth celebrating across the state.
Here are three establishments in South Dakota we would like to award as runners-up for America’s top restaurants in 2026.
Gregg’s Sub Station & Casino
If you want freshly sliced pastrami and Swiss straight from the first-ever substation in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, it’s Gregg’s…