Five eateries in the DMV have been named to Yelp’s list of 100 top restaurants in the U.S. for 2024.
Yelp says its list is comprised of both “new discoveries and longtime favorites.”
The user-review site put its data science team to work in coming up with the list, it said. The scientists “analyzed user submissions to determine the top restaurants by ratings, number of reviews, and volume of submissions, and finalized the rankings with the expertise of our Community Managers,” Yelp said.
- No. 20: Ekiben in Baltimore:
Ekiben has 4.8 stars and more than 1,700 Yelp reviews, and was named to the same list last year at No. 17. Yelp highlighted the eatery’s fried chicken with spicy mayo on a bao bun, which Yelpers raved about. Ekiben was founded by Steve Chu and his college friend, James Beard semifinalist Ephrem Abebe.
- No. 48: Sabores Tapas Bar in Arlington:
Sabores, which has 4.8/5 stars on Yelp, was founded by Carlos Olarte, Alex Lopez, and Ernesto Valenzuela, who offer all-things tapas, Yelp said. The restaurant focuses on Spanish-Latin tapas and has been called a “culinary paradise” by Yelpers.