Dining out in Delaware is better than it’s ever been with a host of top-notch places to make a reservation. Harry’s Savoy Grill is a deserving pick for the USA TODAY Restaurants of the Year 2024 list, but these Delaware restaurants also could have made the cut:
Bardea Food&Drink
620 N. Market St., Wilmington; (302) 426-2069; bardeawilmington.com
The downtown Wilmington restaurant has twice been recognized by the James Beard Foundation. In 2019, Bardea on Market Street was named one of the country’s best new restaurants. In 2022 chef/co-owner Antimo DiMeo, who co-owns the modern Italian restaurant with Scott Stein, was named as a semifinalist for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic region. The partners also run two stalls — a pizzeria and a taqueria — in Wilmington’s DECO Food Hall at 10th and Orange streets in Wilmington, and Bardea Steak, a high-end steakhouse next door to Bardea Food & Drink. It’s another city restaurant worth your time. Favorite Bardea Food & Drink dishes include the burrata pop tart, any pasta dish, the heritage chicken, or the fish of the day.