SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- As we celebrate love and romance in honor of Valentine's Day, OpenTable, the world's leading provider of online restaurant reservations and part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), is pleased to announce the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America for 2016. These awards reflect the combined opinions of more than 5 million restaurant reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners for more than 20,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Featuring beloved restaurants adept at delivering hospitality with a personal touch, often from owner-operators, the complete list spans 33 states and includes honorees such as The Cellars in Virginia Beach, Forbes Island in San Francisco, and Zenkichi in Brooklyn. California has 15 winning restaurants, followed by New York and Virginia with eight apiece, Colorado with seven, and Arizona, Florida, and Texas with six each. Hawaii and Nevada each have five winners while North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina each boast four. Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Washington count two winners per state. Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Utah are also represented.

Exceptional ambience is the common thread at the winning restaurants, from those set in historic buildings, such as the Rainbow Room atop 30 Rockefeller Center, to those associated with cozy inns and luxe resorts, including Duling Kurtz House and Tidepools at the Grand Hyatt Kauai. Establishments serving American and French cuisines dominate the list; however, Italian restaurants and steakhouses also proved popular, as did those specializing in perennial favorite fondue.

"Food is inextricably – and deliciously – tied to love and romance," says Caroline Potter, OpenTable Chief Dining Officer. "This year's honorees represent the perfect places for diners to savor their love, whether it's marking a moment in time or creating a new shared memory over fine fare in an intimate and special setting."

The list of the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America is generated from more than 5 million restaurant reviews collected from verified OpenTable diners between December 7, 2014 and December 6, 2015. All restaurants with a minimum "overall" score and number of qualifying reviews were included for consideration. Qualifying restaurants were then scored and sorted according to the percentage of reviews for which "romantic" was selected as a special feature.

Based on this methodology, the following restaurants, listed in alphabetical order, comprise the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America according to OpenTable diners. The complete list may also be viewed at http://bit.ly/romanticRestaurants.

2016 Top 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America

Addison Restaurant – San Diego, California

Alizé at the Top of the Palms Casino Resort – Las Vegas, Nevada

Aly's Restaurant – Solvang, California

Ambience – Los Altos, California

Bistro Romano – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bouchard Restaurant and Inn – Newport, Rhode Island

Briarhurst Manor – Manitou Springs, Colorado

Cacharel Restaurant – Arlington, Texas

Café Central – El Paso, Texas

Café Matisse – Rutherford, New Jersey

Café Monarch – Scottsdale, Arizona

Café Renaissance – Vienna, Virginia

Canlis – Seattle, Washington

Capische – Wailea, Hawaii

Carlos' Bistro – Colorado Springs, Colorado

The Cellar Restaurant – Daytona Beach, Florida

The Cellars – Virginia Beach, Virginia

Chez François – Vermilion, Ohio

Chez Nous French Restaurant – Humble, Texas

Circa 1886 – Charleston, South Carolina

Coco Palm – Pomona, California

Collage Restaurant – St. Augustine, Florida

Different Pointe of View – Phoenix, Arizona

The Dining Room-Biltmore Estate – Asheville, North Carolina

Duling Kurtz House – Exton, Pennsylvania

Edgewood Restaurant – Stateline, Nevada

Eiffel Tower – Las Vegas, Nevada

The English Inn – Eaton Rapids, Michigan

Erminia Ristorante – New York, New York

The Farmhouse at Turkey Hill – Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Fearrington House Restaurant – Pittsboro, North Carolina

Flagstaff House – Boulder, Colorado

The Flatiron Café – Omaha, Nebraska

Fleurie – Charlottesville, Virginia

Forbes Island – San Francisco, California

The French Room – Dallas, Texas

Geja's Café – Chicago, Illinois

The Goodstone Inn & Estate Restaurant – Middleburg, Virginia

Harry's Restaurant – Manhattan, Kansas

The Hobbit – Orange, California

Hugo's Cellar-Four Queens – Las Vegas, Nevada

Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm – Holicong, Pennsylvania

Iridescence –Detroit, Michigan

Jillian's – Palm Desert, California

Keystone Ranch Restaurant – Keystone, Colorado

L'Auberge de Sedona – Sedona, Arizona

La Bergerie – Alexandria, Virginia

La Cremaillere Restaurant – Bedford, New York

La Mer at Halekulani – Honolulu, Hawaii

Latitudes – Key West, Florida

Le Vallauris – Palm Springs, California

Les Nomades – Chicago, Illinois

The Little Door – Los Angeles, California

Mar'sel at Terranea Resort – Rancho Palos Verdes, California

The Melting Pot – National locations

Michael's-South Point Casino – Las Vegas, Nevada

Michel's at the Colony Surf – Honolulu, Hawaii

Middleton Place Restaurant – Charleston, South Carolina

ON20 – Hartford, Connecticut

Orchids at Palm Court – Cincinnati, Ohio

Over the Moon Café – Tacoma, Washington

The Painted Lady – Newberg, Oregon

Palme d'Or – Coral Gables, Florida

Paseo Grill – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Penrose Room-The Broadmoor – Colorado Springs, Colorado

Pepper Tree Restaurant – Colorado Springs, Colorado

Peter Shields Inn – Cape May, New Jersey

Primavista – Cincinnati, Ohio

Rainbow Room Dinner & Dancing – New York, New York

The Refectory Restaurant & Bistro – Columbus, Ohio

The Restaurant at the Gideon Ridge Inn – Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Restaurant Iris – Memphis, Tennessee

Ristorante Massimo – Portsmouth, New Hampshire

River Café – Brooklyn, New York

River's End – Jenner, California

Russell's Steaks, Chops, and More – Williamsville, New York

Saddle Peak Lodge – Calabasas, California

Salacia Prime Seafood and Steaks – Virginia Beach, Virginia

SASSI – Scottsdale, Arizona

Seagar's Restaurant – Destin, Florida

Second Empire Restaurant and Tavern – Raleigh, North Carolina

Shadowbrook Restaurant – Capitola, California

Shearns Seafood and Prime Steaks – Galveston, Texas

Sir Winston's Aboard the Queen Mary – Long Beach, California

Ski Tip Lodge – Keystone, Colorado

St. Martin's Wine Bistro – Dallas, Texas

Stonehouse at San Ysidro Ranch – Santa Barbara, California

The Studio, An Artistic Dining Experience – Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

thirty-two – Biloxi, Mississippi

Thomas Henkelmann-Homestead Inn – Greenwich, Connecticut

Tidepools-Grand Hyatt Kauai – Poipu, Hawaii

The Tree Room @ Sundance – Sundance, Utah

TS Steakhouse at Turning Stone – Verona, New York

'Ulu Ocean Grill and Sushi Lounge – Kaupulehu, Hawaii

V.Mertz – Omaha, Nebraska

Vernon's Speakeasy – Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico

Viande Rouge – Duluth, Georgia

White Barn Inn – Kennebunk, Maine

Yono's Restaurant – Albany, New York

Zenkichi – Brooklyn, New York

Diners can also read more about the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America as well as our #savorthelove Valentine's Day giveaway by visiting the OpenTable Blog.

About OpenTable Restaurant Reviews

Originally launched in November 2008, the OpenTable Reviews program helps diners find restaurants that best fit their dining occasions. Only diners who recently honored an OpenTable reservation are invited to submit restaurant reviews. Visitors to OpenTable can access reviews for thousands of OpenTable restaurant partners across the United States, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan and the UK. The OpenTable Reviews program has generated more than 36 million restaurant reviews by verified diners, establishing OpenTable as one of the largest and most trusted sources for restaurant reviews.

About OpenTable

OpenTable, part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), is the world's leading provider of online restaurant reservations, seating more than 17 million diners per month via online bookings across more than 33,000 restaurants. The OpenTable network connects restaurants and diners, helping diners discover and book the perfect table and helping restaurants deliver personalized hospitality to keep guests coming back. The OpenTable service enables diners to see which restaurants have available tables, select a restaurant based on verified diner reviews, menus, and other helpful information, and easily book a reservation. In addition to the company's website and mobile apps, OpenTable powers online reservations for nearly 600 partners, including many of the Internet's most popular global and local brands. For restaurants, the OpenTable hospitality solutions enable them to manage their reservation book, streamline their operations, and enhance their service levels. Since its inception in 1998, OpenTable has seated more than 940 million diners around the world. The Company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and the OpenTable service is available throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, and the UK.

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