Southern, everywhere.
The reigning southern pick in every Top Tier Eats city, ranked by the locals who eat there.
Southern is unclaimed.
No city has published a ranking yet. The first local to publish a Top 5 claims the lead.
The Northeast
- Boston
Comfort Kitchen and Hunter's Kitchen and Bar, per Boston Magazine
- Buffalo
- New Haven
Sandra's Next Generation and Haven Hot Chicken - New Haven, per CTbites
- New York
- Philadelphia
SOUTH Restaurant & Jazz Club and Corinne's Place, per Philadelphia Magazine
- Pittsburgh
Wise County Biscuits & Cafe and Coop De Ville, per Pittsburgh Magazine
- Portland, ME
- Providence
- Rochester
CRISP Rochester and Chick’n Out, per 585 Magazine
- Syracuse
The Whiskey Coop and Ruby Begonia's Restaurant and Lounge, per This Is CNY
- Utica
The Midwest
- Chicago
- Cincinnati
Nolia Kitchen and Libby’s Southern Comfort, per Cincinnati Magazine
- Cleveland
Soho Chicken + Whiskey and Zanzibar Soul Fusion, per Cleveland Magazine
- Columbia, MO
- Columbus, OH
Modern Southern Table (High St.) and Soul 2 Go Cafe, per 614NOW
- Detroit
SavannahBlue and Cornbread Restaurant & Bar, per Eater Detroit
- Indianapolis
Juniper on Main and His Place Eatery - Chicken & Waffles, Ribs & Soul food (30th & Shadeland), per Indianapolis Monthly
- Kansas City
- Madison
- Milwaukee
Maxie's and Crawdaddy's on Greenfield, per OnMilwaukee
- Minneapolis–St. Paul
Southern Social Eagan and SOUL BOWL, per Minnesota Star Tribune
- Omaha
- Quincy
- Springfield, MO
- St. Louis
The South
- Asheville
Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar and Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack, per Romantic Asheville
- Atlanta
Miller Union and Auburn Angel, per The Infatuation
- Austin
Fixe Southern House and Victory East, per Austin Chronicle
- Baltimore
Taste This and Yeiboh Kitchen "Yebo", per Baltimore Magazine
- Birmingham
Johnny's Restaurant and Ted's Restaurant, per The Birmingham Times
- Charleston, SC
Husk and Bertha's Kitchen, per The Post and Courier
- Charlotte
Haberdish and Supperland, per Charlotte Magazine
- Dallas–Fort Worth
Norma's Cafe and Ellen's, per CultureMap Dallas
- Hampton Roads
The Grey Goose | Kitchen and Catering and BoBo's Fine Chicken, per VEER Magazine
- Houston
Gatlin's Fins & Feathers and Avalon Diner, per CultureMap Houston
- Louisville
610 Magnolia and Jack Fry's, per LEO Weekly
- Memphis
Alcenia's and The Four Way Soul Food Restaurant, per Memphis Magazine
- Miami / South Florida
Jackson Soul Food and MLK (My Little Kitchen) Restaurant, per The Infatuation
- Nashville
Husk Nashville and Henrietta Red, per Nashville Scene
- New Orleans
Commander's Palace and Compère Lapin, per Garden & Gun
- Oklahoma City
Nonesuch and Cheever's Cafe, per Oklahoma Gazette
- Orlando
Chef Art Smith's Homecomin' and Nikki's Place, per Orlando Magazine
- Raleigh–Durham
Poole's and Succotash Southern and Creole Kitchen., per The News & Observer
- Richmond
- San Antonio
- Savannah
Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room and The Olde Pink House, per Savannah Magazine
- Tampa Bay
Willa's and Kimmie's Kitchen Tampa, per Tampa Magazine
- Washington, DC
Hitching Post Restaurant and Saints Paradise Cafeteria, per Washingtonian
The West
- Albuquerque
Vick's Vittles and 66 Diner, per Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog
- Denver
Sassafras American Eatery, Highlands and Lucile's Creole Café, per Westword
- Honolulu
- Las Vegas
Mama Bird Southern Kitchen and Union Biscuit, per The Infatuation
- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
SugarJam The Southern Kitchen and Welcome Diner, per Phoenix New Times
- Portland, OR
Pine State Biscuits | Division and EaT: An Oyster Bar, per Food & Wine
- Sacramento
Q1227 Restaurant and Creole Soul | Restaurant & Bar, per Sacramento News & Review
- Salt Lake City
Big South and Sauce Boss Southern Kitchen - Draper, per Salt Lake Magazine
- San Diego
- Santa Fe
Radish & Rye and BOXCAR, per Santa Fe New Mexican (Pasatiempo)
- Seattle
Fat's Chicken and Waffles and Sisters and Brothers, per The Seattle Times
- SF Bay Area
- Tucson
The Parish and Janet & Ray's, per Tucson Weekly