The data desk
How America eats, by the numbers
Top Tier’s rankings are built from real local Top 5s. That data says things no review aggregator can — which restaurants a city can’t agree on, who’s climbing, and where locals see eye to eye. These are the records.
Every figure here comes from locals’ own rankings — no critics, no star averages, no paid placement. How the record is kept →
The records
On the data desk
Most contested
The most argued-over restaurants in America
The restaurants whose local rankings pull hardest in opposite directions.
Fastest rising
The fastest-rising restaurants right now
Where the locals are moving as new Top 5s come in.
Where locals agree
The cities where locals most agree on where to eat
Most aligned: St. Louis, where Top 5s line up 98%.
Top Tier data desk · On the record
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