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Where the Locals Eat spotlights the top 100 restaurants in each of the top 50 cities in America. This online restaurant guide includes thousands of listings as well as succinct descriptions of favorite restaurants, new discoveries and best-kept secrets, from cheeseburgers and soul food to the finest steak houses, sushi bars and New American hot spots.

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Aquavit

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Best Scandanavian
Top 100 Restaurant, New York City

Aquavit combines the age-old culinary tradition of Sweden with the ambitious creation of a young chef in America. ... Entrees boast a dazzling display of ingredients and influences. [Chef Marcus] Samuelsson demonstrates his fondness for marrying flavors in unexpected ways. ... Vibrant colors, bold shapes and visible textures all work together to create food so vibrant and beautiful that it needs no garnish. — Aquavit website

High-minded interpretations of Scandinavian cuisine that issue from his kitchen-order the duck breast, which is cured in lemons, or the salmon, sealed in a light brioche crust-are as excellent as ever. — New York magazine

[Chef Samuelsson) is a fully mature artist with a distinctive style... . He keeps your palate on edge. — The New York Times

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