The South’s Best Restaurants in Every State 2018

Don't miss these Southern-favorite eateries.

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Hannah Hayes

Since our editors started the South’s Best reader survey, we’ve been endlessly fascinated not just by the winners, but by the state-specific results, especially in regards to restaurants. The competition is just as fierce as you might imagine, and being a big city or having a celebrity chef aren’t necessarily advantages. Just when we think we know where the votes are heading, a completely different winner emerges by the end. But what we love about this list the most is that it shows Southern food beyond stereotypes and expectations. A mix of classics like Commander’s Palace in New Orleans and The Oak Room in Louisville with newer, more modern additions to the Southern food scene like Oxford’s Saint Leo and Atlanta’s Staplehouse, this range of restaurants from fine dining destinations to beloved neighborhood fixtures shows off what we love the most about our region’s restaurants. This is where Southerners are eating now.

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2 of 18 Melina Hammer

Alabama: Acre

Auburn, Alabama
 

3 of 18 Courtesy of Capital Hotel

Arkansas: One Eleven at the Capital

Little Rock, Arkansas

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4 of 18 Delano South Beach

Florida: Leynia

Miami, Florida

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5 of 18 Andrew Thomas Lee

Georgia: Staplehouse

Atlanta, Georgia

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6 of 18 Seelbach Hotel

Kentucky: The Oakroom

Louisville, Kentucky

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7 of 18 Courtesy of Commander's Palace

Louisiana: Commander’s Palace

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Maryland: Charleston

Baltimore, Maryland

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9 of 18 Robbie Caponetto

Mississippi: St. Leo

Oxford, Mississippi

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10 of 18 Bonjwing Lee

Missouri: Bluestem

Kansas City, Missouri

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11 of 18 Courtesy of Kindred

North Carolina: Kindred

Davidson, North Carolina

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12 of 18 Courtesy of Flint; Facebook

Oklahoma: Flint

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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13 of 18 Courtesy of Neighborhood Dining Group

South Carolina: Husk

Charleston, South Carolina

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14 of 18 Beall + Thomas Photography

Tennessee: The Barn at Blackberry Farm

Walland, Tennessee

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15 of 18 Wynn Myers

Texas: Signature

San Antonio, Texas

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16 of 18 Deborah Jaffe

Virginia: L’Opossum

Richmond, Virginia

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17 of 18 Dakota Fine

Washington, D.C.: Little Serow

Washington, D.C.

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18 of 18 Courtesy of The Greenbrier and Prime 44 West

West Virginia: Prime 44 West

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

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