2016 AAA Four/Five Diamond Restaurant Facts



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AAA FOUR AND FIVE DIAMOND RESTAURANTS

2018 FACT SHEET

Continuing a tradition of more than 80 years, AAA’s professionally trained inspectors use published guidelines to conduct unannounced restaurant evaluations. Establishments that meet the requirements to be AAA Inspected & Approved are assigned a rating of One to Five Diamonds.

Five Diamond Restaurant Facts

□ For 2018, eight restaurants were added to the Five Diamond Award list:

1. Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare in New York City;

2. Manresa in Los Gatos, California;

3. McCrady’s in Charleston, South Carolina;

4. Pineapple and Pearls in Washington, D.C.;

5. TEMPO Contemporary Cuisine by Martin Berasategui in Cancun, Mexico;

6. The Catbird Seat in Nashville, Tennessee;

7. Topper’s in Nantucket, Massachusetts;

8. Vetri in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

□ Of note among this year’s additions are six establishments that are the only Five Diamond restaurants in their cities: Manresa in Los Gatos, California; McCrady’s in Charleston, South Carolina; Pineapple and Pearls in Washington, D.C.; The Catbird Seat in Nashville, Tennessee; Topper’s in Nantucket, Massachusetts; Vetri in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

□ A total of 68 restaurants throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean received the AAA Five Diamond Rating in the past 12 months, qualifying them for the 2018 Five Diamond Award list.

□ Five Diamond restaurants represent just 0.2 percent of the more than 31,000 AAA Inspected & Approved restaurants.

□ States with the greatest number of Five Diamond restaurants: New York (11); California (10); Quintana Roo, Mexico (7); Nevada (5); Illinois (4) and Massachusetts (4).

□ Cities with the greatest number of Five Diamond restaurants: New York (10), Las Vegas (5), Chicago (4) and Cancun (4).

□ The restaurant with the longest Five Diamond tenure is The Inn at Little Washington Dining Room in Washington, Virginia, which has maintained the rating for 30 consecutive years, since 1988.

□ Seven additional restaurants have maintained the Five Diamond Rating for 20 or more years: Jean-Georges Restaurant in New York City; La Mer in Honolulu, Hawaii; The White Barn Inn Restaurant in Kennebunk, Maine; The Fearrington House Restaurant in Fearrington Village, North Carolina; The Belvedere in Beverly Hills, California; Erna's Elderberry House Restaurant in Oakhurst, California; and Everest in Chicago, Illinois.

□ States with the greatest number of Five Diamond establishments (hotels and restaurants): California (26) – 16 hotels/10 restaurants; New York (22) – 11 hotels/11 restaurants; Quintana Roo, Mexico (15) – 8 hotels/7 restaurants; Florida (13) – 10 hotels/3 restaurants and Nevada (12) – 7 hotels/5 restaurants.

Four Diamond Restaurant Facts

□ For 2018, 52 restaurants were newly added to the AAA Four Diamond Award list.

□ A total of 665 restaurants throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean received the Four Diamond Rating in the past 12 months, qualifying them for the 2018 Four Diamond Award list.

□ Four Diamond restaurants account for just 2.1 percent of the more than 31,000 AAA Inspected & Approved restaurants.

□ States/provinces with the most Four Diamond restaurants: California (74), Florida (54), Ontario (49), New York (46), Texas (31), Nevada (25), Quebec (21), Colorado (19) and British Columbia (19).

□ Cities with the most Four Diamond restaurants: New York (35), Las Vegas (22), Toronto (19), San Francisco (16), Chicago (14), Vancouver (12), Atlanta (11) and Niagara-on-the-Lake (11).

□ The Green Room in Wilmington, Delaware, is the longest tenured Four Diamond restaurant, since 1985 when AAA began rolling out Diamond Ratings for restaurants.

□ An additional 84 restaurants have maintained the Four Diamond Rating for 20 or more years.

□ States/provinces with the greatest number of Four Diamond establishments (hotels and restaurants): California (247) – 173 hotels/74 restaurants; Florida (199) – 145 hotels/54 restaurants; New York (139) – 93 hotels/46 restaurants; Texas (126) – 95 hotels/31 restaurants; Ontario (101) – 52 hotels/49 restaurants; Illinois (71) – 56 hotels/15 restaurants and Arizona (64) – 47 hotels/17 restaurants.

ABOUT AAA DIAMOND RATINGS

For more than 80 years, AAA has used professional inspectors to conduct in-person property evaluations. AAA offers the only rating system using comprehensive, on-site professional hotel and restaurant evaluations guided by member priorities. With a far greater inventory than any other rating entity, AAA’s rating system covers the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.

Travelers can find Diamond Rated establishments and inspector insight in AAA’s trip planning products: the AAA Mobile app, the online AAA Travel Guides and Travel Planner and the AAA TourBook guides available to members at AAA offices.

AAA provides more than 58 million members with automotive, travel, insurance and financial services through its federation of 36 motor clubs and nearly 1,100 branch offices across North America. Since 1902, the not-for-profit, fully tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate for safe mobility. Drivers can request roadside assistance, identify nearby gas prices, locate discounts, book a hotel or map a route via the AAA Mobile app. To join, visit .

For the complete lists of AAA Four and Five Diamond restaurants, visit DiamondAwards. For Diamond Rating news and information, visit the Diamond Ratings section of NewsRoom.diamond-ratings.

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