SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As hot summer days stretch into cool summer nights, [ OpenTable ] (NASDAQ: [ OPEN ]), a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants, is pleased to announce the 2012 Diners' Choice Award winners for the Top 100 Late Night Dining Restaurants in the United States. These awards reflect the combined opinions of more than 5 million reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners for more than 15,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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The list of winners, which includes celebrity-magnet The Darby in New York, Top Chef winner Ilan Hall's The Gorbals in Los Angeles, and the critically acclaimed nopa in San Francisco, covers 24 states and Washington, D.C. California, New York, and Georgia have the greatest number of winning restaurants, with 16, 12, and 11, respectively. Nevada counts 8 winners, followed by Florida with six, and North Carolina and Washington, D.C. with five each. Illinois and Texas boast four winners apiece, with Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, and Tennessee with three each. Hawaii, Oregon, and Pennsylvania have two winners each. Other states represented include Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, and South Carolina. American cuisine easily proved the most popular late-night pick, with more than 30 winners serving homegrown fare.

"The top late-night dining restaurants are a hit with foodies, fun seekers, and industry insiders," said Caroline Potter, OpenTable's Chief Dining Officer. "From hot culinary creations, cool cocktail programs, and soundtracks to match, these winning restaurants have high-energy atmospheres that will make any diner want to stay up past bedtime."

The Diners' Choice Awards for the Top 100 Late Night Dining Restaurants is generated from more than 5 million reviews collected from [ verified OpenTable diners ] between August 1, 2011 and July 31, 2012. All restaurants with a minimum number of qualifying reviews were included for consideration. Restaurants were then scored and sorted according to the percentage of qualifying reviews for which "late night find" was selected as a special feature.

Based on this methodology, the following restaurants, listed in alphabetical order, comprise the Top 100 Late Night Dining Restaurants in the U.S. according to OpenTable diners. The complete list may also be viewed at [ http://www.opentable.com/latenight ].

2012 Diners' Choice Award Winners for the Top 100 Late Night Dining Restaurantsin the U.S.

[ 28 Degrees ]– Boston, Massachusetts
[ 77 South ]– Leawood, Kansas
[ Adelphia Restaurant ]– Deptford, New Jersey
[ Ajna Bar ]– New York, New York
[ Azucar Cuban Cuisine & Cigars ]– Jersey City, New Jersey
[ B.B. King's Blues Club ]– Nashville, Tennessee
[ B.B. King's Blues Club ]– Las Vegas, Nevada
[ B.B. King's Blues Club ]– Memphis, Tennessee
[ B.B. King's Blues Club ]– Orlando, Florida
[ B.B. King's Blues Club ]– West Palm Beach, Florida
[ Bambino Bar & Kitchen ]– Buffalo, New York
[ Bananas Modern American Diner ]– Orlando, Florida
[ Bar Cento ]– Cleveland, Ohio
[ Beauty and Essex ]– New York, New York
[ Birraporetti's ]– Houston, Texas
[ Biscuits & Blues ]– San Francisco, California
[ Bistro Francais ]– Washington, D.C.
[ Bradstreet Craftshouse Restaurant ]– Minneapolis, Minnesota
[ The Brown Street Club ]– Greenville, South Carolina
[ Buttons Food and Music – ]Addison, Texas
[ Buttons Food and Music ]– Fort Worth, Texas
[ Café Circa ]– Atlanta, Georgia
[ Casa di Amore ]– Las Vegas, Nevada
[ Cavo ]– Astoria, New York
[ Chambers Eat + Drink ]– San Francisco, California
[ Chapter One: the modern local ]– Santa Ana, California
[ Chino Latino ]– Minneapolis, Minnesota
[ Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro ]– Atlanta, Georgia
[ Crossroads at House of Blues ]– Houston, Texas
[ The Darby ]– New York, New York
[ Darryl's Corner Bar and Kitchen ]– Boston, Massachusetts
[ Departure Restaurant and Lounge ]– Portland, Oregon
[ Dick's Last Resort ]– Chicago, Illinois
[ do Restaurant at the View ]– Atlanta, Georgia
[ Draft ]– Raleigh, North Carolina
[ The Drawing Room ]– Chicago, Illinois
[ Eclipse di Luna ]– Atlanta, Georgia
[ Eclipse di Luna-Park Place ]– Atlanta, Georgia
[ Eulogy Belgian Tavern ]– Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[ First Food & Bar ]– Las Vegas, Nevada
[ Fly Bar & Restaurant ]– Tampa, Florida
[ Frank Ski's Restaurant & Lounge ]– Atlanta, Georgia
[ Fujimar (fka Lima) ]– Washington, D.C.
[ Gilt Club ]– Portland, Oregon
[ Globe ]– San Francisco, California
[ The Gorbals ]– Los Angeles, California
[ Green Russell ]– Denver, Colorado
[ Guantanamera ]– New York, New York
[ Gyu-Kaku ]– Honolulu, Hawaii
[ Gyu-Kaku ]– Pasadena, California
[ Gyu-Kaku ]– Torrance, California
[ H Street Country Club ]– Washington, D.C.
[ The Hamilton ]– Washington, D.C.
[ Hip Kitty Jazz & Fondue ]– Claremont, California
[ Holsteins-The Cosmpolitan of Las Vegas ]– Las Vegas, Nevada
[ The Jazz Kitchen ]– Indianapolis, Indiana
[ Latin Quarter at Universal CityWalk ]– Orlando, Florida
[ Loca Luna ]– Atlanta, Georgia
[ Lola ]– St. Louis, Missouri
[ Lucky's Lounge ]– Boston, Massachusetts
[ Mez ]– Charlotte, North Carolina
[ MPD Restaurant ]– New York, New York
[ MUA ]– Oakland, California
[ Mulberry Project ]– New York, New York
[ Nacional 27 ]– Chicago, Illinois
[ Negril Village ]– New York, New York
[ The Nest ]– Indian Wells, California
[ Nine Fine Irishmen-New York New York ]– Las Vegas, Nevada
[ nopa ]– San Francisco, California
[ Oola ]– San Francisco, California
[ Osso Restaurant & Lounge ]– Charlotte, North Carolina
[ Patria Restaurant and Mixology Lounge ]– Rahway, New Jersey
[ Perch LA ]– Los Angeles, California
[ POP Champagne & Dessert Bar ]– Pasadena, California
[ Restaurant Aura ]– Minneapolis, Minnesota
[ Rooftop 120 ]– Glastonbury, Connecticut
[ Rum Bar ]– Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[ Sanctuaria ]– St. Louis, Missouri
[ SAX restaurant & lounge ]– Washington, D.C.
[ Scene Restaurant & Lounge ]– Huntsville, Alabama
[ Shokudo ]– Honolulu, Hawaii
[ Shout ]– Atlanta, Georgia
[ Smoke Jazz and Supper Club ]– New York, New York
[ SOB's – Sounds of Brazil ]– New York, New York
[ Soco ]– Brooklyn, New York
[ Solas ]– Raleigh, North Carolina
[ Starlite ]– San Diego, California
[ Storm Rhum Bar and Bistro ]– Asheville, North Carolina
[ Strip ]– Atlanta, Georgia
[ Sub Zero Vodka Bar ]– St. Louis, Missouri
[ Sugar Factory ]– Las Vegas, Nevada
[ Suzy Wong's House of Yum ]– Nashville, Tennessee
[ Sweet Georgia's Juke Joint ]– Atlanta, Georgia
[ Tao Restaurant and Nightclub ]– Las Vegas, Nevada
[ Taverna Opa ]– Orlando, Florida
[ Three Aces ]– Chicago, Illinois
[ Todd English P.U.B. ]– Las Vegas, Nevada
[ Tsunami ]– San Francisco, California
[ Twist ]– Atlanta, Georgia
[ World Café Live at The Queen ]– Wilmington, Delaware

Diners can also read more about the Diners' Choice Awards for the Top 100 Late Night Dining restaurants in the U.S. by visiting OpenTable Chief Dining Officer Caroline Potter's "[ Dining Check ]" blog.

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