restaurants

A restaurant is a place licensed to serve and sell food to the public. The Eat Local Movement seeks to encourage restaurant patrons to dine at regional restaurants rather than national restaurant chains that they feel have a homogenizing effect on cuisine in general. Many restaurants have gone smoke-free, either voluntarily or due to the passage of local laws, polarizing restaurant patrons on both sides of the issue.

Some popular styles of restaurants include diners, bistros, coffee shops, cafeterias, buffets, donut shops, BBQ shacks, grills, oyster bars, theme restaurants, and tea rooms.

There are many blogs to help you find good places to eat. Some blogs about restaurants are Eater and Uptake Restaurants Blog. Reading restaurant reviews can also be a great way to discover new restaurants to try.

by Doug DuCap Are you a writer, passionate about this or any other topic? Join Blogcritics!

Original Technorati articles tagged “restaurants”

• in Videos
  How to Successfully Dine Out With Kids: Top Tips for Parents
  Parents can avoid public meltdowns by following these simple tips
  by samkj27 / on Jan 13, 2012
• in Entertainment
  Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
  Fodor’s New Orleans 2012 is a comprehensive guide to the Big Easy and all its attractions.
  by missbobetier / on Dec 16, 2011
• in Travel
  Toronto – Distillery District
  There is a reason Distillery District is one of Toronto's major attractions. Find out why.
  by funkywellies / on Dec 2, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “restaurants”

 

• Valentine’s Day with a view

  
  winetimes — Authority: 126
  Want Prince Charming to sweep you off your feet this Valentine’s Day? Then look no further than Waterkloof Estate outside Somerset West – complete with white horses amidst its vines, eagerly taking bio-dynamic farming in their stride – where an exclusive six course dinner, fit for a fairy tale, will woo the ...
  3 hours ago

• PoP Preview: Boundary Road Coming to 414 H St, NE – Sneak Peek of Beverage Menu

  
  Prince Of Petworth — Authority: 600
  Back in Dec. ’11 we took an early look at Boundary Road coming to 414 H St, NE. I stopped back earlier this week to see how they were progressing: Awesome! While we already got a sneak peek of their food menu I’m psyched to now be able to give a sneak peek of their beverage menu: Boundary Road ...
  3 hours ago

• COOKING ADVICE, STRAIGHT FROM THE CHEF’S MOUTH

  
  Latest News - World News & Hot News — Authority: 133
  Do we take a demeanour during a smashing dishes your friends as well as family members have as well as consternation how they do it? Follow this essay to benefit most improved in progress abilities. Bake Your own Snow Crabs Some restaurants have been right away charity oven baked Snow Crabs, hot sleet crab legs recipe ...
  3 hours ago

• Free Onion Rings at Burger King

  
  Savin A Little — Authority: 122
  Check their Facebook Page for details. February 4&5, excluding breakfast hours.
  23 hours ago

• Blog Love: Five NYC Blogs You Should Know About

  
  Ask Miss A — Authority: 431
  When I first moved from a small town to New York City, I didn’t know where to go or what to do. I wanted to be at the events, the galleries, and stay up to date with NYC fashion and trends. As someone with a full time job along with other freelance jobs, training for [...]
  1 day ago

• Toronto Restaurant Coupons for the Top Toronto Restaurants from Food Deal

  
  Navarra Food Fest — Authority: 121
  Many different cultures live in Toronto, and with it being the largest city in all of Canada, there are just so much options as to where you would like to dine. You can go for a Mexican grill for Sunday. You can eat on some French cuisine on Monday. Go for Chinese noodles on Tuesday [...]
  1 day ago

• Filipino Restaurant at the Foot of a Waterfall

  
  Oddity Central - Collecting Oddities — Authority: 614
  Tweet Located in the Quezon province of the Philippines, Villa Escudero is a nice hacienda-style resort with cozy rooms and an exotic atmosphere. But what brought its international fame is the waterfall restaurant that allows tourists to enjoy a nice meal right at the foot of a small waterfall. In most cases, ...
  1 day ago

• Mike + Ollies pop-up restaurant - dinner time

  
  Brockley Central — Authority: 419
  Last week, Brockley Central prediction number 2 for 2012 did come to pass . Yesterday, Brockley Market pointed out to us that prediction number 5 had come true without us noticing: Aside from Masons successor, the Hilly Fields Cafe and the Toads Mouth replacement, Brockley will get another place to eat. It will ...
  1 day ago

• Murano

  
  Alessandra Zecchini — Authority: 407
  A few photos from Murano , also to let you know that the best meal that we had during our stay in Venice was here on this island, in this trattoria ! Photos by Alessandra Zecchini  ©
  1 day ago

• Idiom Steak and Blends Evening a Resounding Success

  
  winetimes — Authority: 126
  On Friday the 27th January, Idiom Wines hosted a Steak & Blends dinner at the City Grill Steakhouse at the V&A Waterfront. The guests, made up predominantly of Club Idiom members, select clients of Idiom Wines and members of the public, were able to pair the different cuts of steak on offer with a selection ...
  1 day ago

• Jurassic Lounge; Enter the Dragon Summer 2012 Opening Night – Australian Museum Sydney

  
  MiSociety — Authority: 109
  Jurassic Lounge 2012 Opening Night – Australian Museum Sydney photos and story; MiSocietyRecipe for a great dinosaur cocktailJurassic Lounge has re-hatched for the 2012 summer season with the local social wild life again stampeding in for the ‘Enter the Dragon’ Summer 2012 opening night to have some fun amongst ...
  1 day ago

• Well, That Was Fast: Baluchis Brooklyn Heights Is Open

  
  mcbrooklyn — Authority: 509
  Baluchis at 46 Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights was (already!) open for dinner last night and had a fair number of customers when we swung by around 7 p.m. We grabbed a menu (above) which advertises 50% OFF the "executive lunch" from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., in-house dine only. (We always thought "executive lunch" had ...
  2 days ago

• “Anyone who can’t get drunk by midnight ain’t tryin‘“ (Toots Shor)

  
  The Big Apple — Authority: 121
  Toots Shor (1903-1977) ran a restaurant/saloon that was popular with New York City sports and entertainment figures. In February 1945, the city started a midnight curfew for serving drinks. Shor supported the war effort and said (the exact wording varies slightly in the many accounts): “Anyone who can’t get ...
  2 days ago

• Popeyes still coming to North Rock Road

  
  Kansas.com Blogs Master Site Feed — Authority: 524
  WICHITA — Speaking of Popeyes (see the preceding item), franchisee Willie Kendrick is still working on his North Rock Road site , which will be his fifth in the Wichita area, but it’s taking longer than he expected. “We’re just waiting on our permits,” he says. “I’ve stopped trying to figure out ...
  2 days ago

• Jay Ablah to open first Coffee Bug, a potential franchise, on North Rock Road

  
  Kansas.com Blogs Master Site Feed — Authority: 524
  WICHITA — Anyone with a coffee addiction understands the all-consuming desire for the drink, and now Jay Ablah hopes to capitalize on that with a new business called the Coffee Bug . “The coffee bug is that itch, that urge you’ve got for that cup of coffee,” he says. His first Coffee Bug will be in front ...
  2 days ago

• 2-for-1 today at Chick-fil-A Santa Ana

  
  OC Deals — Authority: 121
    Are you planning to eat today (Tues. Jan. 31, 2012)? Well, I found this on Chick-fil-A Bristol and MacArthur’s Facebook page Come in (Tuesday) between either 11am-1pm or 5 pm to 7 pm and say “Double My Deliciousness”, you will then purchase a meal and then GET A MEAL FOR FREE! Bristol ...
  2 days ago

• This will let you cook them easier and get withstand likely are in need of, by cooking them during the grill.

  
  Vista wallpaper downloads, software, and product reviews — Authority: 126
  Do every one restaurantes marbella prep work early. One must always have got all the prep work done before you start cooking. However, as long as you’re ready to start cooking and have a deadline whenever your meal requires to be finished, it is a bit stressful. Carry out the prep work as early as it really is ...
  2 days ago

• Where to Eat in Panama City

  
  International Living Postcards — Authority: 116
  Amid the towers of steel and chrome waft the tantalizing smells of seafood and spices. Argentine, Cuban, Swiss, German, Thai, and Indian are only a few of the offerings you’ll enjoy today in Panama... International Living Postcards. Learn to live better for less by expanding your world beyond U.S. shores.
  2 days ago

• Restaurant Trends: New Incentives for Dining Out

  
  Get Credit Cards — Authority: 129
  CreditDonkey.com new research infographic reveals restaurants doing more to attract customers. Includes how restaurants adapt to constrained household budgets, social media, and expanded menu offerings. (PRWeb January 30, 2012) Read the full story at
  2 days ago

• IF YOU WISH TO CHECK OUT SOMETHING DIFFERENT TRY SUSHI RESTAURANTS

  
  Latest News - World News & Hot News — Authority: 133
  If we cite something rather different, sushi restaurants can give all we have been seeking for as well as the lot more. With the flourishing recognition of Nippon meals in horse opera society, sushi restaurants have been apropos most some-more ordinarily identified as well as cost-effective. If we have never visited ...
  2 days ago

Comments about restaurants