MEDITERRANEAN CRITIC’S CHOICE Callie READER’S CHOICE Callie RUNNER-UP Kebab Craft
MIDDLE EASTERN CRITIC’S CHOICE Tahini READER’S CHOICE Shak’s Mediterranean Bistro RUNNER-UP The Kebab Shop PERUVIAN CRITIC’S CHOICE Q’ero READER’S CHOICE Q’ero RUNNER-UP Coya Peruvian Secret SOUTHERN CRITIC’S CHOICE Flying Pig READER’S CHOICE Bud’s Louisiana Café RUNNER-UP
SPANISH CRITIC’S CHOICE Cafe Sevilla READER’S CHOICE Costa Brava RUNNER-UP Cafe Sevilla
MEXICAN CRITIC’S CHOICE Valle READER’S CHOICE Casa de Pico RUNNER-UP Casa de Bandini
THAI CRITIC’S CHOICE Plumeria READER’S CHOICE Bahn Thai RUNNER-UP Supannee House of Thai VIETNAMESE CRITIC’S CHOICE Kingfisher READER’S CHOICE Kingfisher RUNNER-UP Shank & Bône
KINGFISHER
Louisiana Purchase
CATANIA
Calamari a La Diablada Q'ERO The best home cook I know pitched this spot as her favorite restaurant in the county—and insisted I try the calamari. Erase your mental image of rubbery, deep-fried suckers. Q’ero’s spicy Peruvian version is tender and lightly crispy, studded with mushrooms, richly sauced with a slow- burn heat. –AR
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