No one knows more about the best places to grab a bite than readers of AY About You. It’s why we dedicate so much of our book each month to showcasing all the culinary crafts Arkansas has to offer. That’s why we’ve turned to our readers again for this second annual AY Readers’ Restaurant Poll.

 

For months, your votes have flooded our online database. We gave you 40 categories, ranging from best appetizer to the best atmosphere, best taco to the best place to watch the game. We let you tell us your favorites, and as usual, you didn’t let us down.  

 

Flip through these pages to see this year’s winners. You will certainly recognize plenty of the names on this list, but we hope you’ll discover a new favorite (or two), also. 

 

BEST PIZZA

U.S. Pizza Company
Statewide
uspizzaco.net

Local Lime

BEST MEXICAN

Local Lime
Statewide
locallimetaco.com

 

BEST TACO

Heights Taco & Tamale Co.
Little Rock
heightstacotamale.com

 

BEST ITALIAN

Bruno’s Little Italy
Little Rock
brunoslittleitaly.com

 

BEST MEDITERRANEAN

Taziki’s Mediterranean Café
Statewide
tazikiscafe.com

Three Fold

BEST CHINESE

Three Fold Noodles + Dumpling Co.
Little Rock
eat3fold.com

 

BEST JAPANESE

Kemuri Japanese Restaurant
Little Rock
kemuri-baru.com

 

BEST THAI

Zangna Thai Cuisine
Little Rock

Low Ivy

BEST FOOD TRUCK

Low Ivy Catering
Little Rock
facebook.com/chefamandaivy

 

BEST BURGER

David’s Burgers
Statewide
davidsburgers.com

 

BEST CAJUN/CREOLE

Cafe Rue Orleans
Fayetteville
caferueorleans.com

Whole Hog Cafe

BEST BARBECUE SANDWICH

Whole Hog Cafe
North Little Rock
wholehogcafenlr.com

 

BEST APPETIZER

Skinny J’s
Statewide
skinnyjs.com

 

BEST BARBECUE RIBS

Corky’s BBQ
Central Arkansas
corkysbbq.com

 

BEST DELI

Burge’s
Little Rock
smokedturkeys.com

 

BEST STEAK

Arthur’s Prime Steakhouse
Little Rock
arthursprimesteakhouse.com

 

BEST SEAFOOD

Lakewood Fish and Seafood House
North Little Rock
lwfsh.com

Petit & Keet

BEST BRUNCH

Petit & Keet
Little Rock
petitandkeet.com

 

BEST FRIED CHICKEN

Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken
Little Rock
gusfriedchicken.com

The Root

BEST BREAKFAST

The Root
Little Rock
therootcafe.com

BEST COFFEEHOUSE

Mugs Cafe
North Little Rock
mugscafecoffee.com

BEST DATE NIGHT

Pasta Grill
Conway
pastagrillrestaurant.com

 

BEST DESSERT

Charlotte’s Eats & Sweets
Keo

Purple Cow

BEST KID-FRIENDLY

Purple Cow
Statewide
purplecowlr.com

Capital Bar and Grill

BEST PEOPLE WATCHING

Capital Bar and Grill
Little Rock
capitalhotel.com

 

WORTH THE DRIVE

Hoots BBQ
McGehee

 

BEST LATE-NIGHT DINING

The Pantry
Little Rock
littlerockpantry.com

 

BEST PATIO DINING

Petit & Keet
Little Rock
petitandkeet.com

 

BEST NEW RESTAURANT

Allsopp & Chapple
Little Rock
allsoppandchapple.com

 

BEST DIVE BAR

Crazee’s Cafe
Little Rock
crazees.net

 

BEST CHEF

Jamie McAfee
Statewide
pinebluffcc.com

Sauce(d)

BEST COCKTAILS

Sauce(d) Bar and Oven
Little Rock
saucedlr.com

 

BEST RESTAURANT

Sonny Williams
Little Rock
sonnywilliamssteakroom.com

Ciao Baci

BEST WINE LIST

Ciao Baci
Little Rock
ciaobacilr.com

 

BEST HAPPY HOUR

Sauce(d) Bar and Oven
Little Rock
saucedlr.com

 

BEST BEER SELECTION

Litle Rock Flying Saucer
Little Rock
beerknurd.com

 

BEST PLACE TO WATCH THE GAME

Grub’s Bar & Grille
Statewide
grubsbar.com

 

BEST LOCAL BREWERY

Lost Forty Brewing
Little Rock
facebook.com/lost40beer

 

BEST PLACE TO IMPRESS OUT-OF-TOWNERS

Cache Restaurant
Little Rock
cachelittlerock.com

 

BEST CHAIN RESTAURANT

Taziki’s Mediterranean Café
Statewide
tazikiscafe.com