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An overhead view of some dishes from Four Kings, a unique place for the best solo dining in San Francisco, available on OpenTable. In the middle is a bowl of clams with bok choy and a crunchy topping alongside an empty bowl with a cat pattern. Slightly out of frame, there are several more side dishes, like vermicelli noodles, prawns, and several bowls of sauce.

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A barbecue platter with smoked brisket, sausages, and a variety of side dishes, including mac and cheese, collard greens, biscuits, and a salad at Maple Block Barbecue, one of the best BBQ restaurants in Los Angeles, CA, available on Open Table.

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An oven-charred pizza topped with pepperoni, bell peppers, tomato sauce, and mozzarella at Tartine Manufactory - San Francisco, a restaurant in San Francisco on OpenTable.

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a fish and strawberry dish in a white bowl at Healdsburg, California restaurant SingleThread

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Several dishes, including a large roast chicken, on a table at NYC restaurant Chez Fifi

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City guides

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An overhead view of some dishes from Four Kings, a unique place for the best solo dining in San Francisco, available on OpenTable. In the middle is a bowl of clams with bok choy and a crunchy topping alongside an empty bowl with a cat pattern. Slightly out of frame, there are several more side dishes, like vermicelli noodles, prawns, and several bowls of sauce.

10 essential spots for solo dining in San Francisco

A barbecue platter with smoked brisket, sausages, and a variety of side dishes, including mac and cheese, collard greens, biscuits, and a salad at Maple Block Barbecue, one of the best BBQ restaurants in Los Angeles, CA, available on Open Table.

10 can’t-miss barbecue restaurants in LA

An oven-charred pizza topped with pepperoni, bell peppers, tomato sauce, and mozzarella at Tartine Manufactory - San Francisco, a restaurant in San Francisco on OpenTable.

7 essential San Francisco pizzerias

Modern bar interior presenting a light-colored wooden counter, round wooden stools with metal legs, shelves filled with liquor bottles and books, and several pendant lights with warm-toned bulbs at Here’s Looking at You, one of the best solo dining Los Angeles options available on Open Table.

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Close-up of a chef's hand using chopsticks to arrange nigiri sushi on a black tray, with various types of fish and other toppings visible at Sushi San, one of the best Japanese restaurants in Chicago, available on OpenTable.

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Restaurant world

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A roast duck dish with a caramel orange sauce at Washington DC restaurant The Duck & the Peach

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A cheese pizza on a table at F&F Restaurant and Bar in Brooklyn

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