La Fable in Rehoboth Beach among 100 most romantic restaurants in the US

Karen Okamoto
The News Journal

With Valentine's Day approaching, a Delaware restaurant has made OpenTable's list of the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America for 2019.

La Fable, a traditional French restaurant in Rehoboth Beach, is the only eatery in the state on the list released Wednesday, although several other restaurants are within driving distance of Delaware.

Reservations are still available for Valentine's Day at La Fable, at 26 Baltimore Ave., through OpenTable or by calling (302) 227-8510. The restaurant is open 5-11 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays and 5 p.m.-1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

La Fable is a French restaurant on Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth Beach. It opened last July.

OpenTable, which allows diners to book online restaurant reservations, used more than 12 million verified diner reviews of more than 28,000 restaurants in 50 states and Washington, D.C., to make its list. The reviews were collected from Dec. 1, 2017, to Nov. 30, 2018. 

Restaurants had to have a minimum overall score and number of qualifying reviews to be considered for the list. The overall score included such factors as overall diner rating, user klout, number of reviews and regional overall rating. Qualifying restaurants were then judged on the percentage of reviews that selected "romantic" as a special feature.

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The 100 restaurants are located in 32 states — with Ohio leading the list with nine restaurants. In the region, Pennsylvania has six of the winning restaurants, and New Jersey has four — including two in Cape May.

"These 100 restaurants excel at setting the table for romance and creating intimate dining experiences at every service," said Caroline Potter, chief dining officer at OpenTable.

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The 100 most romantic restaurants

Here are the 100 most romantic restaurants in America, in alphabetical order, according to OpenTable:

801 Chophouse - Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa
Altius, Pittsburgh
Atlantis Steakhouse - Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno, Nevada
BakerStreet, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro, Milwaukee
Baxter's Lakeside Grille, Lake Ozark, Missouri
Belvedere Inn Restaurant and Bar, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Benvenuti's, Norman, Oklahoma
Black Cat, Boulder, Colorado
The Bistro at Gervasi Vineyard, Canton, Ohio
Bohanan's Prime Steaks and Seafood, San Antonio
Bolete Restaurant, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bookbinder's Seafood and Steakhouse, Richmond, Virginia
Bouchard Restaurant and Inn, Newport, Rhode Island
Café Monarch, Scottsdale, Arizona
Cafe Provence, Prairie Village, Kansas
Cafe Sparrow, Aptos, California
Caprice Bistro, Wilmington, North Carolina
Carlo & Johnny, Cincinnati
Chandlers Steakhouse, Boise, Idaho
Chef's Table at the Edgewater, Winter Garden, Florida
Chez Francois - Vermilion, Vermilion, Ohio
Chimney Park, Windsor, Colorado
Christopher's World Grille, Bryan, Texas
Circa 1886, Charleston, South Carolina
Claire's at the Depot, Warrenton, Virginia
Collage Restaurant, St. Augustine, Florida
Connors Steak & Seafood - Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama
Cygnus 27, Grand Rapids, Michigan
The Del-Bar, Lake Delton, Wisconsin
The Dining Room at Castle Hill Inn, Newport, Rhode Island
Erling Jensen The Restaurant, Memphis, Tennessee
Flagstaff House, Boulder, Colorado
Fleurie, Charlottesville, Virginia
Flight Restaurant & Wine Bar - Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
Folk's Folly Prime Steak House, Memphis, Tennessee
Four Winds Steakhouse, Wills Point, Texas
Franklinville Inn, Franklinville, New Jersey
The Gamekeeper, Boone, North Carolina
Geronimo, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Gracie's, Providence, Rhode Island
Hanover Street Chophouse, Manchester, New Hampshire
Harvest Beat, Seattle
Hugo's Cellar, Four Queens, Las Vegas
The Ivy Inn Restaurant, Charlottesville, Virginia
Jag's Steak & Seafood, West Chester, Ohio
Joe Vicari's Andiamo Italian Steakhouse @ The D Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Katherine's Steakhouse, Mesquite, Nevada
Kimberton Inn, Kimberton, Pennsylvania
L'Auberge Chez Francois, Great Falls, Virginia
La Fable, Rehoboth Beach
La Panetiere, Rye, New York
Latitudes on Sunset Key, Key West, Florida
Le Fou Frog, Kansas City, Missouri
Le Vallauris, Palm Springs, California
Le Yaca, Williamsburg, Virginia and Virginia Beach, Virginia
Lemaire at The Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, Virginia
Lewnes' SteakHouse, Annapolis
Lon's at The Hermosa, Paradise Valley, Arizona
Mahogany Prime Steakhouse - Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Majorelle, New York
The Melting Pot, Huntersville, North Carolina and Midtown Charlotte, North Carolina
Millwright's, Simsbury, Connecticut
Minerva's - Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Mizuna, Denver
Mo's A Place for Steaks - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Montalcino Ristorante Italiano, Issaquah, Washington
Monterey Bay Fish Grotto, Mt. Washington, Pittsburgh
Myron's at Alon Town Center, San Antonio
Nocturne, Denver
Orchids at Palm Court, Cincinnati
Paseo Grill, Oklahoma City
Pellana, Peabody, Massachusetts
Peter Shields Inn, Cape May, New Jersey
Pier W, Cleveland
The Prime Rib, Baltimore (The Original), Baltimore
The Refectory Restaurant & Bistro, Columbus, Ohio
Restaurant L, Cincinnati
Rey's, Raleigh, North Carolina
Ristorante Lombardo, Buffalo, New York
Rudy & Paco Restaurant & Bar, Galveston, Texas
Russell's Steaks, Chops, and More, Williamsville, New York
Ryan's Restaurant, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Saint Jacques French Cuisine, Raleigh, North Carolina
Salt at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Florida
Scalini Fedeli, Chatham, Chatham, New Jersey
Second Empire Restaurant and Tavern, Raleigh, North Carolina
Sorrento Ristorante Italiano, Houston
St Martin's Wine Bistro, Dallas
St. John's Restaurant, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Strip Steakhouse, Avon, Ohio
Summit House - Fullerton, Fullerton, California
The Tailor and the Cook, Utica, New York
Tony's - St. Louis, St. Louis
Trattoria Stella, Traverse City, Michigan
Truluck's Seafood, Steak and Crab House - Austin Arboretum, Austin, Texas
The Victor Cafe - Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Vivace Restaurant, Tucson, Arizona
Wally's Desert Turtle, Rancho Mirage, California
Washington Inn, Cape May, New Jersey