The New York Times has released its annual Restaurant List, which compiles what its writers and editors believe to be the 50 best restaurants in the United States.

Just like last year, two Minnesota restaurants made the cut. Bûcheron in Minneapolis' Kingfield neighborhood and Diane's Place in Northeast Minneapolis were both included in this year's edition.

"Bûcheron is almost certainly the country’s first French bistro to count lumberjacks as a source of inspiration," Brett Anderson writes of Chef Adam Ritter's restaurant.

"It’s a sincere claim, if you can imagine large men laying down their axes to enjoy meals adorned with juniper and pickled elderberries," he continues in a blurb that goes on to praise its fall seasonal dishes and staples like the smoked whitefish dip and tater tots.

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