America's Best Restaurants
#1 in Restaurant
Independent restaurant marketing and customer acquisition platform.
- Founded
- 2015
- HQ
- Union, Ky
- Team
- 6-15
Editor’s Choice — honoree press kit available
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Meet the founder
Matt Plapp
Founder & CEO
America's Best Restaurant is an events and hospitality marketing agency based in Union, Kentucky.
Editorial
Editor’s take
America's Best Restaurants positions itself as a growth-focused customer acquisition platform built specifically for independent restaurant owners, operating a two-sided marketplace that connects local diners with the restaurants actively seeking them. Their model bridges consumer discovery and owner-side marketing in a single platform, making them a natural fit for independent operators who want new customers without the overhead of a traditional agency relationship. The dual-sided approach reflects a clear understanding of how independent restaurants actually grow.
What they do
Services
Restaurant Media Features
Produces branded video and editorial features on independent restaurants under the America's Best Restaurants banner, giving operators professional content and third-party validation they can redeploy across their own social, web, and in-store channels.
Local Customer Acquisition
Runs marketing programs designed to drive first-time diners into independent restaurants, with an emphasis on measurable foot traffic rather than vanity reach metrics common in generalist restaurant marketing.
Customer Database & Loyalty Marketing
Helps operators build and market to an owned list of diners — a discipline most independents skip — so repeat visits and lifetime value aren't left to chance or to third-party delivery apps.
Social Media & Content Distribution
Amplifies restaurant features and owner-produced content across America's Best Restaurants' consumer-facing audience and the operator's own channels, treating social as a distribution layer rather than a posting checklist.
Consumer Discovery Platform
Operates a directory and discovery experience aimed at hungry consumers looking for independent restaurants nearby, creating an owned audience the agency can route toward its restaurant clients.