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Annapolis Restaurant Among Best Date Spots In US: Open Table

One of the best date restaurants in America is located in Annapolis, according to the Open Table website.

One Maryland restaurant is among the 50 best date spots in America, according to OpenTable.
One Maryland restaurant is among the 50 best date spots in America, according to OpenTable. (Shutterstock)

ANNAPOLIS, MD — If you want to wow a date, you might go big with an amazing steak or seafood dinner, paired with a perfect wine. OpenTable, the restaurant reservation website, recently released a list of the 50 Best Restaurants for a Date in America for 2019. And one restaurant in Maryland made the cut.

Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant in Annapolis was named among the best rest restaurants for date night in a list that features establishments in 21 states and Washington, D.C.

The list was based on an analysis of 12 million reviews of more than 30,000 restaurants across the country — all submitted by verified OpenTable users between Sept. 1, 2018 and Aug. 31, 2019.

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Restaurants were then scored and further sorted based on search terms such as “GoodForDates” and “Good for a Date.”

The restaurant reservation website put together the list in partnership with Hinge, a dating app that found through an OpenTable-commissioned survey that 86 percent of respondents find it stressful to pick a perfect date spot.

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“Given the added stress daters face when looking for the right restaurant, we wanted to create a go-to list that offers a restaurant for any date — whether it’s your first or one-thousandth,” said Anne Besse, director of marketing at OpenTable.

Here's how Cooper's Hawk describes itself: "Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant combines modern, casual dining with award-winning, handcrafted wines. Our menu features fresh contemporary-American fare infused with flavors from around the world. From appetizers to desserts, each dish on our menu is listed with a bin number to help guide you to your selection’s perfect wine match."

Address: Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant, 1906 Towne Centre Blvd. in Annapolis.

Restaurant hours are: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Menu items include: churrasco grilled steak for $28.99; filet mignon for $34.99; crab cakes for $25.99; and gnocchi bolognese with braised short rib for $22.99. The menu also offers a range of burgers and sandwiches, plus salads.

Bar hours are: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants has 35 locations across the country, including in Annapolis, and a wine club that has more than 350,000 members.


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