SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With spring in full bloom and summer just around the corner, OpenTable, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPEN) (www.opentable.com), a leading provider of free online reservations for diners and guest management systems for restaurants, today announced the national winners of its second annual Diners' Choice awards for Best Outdoor Dining. The list of winning restaurants is derived from four million reviews submitted by OpenTable diners for more than 11,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

"No one is happier than local diners when restaurants re-open their patios and tables start to show up on sidewalks.  It's a sure sign that spring has sprung and that a new season of fresh ingredients is upon us," said Caroline Potter, Chief Dining Officer, OpenTable.  "Sitting outdoors allows you to take in the atmosphere and appreciate the lovely weather. Whether it's a chic city street or an intimate garden setting, dining outside lets you connect with your surroundings, including passers-by, while you're enjoying a delicious meal."

Based on feedback collected from OpenTable diners between March 2009 and March 2010, the following 50 restaurants, listed in alphabetical order, received the highest scores from OpenTable diners, indicating that they were considered among the top choices for Outdoor Dining restaurants. For more information about this list, please visit http://www.opentable.com/outdoor.

The 2010 Winners of OpenTable's Best for Outdoor Dining Awards

• Arcadia Farms – Scottsdale, AZ
• Auberge du Soleil – Rutherford, CA
• BALEENnaples – Naples, FL
• Beachcomber Café, Crystal Cove – Newport Coast, CA
• Bella Saratoga – Saratoga, CA
• Blue Agave Club – Pleasanton, CA
• Brown's Beach House, The Fairmont Orchid – Kohala Coast, HI
• Café Pinot – Los Angeles, CA
• Campiello, Naples – Naples, FL
• Charley's Crab, Fort Lauderdale – Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Cliff's Edge – Los Angeles, CA
• Coyote Crossing, Conshohocken – Conshohocken, PA
• El Chorro Lodge – Paradise Valley, AZ
• Geoffrey's Restaurant – Malibu, CA
• George's Ocean Terrace – La Jolla, CA
• Gibraltar – Miami, FL
• Guaymas – Tiburon, CA
• Handsome Harry's Third Street Bistro – Naples, FL
• Hau Tree Lanai – Honolulu, HI
• Hula Grill, Kaanapali – Lahaina, HI
• La Bottega – New York, NY
• Latitudes Beach Cafe – Key West, FL
• Lon's at The Hermosa – Paradise Valley, AZ
• Marche Bacchus – Las Vegas, NV
• Metro Lafayette – Lafayette, CA
• MiraMare – Naples, FL
• Nick's Fishmarket Maui – Wailea, HI
• Novo Restaurant – San Luis Obispo, CA
• Ovations at Wolf Trap – Vienna, VA
• Paradise Cove Beach Cafe – Malibu, CA
• Poseidon – Del Mar, CA
• Red Fish Grill – Miami, FL
• Red Hat on the River – Irvington, NY
• Sapphire Laguna – Laguna Beach, CA
• Sheerwater Restaurant at the Hotel del Coronado – Coronado, CA
• Solbar, Solage – Calistoga, CA
• Spencer's Restaurant – Palm Springs, CA
• Stone Brewing World Bistro & Garden – Escondido, CA
• Sundy House – Delary Beach, FL
• Tart Restaurant – Los Angeles, CA
• The Beach House – Cardiff-By-The-Sea, CA
• The Beachcomber Malibu Pier – Malibu, CA
• The Smokehouse Restaurant at Ponte Winery – Temecula, CA
• The Turtle Club, Naples – Naples, FL
• Tommy Bahama's Restaurant and Bar – Naples, FL
• Tommy Bahama's Restaurant and Bar – Palm Desert, CA
• Vic and Angelo's – Palm Beach Gardens, FL
• Villa Sorriso – Pasadena, CA
• Wilshire – Santa Monica, CA
• Wish – Miami Beach, CA

For more information on Outdoor Dining trends and other hot spots, please visit Potter's "Dining Check" blog on OpenTable at http://blog.opentable.com/.

About OpenTable, Inc. 

OpenTable is a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants.  The OpenTable network delivers the convenience of online restaurant reservations to diners and the operational benefits of a computerized reservation book to restaurants.  OpenTable has more than 12,000 restaurant customers, and since its inception in 1998, has seated more than 130 million diners around the world.  The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and the OpenTable service is available throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Japan, Mexico, and parts of Europe.   

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