Best Contemporary American Restaurants in Salem

I love Don's. Food, service and decor great, love it all especially the Fruity Pebbles Waffle. Wish they would bring back 7Up Pancakes. Ooh, so good!

Birch is a gastronomical delight! An over all exceptional experience in tasting perfection, from one bite to another. With the only exception being that each course needed an encore bite, as each was so amazing that you were left wanting more. Our party cannot wait to return for another culinary delight once again, at Birch. We appreciated every moment of this experience with the entire staff giving us guidance and commentary about our selections and experiences. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity to experience food in a unique way, and vegetables the way kids should be taught to enjoy them! Absolutely, amazing!

Excellent service! After enjoying th4 Pabst Mansion decorated for Christmas, we had reservations at Buckley's. We were early & they seated us right away. The waitress was amazing, drinks and food were also!! 10 out of 10, for service, dinner & drinks 🍸. We definitely will be back. The different textures & and the taste of food complimented each other well! Salmon meal & Scallops meal were devine!! Nicely done, Buckley's

Great service. Helpful waitstaff. Hostess very friendly. Had miserable experience in parking structure but staff at Aria helped us forget about it and enjoy our dinner. Loves the goat cheese appetizer. Service at their bar after the show was also good.

There was a group of 6 of us for dinner before the Pentatonic show. The service was great and the food was delicious. They have the best baked French onion soup!! Their smash burger, Brussel sprouts and chicken wrap were very tasty too. I would definitely eat there again!