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The Hidden Gems Index
52 citiessnapshot August 15–22, 2026
A 4.9 from 200 people usually beats a 4.6 from 8,000.
The rule
- A gem: 4.8 stars or better, 25 to 150 reviews. 1,560 places qualify.
- Ranked by rating, then fewest reviews. Least discovered wins.
- One winner per city.
- Home services sit out. Their five-star ratings run inflated. See the inflation index.
The most underrated place in each city
- DD
80 - BC
52 - SC
50 - FA
27 - TC
52 - NL
76 - CC
82 - MT
89 - G
112 - TA
30 - RB
101 - TG
61 - 51
32 - NA
31 - 8N
27 - CG
60 - MS
40 - 3G25
- PT25
- FU
44 - LM
43 - GJ
124 - SC
64 - LC
68 - WR
144 - RB101
- EN
90 - BB
135 - SB59
- DB
97 - NV
63 - NL76
- NL76
- PC
61 - CL
89 - MM
64 - VE
93 - PO
114 - GV
85 - BC
130 - BR
35 - SB
101 - DC
68 - TN
56 - LB
55 - KC
108 - OA31
- BC
59 - EC
50 - RP
67 - CC
94 - ZC
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Methodology
- Same data, cities, and pull floors as The Review Inflation Index.
- Ratings can move after our snapshot. Every name links to its live Google listing.
- Cite it, link it. Questions: hello@thereviewnut.com.
Who we are
- The Review Nut is a one-person site.
- It filters places by rating and review count together.
- Ratings and review counts are Google Business Profile data, licensed from a commercial data provider, pulled in dated snapshots.
- We do not scrape.
- Nobody in the rankings pays us.