Dining by the Dozen

Care for a cozy table for a 10 or more? More restaurants are embracing the idea of communal dining, in which strangers sit down to eat together at a big table. Dana Cowin of Food & Wine magazine tells USA Today her favorite spots:

1. Cibo, Austin, Texas
2. Resto, New York City
3. Nopa, San Francisco

4. Shaun's, Atlanta
5. Toro, Boston
6. Buddakan, Philadelphia
7. The Kitchen, Boulder, Colo.
8. The Herbfarm, Woodinville, Wash.
9. Le Pain Quotidien, Pasadena
10. Zaytinya, Washington, D.C.