The Zagat Guide to America's Top Restaurants 2007" has hit the stands, and the Zagat folks dug into their survey data to give us more interesting tidbits on Seattle's restaurant scene. By their tallies:

# Seattleites (or at least those who fill out the surveys) rank third in the country among those willing to pay extra for sustainably raised food, beaten out only by diners in San Francisco and Portland.

# We are less willing than average to travel long distances for a good meal (because we have good meals right here?), but somewhat more inclined to make reservations online. (Thirteen percent say they usually do so -- more than the national average of 8 percent, but a far cry from San Francisco's report of a whopping 33 percent.)

# We tip slightly below the national average (18.6 percent, compared with a U.S. average of 18.9 percent, while those in the Orlando/Tampa/Sarasota area were the top-ranked tippers at 19.4 percent).

# When it comes to "top food," the survey says the Seattle area's top-ranked restaurants are a five-way tie among The Herbfarm (14590 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville), Nishino (3130 E. Madison St.), Lampreia (2400 First Ave.), Rover's (2808 E. Madison St.) and Mistral (113 Blanchard St.) That's a slight change from last year, when Mistral nosed ahead of a five-way tie composed of Cafe Juanita in Kirkland (9702 N.E. 120th Place), Nishino, The Herbfarm, Tosoni's in Bellevue (14320 N.E. 20th St.) and Rover's.

# When it comes to the "most popular" restaurants, as opposed to the best food, Wild Ginger (1401 Third Ave.) ranked at the top, followed by Dahlia Lounge (2001 Fourth Ave.), Metropolitan Grill (820 Second Ave.), Canlis (2576 Aurora Ave. N.) and Cafe Juanita.

# Seattle newcomers making the city's 40 listings in the "America's Top Restaurants" club were Boat Street Cafe (3131 Western Ave.), Green Leaf (418 Eighth Ave. S.), Russell's (3305 Monte Villa Parkway, Bothell) and Sitka & Spruce (2238 Eastlake Ave. E.).