Analysts are betting that these 5 restaurants will dominate in 2017

2017 is poised be a difficult year for the restaurant industry.

However, some restaurant chains are still expected to shine.

Every year at the annual retail-centric ICR Conference, which is taking place this week in Orlando, Florida, sell-side equity research analysts make bets on which restaurant stocks will soar in the new year. Analysts pick just one of the public restaurant companies attending the conference as the "best restaurant stock pick" of 2017.

Out of public restaurant companies attending the event this year - which include chains like Chipotle, Shack Shake, Domino's, and Panera - here are the five that analysts are predicting will dominate in 2017.