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The 21 Best New Restaurants in America
Alter is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

1. Alter

223 NW 23rd St, Miami, FL
Restaurant · Wynwood Arts District · 45 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Brad Kilgore's menu shows off an internal élan. Try the delicate pork shumai wade in a velvety pool of foie gras pho broth & grouper cheeks, an early signature, recall the heyday of nouvelle cuisine. Read more.

Baroo is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

2. Baroo

8.6
5706 Santa Monica Blvd (Wilton Pl), Los Angeles, CA
Korean Restaurant · 28 tips and reviews

EaterEater: At Baroo the fried rice gains savory depth and complex sweetness from tiny cubes of pineapple kimchi and powdered sauerkraut electrifies the tender shards of oxtail that cling to homemade noodles. Read more.

Bastion is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

3. Bastion

9.2
434 Houston St, Nashville, TN
New American Restaurant · South Nashville · 14 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Feast with smoked pork shoulder or leg of lamb, or choose seats at the counter for Habiger's dazzling a la carte small plates like "ham + friends"! Read more.

Bateau is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

4. Bateau

7.1
1060 E Union St, Seattle, WA
Steakhouse · Capitol Hill · 25 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Seattle's Food lovers trust this place for an uncommon offering like velvet steak or a glorious chuck eye! Try the Reuben mille feuille, layered with brisket, beef belly, cabbage & rye crackers! Read more.

Bracero is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

5. Bracero

1490 Kettner Blvd, San Diego, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Little Italy · 24 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Lunch offers tacos filled with traditional meats like pork carnitas or beef tongue; dinner brings more refined presentations like "tuna two ways," the same albacore served both seared and minced! Read more.

Cala is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

6. Cala

149 Fell St (btwn Franklin and Van Ness), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Civic Center · 79 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Trout tostadas with chipotle mayo are a riff on the chef's famous tuna tostadas. Dinner focuses on mariscos, carnitas at brunch & lunchtime is tacos piled with chicken tinga or stewed pork! Read more.

Cassia is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

7. Cassia

8.9
1314 7th St, Santa Monica, CA
Asian Restaurant · 62 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Bring friends to share dishes like the majestic pot au feu that ripples with pho spices; lamb breast tingling from Sichuan peppercorn, cumin, and sambal; and laksa & the Malaysian seafood noodle soup Read more.

Han Oak is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

8. Han Oak

9.3
511 NE 24th Ave (NE Glisan), Portland, OR
Korean Restaurant · 20 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Dinner menus riff on Korean barbecue dining, and might include salt-baked pork belly, wrapped in rice paper with pickled radish, or ember-smoked hanger steak with cabbage and scallion slaw. Read more.

Helen Greek Food and Wine is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

9. Helen Greek Food and Wine

8.5
2429 Rice Blvd, Houston, TX
Greek Restaurant · 17 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Dish after dish at Helen delivers a refined satisfaction. The greens & cheese pie consists of a molten center of feta, kefalotyri & mizithra cheeses with a mix of spinach, chard, dandelion & collards. Read more.

Kanella is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

10. Kanella

757 S Front St, Philadelphia, PA
Greek Restaurant · Queen Village - Pennsport · 7 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Try "The Cypriot", a cocktail powered by Masticha, a mastic-seasoned liqueur, kebabs from the charcoal grill or whole branzinos with its flames and smoke from the wood-burning hearth! Read more.

Local Provisions is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

11. Local Provisions

6.1
77 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC
American Restaurant · Downtown Asheville · 2 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Chef Burdett has a special virtuosity for expressing the seasons: a dish in May included homemade yogurt with strawberries, peas, angelica, and flowers. Also try the risotto with turnip greens & bacon Read more.

Monteverde is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

12. Monteverde

9.1
1020 W Madison St (Carpenter Street), Chicago, IL
Italian Restaurant · Near West Side · 44 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The real play here is to build a DIY tasting of strange and familiar shapes and strands, culminating in the ragu alla Napoletana, soppressata meatballs, sausage and pork shank over fusilli! Read more.

Mabel Gray is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

13. Mabel Gray

8.9
23825 John R Rd, Hazel Park, MI
New American Restaurant · 20 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Mabel Gray’s daily-changing menu draws from the global pantry, but Chef Rigato knows how to edit dishes to keep flavors from muddling! Read more.

Oriole is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

14. Oriole

9.1
661 W Walnut St, Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · Fulton River District · 16 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Try the 15 courses on the $175 tasting menu or start with a spring roll plump with shio kombu and enoki mushrooms. There is a quartet of desserts, including an ethereal chicory custard with whiskey. Read more.

Petit Crenn is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

15. Petit Crenn

8.8
609 Hayes St (at Laguna St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 54 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The menu rotates nightly, but you can likely count on gnocchi a la Parisienne, pan-friend and golden, arranged with vegetables! Also try one of the five or six seafood and vegetable-based courses. Read more.

Pineapple and Pearls is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

16. Pineapple and Pearls

8.3
715 8th St SE, Washington, D.C.
Restaurant · Capitol Hill · 21 tips and reviews

EaterEater: By day it operates as a coffee shop, selling spicy fried chicken sandwiches. At night, come by for an all-inclusive $250 per person meal, which includes 12-15-course dinner, drinks, and tip. Read more.

Salare is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

17. Salare

2404 NE 65th St, Seattle, WA
New American Restaurant · 13 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Enjoy dishes like homemade fettuccine, slow-baked halibut & precisely grilled pork loin. Also try the crisp fried okra playfully tossed with bacon and pineapple, or strawberry-poppy seed cake! Read more.

Shepard is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

18. Shepard

1 Shepard St, Cambridge, MA
French Restaurant · Neighborhood Nine · 15 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Among their American plates, smoky chicken wings are especially amazing. It’s impossible not to love the seafood chowder thick with clams, pieces of hard-seared striped bass, and hunks of pork belly. Read more.

Staplehouse is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

19. Staplehouse

8.9
541 Edgewood Ave SE (at Howell St SE), Atlanta, GA
New American Restaurant · Old Fourth Ward · 23 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The prix fixe might include wonderfully intense, aged-on-the-bone duck breast with peach puree and dill oil; the chicken liver tart featured regularly as an a la carte item is outstanding. Read more.

Upton Forty-Three is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

20. Upton Forty-Three

4312 Upton Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
Scandinavian Restaurant · Linden Hills · 5 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Try the kohlrabi ribbons frosted with a fluffy walnut-buttermilk mixture, or start with the pickled herring heaped with potatoes, cucumbers, and dill. For meat lovers, try the hay-roasted pork chop! Read more.

Wildair is one of The 21 Best New Restaurants in America.

21. Wildair

8.5
142 Orchard St (at Rivington St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Lower East Side · 74 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The tartare transcends its spare description: grated horseradish electrifies the beef and cheese. Also look to the potato Darphin, potato cake served in hefty wedges & covered in uni & jalapeño slices Read more.