The 19 Best New Restaurants of 2026

Bon Appétit · 2026 · 19 restaurants. Read the original list.

Restaurants on this list

• Agnes and Sherman — The Heights, Houston
• Anjin — Crossroads, Kansas City, MO
• Bayonet — Downtown, Birmingham, AL
• Broken Spanish Comedor — Del Rey, Los Angeles
• Casa Juani — Boulder, CO
• Creepies — West Loop, Chicago
• Honeysuckle — North Philadelphia, Philadelphia
• Jules — Lower Haight, San Francisco
• Junior — East Nashville, Nashville
• Kabawa — East Village, Manhattan
• Le Calamar — South First, Austin
• Lei — Chinatown, Manhattan
• Leo's — Santa Fe
• Little Mountain — Montecito
• Maison Bar à Vins — Adams Morgan, Washington, DC
• Maria Isabel — Presidio Heights, San Francisco
• Saint Claire — Algiers, New Orleans
• Sao — East Passyunk, Philadelphia
• The Wayland Mill — Wallingford, Seattle

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