The Best New Restaurants in New York City of 2025 (So Far)

There are tons of restaurants in New York City. Some of them are great, many more very good. Don’t get us started on the mediocre, while we could go on all day about the terrible. Increasingly, though, it seems like the most common type of restaurant in New York City is the new one. They’re sprouting up from the ground like daffodils this spring, and through the relentless buzz it can be difficult to parse which are actually worth your visit. That’s where we, editors who love to eat, come in. Over the past several months, our Big Apple-based Condé Nast Traveler team has been dining tirelessly so that you know exactly where to eat next, whether you’re spending up a precious vacation meal, or a local trying to prioritize. From a Lower East Side wine bar that’s serving up some of the most compelling dishes we’ve seen anywhere to a buzzy Peruvian-Japanese izakaya from a team with a solid track record, these are the best new restaurants in New York City.

How we choose the best new restaurants in New York City

The best new restaurants in New York City stretch across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Every business on this list has been selected independently by our editors and written by a Condé Nast Traveler journalist who knows the destination and has personally tried the restaurant in question. When choosing new restaurants, our editors consider both high-end and affordable eateries that offer an authentic and insider experience of the city. We’re always looking for standout dishes, a great location, and warm service—as well as serious sustainability credentials. In terms of how we define ‘new,’ we’ve chosen to focus on restaurants that have opened within a year of the publish date. When you work your way through the list, check back in: We’ll update this guide regularly as new restaurants open in New York City.

Now, here’s our selection: find swanky Italian seafood joints, 11-seat omakase counters, and a Brooklyn neighborhood spot where you may already have to fight for a table—but we promise it’s worth it. Here are the best new restaurants in New York City. Find our ultimate list of the very best restaurants in New York City, new and old alike, here.

This article has been updated with new information since its original publish date.