The New York Times list of America’s best restaurants

The New York Times has revealed its 2024 list of the 50 best restaurants in the US, and at the top of the list was Mr. Baan’s Bar and Mukata in Phoenix, Arizona, serves barbecue and Thai drinks.

The Times gathered their favorite restaurants after more than a dozen reporters and editors traveled to and ate at more than 300 restaurants in 96 cities across the country over the past 12 months. More than half of the restaurants selected for 2024 have opened since the 2023 list was published.

A total of 50 restaurants were honored, with 32 of them opening their doors in the past year alone.

The best restaurants in America according to the New York Times list:

  1. Mr. Baan’s Bar and Mookata – Phoenix, Arizona
  2. Fifteen – San Francisco, California
  3. The Four Kings – San Francisco, California
  4. Fikscue – Alameda, CA
  5. Chameleon – Los Angeles, CA
  6. Azizam – Los Angeles, CA
  7. Ewan Wanton – Denver, Colorado
  8. Sap Sua – Denver, Colorado
  9. Meander Eatery – Pagosa Springs, CO
  10. The Shipbuilder’s Daughter – Mystic, CT
  11. Walrus Rodeo – Miami, Florida
  12. La Camaronera – Miami, Florida
  13. Bread and Butterfly – Atlanta, GA
  14. Nature – Atlanta, Georgia
  15. Asador Bastian – Chicago, Illinois
  16. North of Bourbon – Louisville, Kentucky
  17. Acamaya – New Orleans, Louisiana
  18. Zeeland Street – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  19. Alna Store – Alna, ME
  20. Ammoora – Baltimore, Maryland
  21. Somaek – Boston, MA
  22. Nuri Pocha – Clauson, Michigan
  23. Oro by Nixta – Minneapolis, MN
  24. For her – Minneapolis, Minnesota
  25. Sweet Amalia Market & Kitchen – Newfield, NJ
  26. Blanka – Brooklyn, New York
  27. Penny – Manhattan, New York
  28. Shaw-naé House – Staten Island, New York
  29. Bungalow – Manhattan, New York
  30. Good Hot Fish – Asheville, NC
  31. Aperture – Cincinnati, Ohio
  32. Noche Woodfired Grill and Agave Bar – Tulsa, OK
  33. L’Orange – Portland, Oregon
  34. Yaovarat – Portland, Oregon
  35. Fet-Fisk – Pittsburgh, PA
  36. Little Walter’s – Philadelphia, PA
  37. Passerine – Lancaster, PA
  38. Gift Horse – Providence, Rhode Island
  39. The Lost Island – Johns Island, South Carolina
  40. Barbecue in the City Limits – Columbia, South Carolina
  41. Bad Idea – Nashville, Tennessee
  42. Edessa – Nashville, Tennessee
  43. Simply South – Irving, TX
  44. BQ Bars – Lockhart, TX
  45. Viola and Agnes’ Neo Soul Cafe – Seabrook, TX
  46. Joon – Vienna, Virginia
  47. Sumac – Sperryville, Virginia
  48. Familyfriend – Seattle, WA
  49. Moon Rabbit – Washington, DC
  50. Pascual – Washington, DC

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