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:
- Mr. Baan’s Bar and Mookata – Phoenix, Arizona
- Fifteen – San Francisco, California
- The Four Kings – San Francisco, California
- Fikscue – Alameda, CA
- Chameleon – Los Angeles, CA
- Azizam – Los Angeles, CA
- Ewan Wanton – Denver, Colorado
- Sap Sua – Denver, Colorado
- Meander Eatery – Pagosa Springs, CO
- The Shipbuilder’s Daughter – Mystic, CT
- Walrus Rodeo – Miami, Florida
- La Camaronera – Miami, Florida
- Bread and Butterfly – Atlanta, GA
- Nature – Atlanta, Georgia
- Asador Bastian – Chicago, Illinois
- North of Bourbon – Louisville, Kentucky
- Acamaya – New Orleans, Louisiana
- Zeeland Street – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Alna Store – Alna, ME
- Ammoora – Baltimore, Maryland
- Somaek – Boston, MA
- Nuri Pocha – Clauson, Michigan
- Oro by Nixta – Minneapolis, MN
- For her – Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Sweet Amalia Market & Kitchen – Newfield, NJ
- Blanka – Brooklyn, New York
- Penny – Manhattan, New York
- Shaw-naé House – Staten Island, New York
- Bungalow – Manhattan, New York
- Good Hot Fish – Asheville, NC
- Aperture – Cincinnati, Ohio
- Noche Woodfired Grill and Agave Bar – Tulsa, OK
- L’Orange – Portland, Oregon
- Yaovarat – Portland, Oregon
- Fet-Fisk – Pittsburgh, PA
- Little Walter’s – Philadelphia, PA
- Passerine – Lancaster, PA
- Gift Horse – Providence, Rhode Island
- The Lost Island – Johns Island, South Carolina
- Barbecue in the City Limits – Columbia, South Carolina
- Bad Idea – Nashville, Tennessee
- Edessa – Nashville, Tennessee
- Simply South – Irving, TX
- BQ Bars – Lockhart, TX
- Viola and Agnes’ Neo Soul Cafe – Seabrook, TX
- Joon – Vienna, Virginia
- Sumac – Sperryville, Virginia
- Familyfriend – Seattle, WA
- Moon Rabbit – Washington, DC
- Pascual – Washington, DC