Esquire Magazine have compiled a list of the 20 Best New Restaurants in America looking at a range of exiting new venues opened in the past few years the food critic John Mariani opens with a homage to the American dining scene claiming that "there are just too many exciting phenomena happening in the world of American dining right now."
The overall best new restaurant of the year went to Betony in New York (dish pictured above) hailing the restaurants short ribs which are cooked cooked in beef fat for two days at 135 degrees. Michael Chiarello of Coqueta in San Francisco was picked as Esquire's Chef of The Year.
Below you'll find the full list of the 20 Best New Restaurants in America - what do you think? Did they get it right? Are there any places they've missed?
Betony, New York City
Blue Dragon, Boston
Bronwyn, Somerville, Massachusetts
Carriage House, Chicago
Del Campo, Washington, D.C.
The Elm, Brooklyn
Embeya, Chicago
Hinoki & the Bird, Los Angeles
Juni, New York
King + Duke, Atlanta
Mariza, New Orleans
MC Kitchen, Miami
The Ordinary, Charleston, S.C.
Paiche, Marina del Rey, CA
Rolf and Daughters, Nashville
Spoon Bar & Kitchen, Dallas
Stampede 66, Dallas
Trois Mec, Los Angeles
Virtù, Scottsdale