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Follow-Up: Best New Restaurants New York
New York’s dining scene has had an incredible run of standout openings over the past year, led by brilliant neighborhood bistros, elevated trattorias, and high-energy regional flagships.
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Bungalow
Vikas Khanna's homage to India's vintage social clubs features pan-regional brilliance in an opulent, buzzing East Village dining room. Don't miss the fragrant spice-roasted pineapple or the tender galouti kebabs. Reservations drop 20 days ahead at 11am on Resy and vanish quickly, though bar seats take walk-ins right at 5pm.
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Penny
Perched above sister restaurant Claud, this sleek marble seafood counter treats raw bar staples and cooked seafood with immaculate precision. Be sure to order the wafer-thin tuna carpaccio with capers and the baked razor clams. Most of the horseshoe counter is preserved for walk-ins, so put your name down in the late afternoon.
3
Bridges
Chef Sam Lawrence brings refined technique and French bistro soul into the storied Hop Shing space in Chinatown. The must-order dish is the flaky Comté tart with chanterelles, followed by the roast duck with persimmon. It is a hot table on Resy, but the cozy front bar room takes walk-ins nightly.
4
Borgo
Andrew Tarlow’s grand Manhattan trattoria centers around a live-fire hearth and a classic tableside martini cart. Order the cheese-stuffed focaccia Borgo and the signature timballo di anelletti layered with braised beef cheek. Snag an 8pm table for the most festive, candlelit room dynamic.
5
Sailor
April Bloomfield and Gabriel Stulman’s Fort Greene corner spot delivers pub-bistro classics elevated to their highest form. You have to order the golden roasted half chicken with herb butter and the mussel toast with aioli. Tables drop on Resy two weeks ahead, but queuing 15 minutes before 5pm yields immediate bar seating.
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