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Bon Appetit: America’s Best New Restaurants 2015
AL's Place: San Francisco, California —
AL's Place was named "Restaurant of the Year" by Bon Appetit. What makes this San Francisco spot so special? It's all about the vegetable preparation, writes deputy editor Andrew Knowlton. "The intensity of flavors was revelatory. It was almost as though I'd been eating vegetables in black and white my whole life, and then suddenly everything was in Technicolor." Keep scrolling to see Bon Appetit's other picks for the best new American restaurants of 2015.
Courtesy Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
Gjusta: Venice, California —
A "juice bar-bakery-deli-pizzeria-coffee shop-smokehouse" is one of the top restaurants in the whole country? You got that right, says Bon Appetit. The only problem is which delectable offering to choose: "Think of Gjusta as the modern-day version of the Chocolate Room in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
Courtesy PEDEN + MUNK
Petit Trois: Los Angeles, California —
The fact that this French-style bistro sits in a Los Angeles strip mall doesn't detract from its charm, says Knowlton, because the menu more than makes up for its location. "It's a greatest hits of bistro standards executed at a level that's nearly impossible to find anymore — even in Paris."
Courtesy Eva Kolenko
Semilla: Brooklyn, New York —
Veggies take center stage on Semilla's carefully crafted menu. This intimate, casual spot offers fine dining to rival the stodgiest of New York restaurants, says Knowlton. "Each visit featured several dishes that I didn't know whether to eat or simply admire."
Courtesy Marcus Nilsson
Parachute: Chicago, Illinois —
Bon Appetit editors call Chicago's Parachute a "Korean mom-and-pop shop gone delectably rogue." The restaurant puts a modern twist on traditional dishes like dumplings and bibimbap.
Courtesy Matt Haas
Dai Due: Austin, Texas —
Dai Due is all about the meat; the restaurant grew out of a farmer's market butcher stand into a "uniquely Texan" eatery. The purveyors source most of their ingredients from within a 200 mile radius of the restaurant.
Courtesy Christopher Testani
Kindred: Davidson, North Carolina —
Operated by couple Joe and Katy Kindred, Kindred is a relatively casual joint that specializes in traditional Southern food with a European twist. Bon Appetit calls it "the ultimate small-town restaurant."
Courtesy Elizabeth Cecil
Rintaro: San Francisco, California —
Rintaro is an izakaya (a Japanese pub) where the menu "melds traditional Japanese technique with an almost maniacal dedication to California produce," Knowlton writes.
Courtesy Aya Brackett
Manolin: Seattle, Washington —
The nautically themed restaurant specializes in serving fresh seafood catches, but what really caught the Bon Appetit editors' attention was their seasonal mole recipe, a 26-ingredient Mexican-style sauce that's the "star" of the menu.
Courtesy Kyle Johnson
Milktooth: Indianapolis, Indiana —
Specializing in breakfast and lunch dishes, the daytime-only eatery Milktooth "proves that brunch can — no, should — be the most interesting, inspiring, and ridiculously delicious meal of the day," according to Knowlton.
