New York’s restaurant scene keeps charging ahead, promising another strong year of debuts. There’s a Brooklyn reopening that moves to a more residential spot; a Netflix cooking star opening his first NYC restaurant; a fancier outpost from a respected food-and-wine team; a reach for a Michelin star from a restaurant group that’s been unstoppable; and a pub focused on British seafood. Here are just short of 20 restaurants to watch in the first stretch of 2026.
The Biggest Anticipated NYC Restaurants of the Season in 2026
