Chris Crowley

Democracy needs a drink.

New York bakers are turning their attention to Mexico’s many pan dulce, and not a moment too soon.

Tilman Fertitta, of Bubba Gump Shrimp and Corner Store fame, has bought the storied steakhouse.

It isn’t just one of the city’s best Thai spots; it’s among its most important.

The announcement was splashy, but the plans have fizzled. Some doubt René Redzepi planned to close at all.

In picking our favorite new restaurants of the year, we threw price and prestige out the window to focus on spots that we think most completely achieved the goals they set for themselves, whether that’s building the best new East Village taco shop or a 16th-floor tasting-menu oasis. The only criterion we weighed was deliciousness, and the most difficult part of this assignment was limiting ourselves to just ten places. (We saw so much that we loved that we’ll publish a follow-up tomorrow with our picks for the best sandwiches, momos, doughnuts, and noodles, among a pile of other highlights.) But the places below stood out in an extremely crowded field by getting a million little details right and forcing us to ask ourselves that all-important question: When can we go back?

The best new dumplings, doughnuts, “Cwunch Waps,” and more.

How do the Sicilian slices at the five-years-in-the-making expansion compare to the legendary Brooklyn original?

An Upper West Side landmark shutters under mysterious circumstances.

The new law aims to ban reservation resellers. Enforcement will be difficult.