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1 of 21 hedged
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A new list from Yelp reveals the 25 best new restaurants in the country for 2026 — and California is serving up more winners than any other state, with five spots on the list.
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California → reveal → list
Three California newcomers cracked the top five, including LA’s Firstborn, which snagged the No. 2 spot.
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which → crack → spot
Located in Chinatown, the buzzy Chinese restaurant is ran by Michelin-recognized Anthony Wang, and offers a “remarkably complex” menu, according to one Yelp review.
“Many of the ideas are rooted in nostalgia from my upbringing,” Wang told Yelp.
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Wang → locate → Yelp
“Much of the menu is driven by seasonal availability.”
And it won’t break the bank.
Firstborn offers a $68 pre-fix menu with three choices per course, options include duck sausage, butter-poached prawn and Chongqing fried chicken topped with chili crisp and roasted chicken jus.
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options → drive → crisp
Cal-Indian restaurant Eylan in Menlo Park ranked fourth on the list, with Yelp highlighting the restaurant’s reimagining of traditional flavors.
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Yelp → rank → flavors
The restaurant offers a family-style prix-fixe menu with options including crispy chicken, gulf shrimp and taro root chat.
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“The Sigri Kabab and Taro Root Chaat were phenomenal appetizers — bursting with flavor and beautifully executed,” one yelp reviewer wrote.
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reviewer → burst → flavor
The Japanese-influenced restaurant received a Michelin star just two months after opening.
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restaurant → influence → star
Lilo offers a three-part dining experience beginning with small bites and a welcome drink, followed by a dozen dishes around the restaurant’s chef counter.
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The dining experience is topped off with tea by a fire pit.
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“Each dish was a whimsical work of art and tasted so fresh and delicious.
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dish → taste → art
It’s amazing how the chefs are able to pair flavors that work so well together,” one Yelp review wrote.
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Definitely make this a destination meal if you want a magical experience.”
San Francisco’s Ah Ma’s Kitchen came at sixteenth on the list, offering Cantonese cuisine with a twist.
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The menu is heavily inspired by Hong Kong tea restaurants, offering options like noodle soup with pork-and-shrimp wontons, beef chow fun and crispy salted egg yolk chicken wings.
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menu → inspire → wontons
The Caribbean restaurant has already gained a reputation for being a celebrity hot spot, with A-listers including Usher and Saweetie giving it their stamp of approval.
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listers → gain → approval
The spot also ranked among Robb Report’s 21 Most Beautiful Restaurants in America.
But the food at Lucia is the real star.
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Dishes from two-time James Beard Award finalist Cleophus “Ophus” Hethington include saltfish croquetas with truffle and manchego cheese and Guyanese chow mein.
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The designation of best new restaurant overall belongs to Tempe’s Filthy Animal.
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designation → belong → Animal
At the jungle-themed eatery from restaurateur Teddy Myers’ Pretty Decent Concepts, Executive Chef Rene Vargas whips up creative American dishes with smoky depth and global flair over an open pit fire.
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Vargas → theme → fire
“There are Asian, Mexican, and tropical influences, but it’s all focused around the wood fire pit,” Myers told Yelp.
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“It’s a primal style of cooking.”
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