2024 is around the corner, and if you’re anything like us, you’re already creating your to-do list for every dish to try and planning your trips around them next year. Luckily for us all, the New York Times’s reporters and editors have been busy trying restaurants across the country this year, and they’ve just revealed the dishes they’d keep going back for.
These 23 dishes show off everything from upscale options like the golden prawn toast at Los Angeles Korean American hit Yangban to comfort fare like the dungeness crab doughnut at Seattle’s Boat Bar. Plus, whether it’s a small bite like a brisket taco at Garcia’s in Texas, a delicate main like the thinly sliced fish and noodles dish at San Francisco’s Bansang, or the rich rocky road ice cream at Honolulu’s Fête—this list has you covered for every part of your meal
All the other dining and travel inspiration you need for 2024 awaits you in the full list below.
Fried chicken at Tavern on State (New American, New Haven, CT)
Thai red curry yellowtail at the Katherine (New American, Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Brisket taco at Garcia’s (Mexican, San Antonio, TX)
Whole grilled dorado at Clandestino (Mexican, Portland, OR)
Mulhwe noodles at Bansang (Korean, San Francisco, CA)
Tostada raspada at Cenaduria Elvira (Mexican, Oakland, CA)
Chicken-fried steak at Reba’s Place (Southern, Atoka, OK)
Free-range bison with wine-poached pear and demi-glace at Cochineal (New American, Marfa, TX)
White prawns with Hawaiian finger limes and coriander at Ethel’s Fancy (Californian, Palo Alto, CA)
Halibut chraimeh at Honey Road (Mediterranean, Burlington, VT)
Dungeness crab doughnut at Boat Bar (Seafood, Seattle, WA)
Bacalhau a gomes de sa at Portugalia Marketplace (Portuguese, Fall River, MA)
Littlenecks and chouriço at Matunuck Oyster Bar (Oyster bar, South Kingston, RI)
Stuffed cabbage at Prosperity Social Club (Pub, Cleveland, OH)
Hanger steak at A Restaurant (New American, Newport Beach, CA)
Spicy pork adobo at Kilig (Filipino, Seattle, WA)
Hearth bread at Brutø (Mexican, Denver, CO)
Golden prawn toast at Yangban (Korean American, Los Angeles, CA)
Hire katsu curry at KCM (Japanese, Grand Rapids, MI)
‘BBQ’ whole shrimp at Burdell (Soul food, Oakland, CA)
Rosette cookie with fresh farmer’s cheese and walla walla onion jam at Atoma (New American, Seattle, WA)
Chicken long rice croquettes at Mud Hen Water (Hawaiian, Honolulu, HI)
Rocky road ice cream with macadamia nuts dragées at Fête (New American, Honolulu, HI)
Tanay Warerkar is a content marketing manager at OpenTable
