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Hottest Newcomers

We know it’s hard to keep up with the newest restaurants on New York’s dining scene, so we  scouted out the best of the bunch.  We at Restaurant Girl volunteer our tastebuds so you dont have to waste a meal (or your money, for that matter!) on a mediocre restaurant that’s hot simply because it’s new.  Here’s our favorite hottest newcomers right now…

Topping Rose House

Topping Rose House
One Sag Turnpike
, New York 11932
(631) 537-0870
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Who knew one of the best new restaurants in New York would open in the Hamptons?  Bridgehampton to be specific.  I didn’t see that coming.  The Hamptons are better known for their wide beaches, grand houses and lavish parties.  Not food.  At least, not til Topping Rose House came along....

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Restaurant Spotting: Antica Pesa

Restaurant Spotting: Antica Pesa
115 Berry Street
, New York 11211
(347) 763-2635
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When in Williamsburg, eat as the Romans do. Brooklyn’s own Berry Street is a somewhat unlikely location for the first stateside outpost of Antica Pesa, the famous, 90-year-old restaurant in Trastevere, Italy.  Instead of being perfectly suited to shabby chic hipsters, the sleek new eatery seems...

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Carbone

Carbone
181 Thompson Street
, NY 10012
2122543000
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Rarely do you come across a buzzy, new restaurant that peddles in Veal Parmesan, Linguine with Clams, and Lobster Fra Diavolo.  It sounds almost like a contradiction in terms, but Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi have made an art of Red Sauce Italian, and by doing so, have made Italian-American...

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Le Philosophe

Le Philosophe
55 Bond Street
, NY 10022
2123880038
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Le Philosophe doesn’t look like the new “It” restaurant, but it’s as nearly impossible to get a reservation right now.  So what’s all the fuss about?  It could be their wondrously plump Bouchot Mussels, basking in an addictive broth that’s flavored with aleppo...

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The Nomad

The Nomad
1170 Broadway
, NY 10001
212796-1500
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Some restaurants just ride the buzz of their openings, becoming the hot restaurant by nature of being brand new.  The mediocre and less than mediocre spots quickly peter out and fall off people’s radars while others settle into their groove.  But few stay as hot as when they first opened....

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The Marrow

The Marrow
99 Bank Street
, NY 10014
212-428-6000
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There is Marrow on the menu at Harold Dieterle’s new West Village eatery, of course.  It comes roasted and topped with sea urchin, teeny nibbles of fried potatoes, a few wisps of micro celery greens, and a drizzle of meyer lemon aioli.   Looking for a light bite?  Consider eating...

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Louro

Louro
142 West 10th Street
, New York 10014
212-206-0606
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More people should be talking about Louro in the West Village.  It opened in a space that was once home to Lowcountry, and before that Bar Blanc, which opened was ultimately a bust, too.  But the past is the past and the space now looks less flashy.  There are white-washed brick walls,...

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Talde

Talde
369 Seventh Ave
, NY 11215
(347) 916-0031
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Did Talde really open less than a year ago?  We feel like we’ve been singing the praises of Pretzel Pork and Chive Potstickers, Korean Fried Chicken, and Crispy Oyster and Bacon Pad Thai for as long as we can remember.  And the dinner crowds haven’t even remotely thinned since last...

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Empellón Cocina

Empellón Cocina
105 First Avenue
, NY 10003
212-780-0999
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After exhibiting a few growing pains at his often hit-or-miss gourmet taco shop, Empellón Taqueria, former pastry chef Alex Stupak presented a fully realized vision of high-flying Mexican food at Empellón Cocina this year.  An excellent starter of Pistachio Guacamole (why has no one ever...

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North End Grill

North End Grill
104 North End Avenue
, NY 10282
(646) 747-1600
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2012 marked the welcome return of chef Floyd Cardoz, whose spice-inflected flavors have been sorely missed since Tabla shuttered two years prior.  And while North End Grill‘s menu is grounded in New American, local/seasonal fare (Lancaster Veal Chop with chanterelles, Hudson Valley Foie Gras...

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