Carey Jones's Best New Restaurants of 2012
Perla Cafe is one of Carey Jones's Best New Restaurants of 2012.

1. Perla Cafe

234 W 4th St (West 10th st), New York, NY
Restaurant italien · West Village · 154 conseils et avis

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Perla is one part old NYC, one part resolutely modern, with killer cocktails, pastas, and meat entrees. An all-occasion winner.

The NoMad Restaurant is one of Carey Jones's Best New Restaurants of 2012.

2. The NoMad Restaurant

1170 Broadway (inside NoMad Hotel), New York, NY
Restaurant américain · NoMad · 392 conseils et avis

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Daniel Humm (Eleven Madison Park) knocks it out of the park with this comparatively casual, flawlessly executed restaurant. Must-haves: Poached egg, chicken, and lemon shortbread dessert.

Neta is one of Carey Jones's Best New Restaurants of 2012.

3. Neta

61 W 8th St (near 6th Ave), New York, NY
Bar à sushis · Greenwich Village · 69 conseils et avis
Empellón Cocina is one of Carey Jones's Best New Restaurants of 2012.

4. Empellón Cocina

105 1st Ave (btwn 6th & 7th St), New York, NY
Restaurant mexicain · East Village · 153 conseils et avis

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Alex Stupak plays off Mexican flavors for an exciting, out-of-the-box menu that's totally his own. Don't miss Mat Resler's mezcal and tequila cocktails, either.

Talde is one of Carey Jones's Best New Restaurants of 2012.

5. Talde

369 7th Ave (at 11th St), Brooklyn, NY
Restaurant asiatique · South Slope · 269 conseils et avis

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Dale Talde's wacky pan-Asian restaurant nails pretty much every dish on the menu, from "Kung Pao chicken wings" to more sophisticated dishes, like a banana leaf-wrapped whole branzino.

Mission Chinese Food is one of Carey Jones's Best New Restaurants of 2012.

6. Mission Chinese Food

171 E Broadway (btwn Rutgers & Jefferson St), New York, NY
Restaurant chinois · Two Bridges · 402 conseils et avis
Pok Pok NY is one of Carey Jones's Best New Restaurants of 2012.

7. Pok Pok NY

117 Columbia St (at Kane St), Brooklyn, NY
Restaurant thaïlandais · Cobble Hill · 341 conseils et avis

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Andy Ricker's wildly popular restaurant gets more right about Thai food than almost any other NYC restaurant.

Xi'an Famous Foods is one of Carey Jones's Best New Restaurants of 2012.

8. Xi'an Famous Foods

8.2
41-10 Main St (btwn 41st Ave & 41st Rd), Flushing, NY
Restaurant chinois · 92 conseils et avis
La Vara is one of Carey Jones's Best New Restaurants of 2012.

9. La Vara

9.0
268 Clinton St (btwn Warren St & Verandah Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Restaurant espagnol · Cobble Hill · 142 conseils et avis

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Beautifully done tapas with a distinct Moorish influence.

North End Grill is one of Carey Jones's Best New Restaurants of 2012.

10. North End Grill

104 N End Ave (btwn Vesey & Murray St), New York, NY
Restaurant américain · Battery Park City · 109 conseils et avis

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Danny Meyer's restaurant, with Floyd Cardoz (formerly of Tabla) in the kitchen, has single-handedly brought fine dining to Battery Park City.

M. Wells Dinette is one of Carey Jones's Best New Restaurants of 2012.

11. M. Wells Dinette

22-25 Jackson Ave (inside PS1), Queens, NY
Diner · Hunters Point · 66 conseils et avis
Maison Premiere is one of Carey Jones's Best New Restaurants of 2012.

12. Maison Premiere

9.2
298 Bedford Ave (btwn S 1st & Grand St), Brooklyn, NY
Restaurant de fruits de mer · Williamsburg · 447 conseils et avis

Serious EatsSerious Eats: First loved for its cocktails and $1-oyster happy hour, Maison Premiere now has a beautiful seafood menu to go with it, to make a full meal.

Don Antonio by Starita is one of Carey Jones's Best New Restaurants of 2012.

13. Don Antonio by Starita

8.7
309 W 50th St (at 8th Avenue), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Hell's Kitchen · 376 conseils et avis

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Another pizza venture from the resolutely Neapolitan folks behind Keste, it's the best pizza in Midtown hands-down.

Lulu & Po is one of Carey Jones's Best New Restaurants of 2012.

14. Lulu & Po

154 Carlton Ave (btwn Willoughby Ave & Myrtle Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Restaurant de cuisine américaine moderne · Fort Greene · 51 conseils et avis

Serious EatsSerious Eats: What every neighborhood Brooklyn restaurant should aspire to be.

Pouring Ribbons is one of Carey Jones's Best New Restaurants of 2012.

15. Pouring Ribbons

225 Avenue B Fl 2 (btwn 13th & 14th St), New York, NY
Bar à cocktail · Alphabet City · 180 conseils et avis

Serious EatsSerious Eats: A cocktail-lover's cocktail bar, its inventive drinks ranked by how spirit-forward and how experimental they are.

Taboonette is one of Carey Jones's Best New Restaurants of 2012.

16. Taboonette

8.8
30 E 13th St (at University Pl), New York, NY
Restaurant méditerranéen · Greenwich Village · 148 conseils et avis

Serious EatsSerious Eats: If you need an inexpensive lunch or dinner near Union Square, or just an amazing pita sandwich, Taboonette's got ya covered.