THE WEEKLY BITE
From Amazónico in Miami to Eunoia in DC: 10 New Openings You Should Know About
By Eric Barton | Oct. 15, 2025
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AUTHOR BIO: Eric Barton is editor of The Adventurist and a freelance journalist who has reviewed restaurants for more than two decades. Email him here.
Some weeks, the country’s restaurant scene feels like it’s showing off. Miami’s gone full spectacle with a three-story Latin party, New York just opened a Korean tasting menu that might win the season, and Philly’s newest Japanese spot looks like a restaurant from Blade Runner. Here are 10 new spots worth a reservation—or a plane ticket.
Amazónico — Miami
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Brickell has never been short on flash, but Amazónico turns it into an art form. The three-level Latin restaurant, already a hit in London and Dubai, brings together tropical dishes, thumping “elec-tropical” beats, and a menu that jumps from ceviche to picanha with the confidence of a place that doesn’t know restraint.
Bar Cantinetta — Seattle
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After a decade in Madison Valley, Bar Cantinetta packed up its candles and moved to Capitol Hill. The Italian wine bar’s new space keeps the same silky pasta and low lighting that made it a date-night standby, but now it comes with the hum of a bigger crowd.
Crying Tiger — Chicago
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Chef Thai Dang, best known for HaiSous, teamed up with Lettuce Entertain You for a Southeast Asian spot with swagger. Crying Tiger hits the River North crowd with wok-fried noodles, curry, and cocktails spiced just enough to make you order another round.
Cuna — New York
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Inside the Standard, East Village, chef Maycoll Calderón cooks Mexican food with New York sensibility. Local seafood meets ginger-coconut rice and mango, and if you stay late enough, the adjoining Cuna Bar serves short-rib nachos and elote skewers until the lights flicker.
Eunoia — DC
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Born in Mexico, chef Jose Maldonado combines the flavors of his home with the Mediterranean at this new Union Market district restaurant. Think seaweed mole, chicken skin and greens, and a shaved ice with kombucha balsamic. Considering Maldonado’s background at Mexico City’s famed Pujol, this is one to watch.
Hwaro — New York City
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Chef Sungchul Shim (Kochi, Mari) opened Hwaro above Gui in the Theater District, offering a 13-course tasting menu built on Korean fire and finesse. Korean restaurants are the rage these days in the city, but this one has something unique: the big, circular bar-meets-cooking-area setup in the center of the room.
Scout Sports Tavern — Watersound, FL
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Scout dropped into the Watersound Origins community, the newest from Jeremy and Angela Walton—the couple behind The Citizen and Fonville Press—and chef Todd Hogan. It’s a sports bar for people who’ve aged out of sticky floors, with wood paneling, brass fixtures, and a vintage Iowa scoreboard that somehow feels right at home. The menu leans classic—steak frites, shrimp scampi, and, even if your team doesn’t win, you can at least end the night with a Gold Brick Sundae.
Shifka — New York City
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The team behind Sami & Susu opened this Noho counter for fluffy pita sandwiches and dips worth hoarding. The lamb kebab and sabich get all the attention, but the soft-serve—tahini-vanilla or amba-white chocolate—is the sleeper hit.
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