When new restaurants open, we check them out. We subject our stomachs and social lives to the good, the bad, and more often than not, the perfectly fine. And every once in a while, a new spot makes us feel like Adam Sandler at a sweatpants sale. When that happens, we add it here, to The Hit List.

The Hit List is where you’ll find all of the best new restaurants in New York. As long as it opened within the past several months and we’re still talking about it, it’s on this guide. Keep tabs on the Hit List and you’ll always know just which new restaurants you should be eating at right now. (If you’re looking for more Brooklyn spots, check out our borough-specific Hit List, too.)

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