Esquire's Twenty-Second-Annual Survey of The Best New Restaurants in America is out in the November issue, now on newstands. Restaurants were chosen by John Mariani. New York restaurants to make the list include:
Capitale
130 Bowery (At Grand St.)
(212) 334-5500
Reviews: Citysearch, NYMetro, NYTimes
Pampano
209 E. 49th St.
(Between Second and Third Aves.)
(212) 826-8269
Reviews: NYMetro, NYTimes
Upstairs at 21
21 W. 52nd St.
(Between Fifth and Sixth Aves.)
(212) 582-7200
Reviews: Citysearch, NYMetro, NYTimes
All the winners, in alphabetical order:
-Bastide, Los Angeles, CA
-Bourbon House, New Orleans, LA:
-Capitale, NY, NY
-Crustacean, Las Vegas, NV—“Best Restaurant Design”
-Great Bay, Boston, MA
-Ibiza, New Haven, CT: Chef Luis Bolo, “Chef of the Year”
-Jasper’s, Plano, TX
-LaCroix at the Rittenhouse, Philadelphia, PA. “Best New Restaurant of 2003”
-Market, St. Helena, CA
-Medici Café & Terrace, Henderson, NV
-Monsoon, Chicago, IL
-Opera, Chicago, IL
-Pampano, NY, NY
-Piperade, San Francisco, CA
-Simon Kitchen & Bar, Las Vegas, NV
-Studio, Laguna Beach, CA
-Suilan, Atlantic City, NJ
-Three Birds, Lakewood, OH
-Upstairs at 21, NY, NY