10 of 2026's Best New Restaurants — These Worldwide Eateries Raise the Style Bar for Design-Conscious Diners

A dining room with chunky wood and red fabric chairs with a T-shaped back, a wooden table, a rug in pink and red tones, wrap-around wooden walls, see-through beige curtains, and a central flower vase.

New restaurants seem to open and go viral overnight. And while the abrupt rise of many of them is largely due to their truly mouthwatering plates and Michelin-star-recognized culinary prestige, others — read: the kind we are most interested in here at Livingetc — owe their popularity to the minds behind their atmospheric dining rooms.

To help you put the right names on the map ahead of your upcoming getaways, we have compiled a list of new restaurants worth fighting for a reservation over wherever you'll be. But don't worry: although decor is, of course, a top priority when it comes to selecting our favorite eateries, you can rest assured restaurant design isn't the only reason for visiting.