AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It's one of the most exciting times of the year for foodies: The New York Times just dropped its best restaurants list.

Four Texas restaurants made the cut, and two of them are in Austin.

“The Restaurant List 2025” from The New York Times was released last week. The newspaper sent 14 reporters and editors on 76 flights to eat more than 200 meals across 33 states to compile this year's selections. According to The Times, more than half of this year's restaurants opened since the 2024 list was released last year.

The two Austin restaurants that made the prestigious top 50 in the country list were Lao'd Bar and P Thai’s Khao Man Gai & Noodles. The two other Texas joints listed were ChòpnBlok in Houston and Isidore in San Antonio.

Lao'd Bar, the Lao-American bar and restau

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