Two Chicago restaurants have been deemed among the "Best New Restaurants in America" for 2025 by popular magazine Esquire.

The annual list, released Dec. 1, is made up of 33 restaurants "where spectacular food is coupled with a damn good time," editors wrote. "These are the places you hate to leave, but when you do, you leave full."

The list spans a number of states, including New York, California, Colorado, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Florida.

Two Illinois restaurants made the cut: Mirra and Pizz'Amici; both of which are in Chicago.

Mirra , which opened in 2024 at 1954 W. Armitage Ave., combines Indian and Mexican cooking, with dishes like barbacoa lamb birayni and hamachi aguachile.

"One bite spans the globe," editors wrote.

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