Photograph: Courtesy PeridotWhen seeking out the best restaurants in Los Angeles—hell, the best restaurants in all of America, really—editors aren't looking for tried-and-true concepts or copycats. The restaurants that truly stand out are the ones driven by confidence, venues where chefs ta ke risks, lean into their visions and bring personality back to the table. And that's clearly the case with this year's lineup of America’s Best New Restaurants from Bon Appétit: According to those discerning foodies, Los Angeles’s own Broken Spanish Comedor captures that spirit, earning its place among the nation's newest stars in 2026. RECOMMENDED: I dined at the No. 8 hotel restaurant in the U.S., and it was supreme Led by Chef Ray Garcia, the restaurant revives his "authentically inauthentic" approach to Mexican cooking, with an emphasis on acid, heat and richness throughout the menu. The coal-roasted camote—a sweet potato slathered in rich salsa macha butter—melts in the mouth, while the refried lentils folded with stretchy quesillo achieves a velvety, luxurious texture that wouldn't be out of place on a French menu. Options like raw bay scallops in a citrusy aguachile broth offer a punchy, vibrant contrast to the heavier dishes. A porchetta-style chicharron stands out as the star of the menu. Prepared over a five-day process, it yields an impossibly crisp, savory crunch balanced by a sharp garlic mojo. Many Angelenos mourned the closure of the original Broken Spanish (it shuttered in August 2020, due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic), but Broken Spanish Comedor marks a celebrated return, earning praise from local diners and now Bon Appétit. Like the other standouts on their list, which includes the likes of Creepies in Chicago, Saint Claire in New Orleans and Kawaba in New York, Broken Spanish Comedor presents a unique take on traditional flavors and techniques, with exceptional results. The best new restaurants in America, according to Bon Appétit: Agnes and Sherman, Houston Casa Juani, Boulder Junior, Nashville Anjin, Kansas City Creepies, Chicago Kawaba, New York Bayonet, Birmingham Honeysuckle, Philadelphia Le Calamar, Austin Broken Spanish Comedor, Los Angeles Jules, San Francisco Lei, New York Leo's, Santa Fe Little Mountain, Montecito Maison Bar a Vins, Washington D.C. Maria Isabel, San Francisco Saint Claire, New Orleans Sao, Philadelphia The Wayland Mill, Seattle ...read more read less