What we’ve noticed, what we’d like to see more of and a few things we would rather see the end of.

Kabawa, in New York City.Credit...Janice Chung for The New York Times

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By The New York Times

While reporting and researching our list of the 50 best restaurants in America for 2025, editors and reporters from the Food desk of The Times roved across more than 30 states and ate more than 200 meals. Each of us had a restaurant that captured our attention, that we just couldn’t stop thinking about.