20 of the world’s best new restaurants for 2020

From Mexican dishes with a stellar view across the rooftops of London to Ethiopian cuisine in upstate New York, Mediterranean creativity in Bangkok to a Texas-inspired grill in Hong Kong, many of the most exciting new restaurants opening this year take their cue from global cuisines.

Here are 20 new spots around the world to try at the turn of the new decade.

Madera at Treehouse London

The sister restaurant to Toca Madera in Los Angeles and Scottsdale, Madera at Treehouse London brings an elevated take on traditional Mexican cuisine to the British capital.

Located 15 floors up, its plant-filled interiors, quirky design touches, and sweeping views are proving a big draw already.

The food on offer includes a raw bar with flavorful ceviche dishes, a taqueria promising freshly-made blue corn tortillas and specialties like carne asada, and Black Angus skirt steak steeped in a coriander marinade and served on lava stones.

Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free menus and options ensure that all tastes are catered for, while the drinks’ program includes premium mezcals and tequilas, as well as inventive cocktails featuring ingredients such as chile de arbol or prickly pear.

Madera at Treehouse London, 14 to 15 Langham Place, Marylebone, London W1B 2QS; +44203 988 4273

TURK Fatih Tutak, Turkey

Acclaimed Turkish chef Fatih Tutak, who has worked everywhere from Copenhagen to Hong Kong, is returning to his roots by opening his first restaurant in Istanbul.

By working closely with Turkish fishermen, farmers and artisanal producers, Tutak promises to celebrate his country’s diversity of produce.

Served in a modern, light-filled setting, the food here merges the chef’s extensive travels and overseas experience with historic Turkish techniques to reinterpret traditional flavors.

This means multi-layered dishes that include bulgur wheat with miso, veal, and radish, or a main of duck with sour cherries and chestnuts. Desserts on offer include a “snow'” of lemon verbena and persimmon, while all the wines served are Turkish.

TURK Fatih Tutak, Now Bomonti, Cumhuriyet Mahallesi, Silahşör Caddesi, Yeniyol 1. Sokak No:2 Bomonti-Şişli; +90 (212) 709 56 79

The Mayfair Supper Club, Las Vegas

Vegas is arguably one of the best dining destinations in the US thanks to its seemingly unstoppable wave of restaurants led by domestic and international celebrity chefs.

Open since New Year’s Eve, The Mayfair Supper Club, a new spot on the Strip at The Bellagio, promises to add to the culinary landscape, while throwing in some old school glamour.

The roaring twenties provide the inspiration for the spot’s live entertainment, which features throughout dinner before a late-night jazz party — all played out against the famed Bellagio Fountains.

As for the menu, many dishes are prepared tableside, while the Wagyu and caviar handroll topped with gold leaf is one for the high-rollers.

The Mayfair Supper Club, Bellagio Resort & Casino, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109; +1 (702) 693-8865

Cheval Blanc Paris

Even though it’s not set to open for at least a few months, this upcoming restaurant from three Michelin-starred chef Arnaud Donckele already has Parisian fine dining lovers excited.

The location is the super-luxurious Cheval Blanc Paris on the banks of the Seine, adjacent to the famed Louvre Museum.

Donckele promises to both celebrate and pay tribute to the “City of Light,” as the vast majority of the seasonal ingredients used will come from in and around the French capital.

Given his stellar reputation, Donckele’s gastronomic creations are sure to be feasts for the eyes as much as the stomach, with artfully-crafted and flawless presentation at every course.

Cheval Blanc Paris, 8 quai du Louvre, 75001 Paris, France; +33 (0)1 40 28 00 00

HENRY, Hong Kong

Based in Hong Kong, this new American grill and smokehouse channels the southern states of the US with a menu overseen by British Chef de Cuisine Nathan Green.

The meat specialist comes with critical and public acclaim from a number of restaurants in both Hong Kong and London, all of which have celebrated charcoal grilling, meat-curing, and butchery.

His menu at HENRY’s continues in this fashion, with choices such as American Black Angus aged for 90 days in Woodford Reserve Bourbon and ash or a Becker Lane Farm Pork Chop served with heirloom carrots and pickled mustard seeds.

Homemade sauces — 5-pepper & bourbon or tomatillo & ancho — really pack a punch.

Southern-style dishes run from snacks and starters through to soups and sides, while desserts sound suitably sinful.

On the design front, diners can expect leather banquettes and polished brass for a nightclub feel, while the marble bar leads to a terrace for cocktails, fine wines or cigars.

HENRY, Rosewood Hong Kong, Victoria Dockside, 18 Salisbury Road. Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong; +852 3891 8888

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