Are you keeping to your New Year’s resolutions? Me neither! But may I interest you in a fresh batch of restaurants to try? The Now List is our recurring guide to the most interesting restaurants that have debuted in the past 12 months, and there was a crush of openings toward the end of the year. We only recommend restaurants we’ve visited, and the Chronicle pays for all of our research. New inductees to this list include a Southern French exhibitionist in the city, a Japanese-style barbecue joint in the Tri-Valley, a tenacious katsu restaurant in the East Bay — and the single best new restaurant of 2025.
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