There are days that just call for really good food. Sometimes, you’d find comfort in the classics. When you’re feeling adventurous, however, you’d want to try something new. But with so many fresh concepts and exciting products cropping up here and there, where do you start?

We gathered some of the restaurants and food items that lit up our senses in 2025. Whether you’re looking for something common with a twist, or something sort of unhinged, you’d find something in this selection that would make your eyes open wider, your back sit up straighter at first try.

Here are the food offerings that are so bold in their intentions that we’ll be carrying them with us in 2026, and even the years that will follow. When you try them, never again will you miss them for anything.