Sunny's Steakhouse has only been around since last October, but it just landed one of the biggest nods a restaurant can get. The New York Times included the Little River spot on its 2025 Restaurant List , the paper's annual rundown of the 50 best restaurants in America that critics can't stop thinking about. It is the only restaurant in Florida to make the cut.
The Times' editors describe the list as a look at 50 restaurants that combine great food with "a generosity of spirit and a singular point of view. More than half of this year's picks have opened since the 2024 edition, reflecting how quickly the dining scene shifts. Out of hundreds of meals across 33 states that the editors tried, Sunny's was one of the few that stood out enough to earn a place. click to enlarge
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