Bon Appetit magazine has released its list of the nation's 50 best new restaurants, and four Chicago restaurants made the cut.



Among the 50 are the German-steakhouse hybrid Boeufhaus (1012 N. Western Ave.), Sarah Grueneberg's pasta-centric Monteverde (1020 W. Madison St.), the Indian-British Pub Royale (2049 W. Division St.) and the Alinea group's open-hearth specialist Roister (951 W. Fulton Market).



The 50 restaurants are all nominees for Bon Appetit's "Hot 10," a numerical listing of the nation's very best new restaurants. The Hot 10 restaurants will be named in Bon Appetit's September issue, which will hit newsstands (ask your dad) on Aug. 16.



For a complete list of the 50 nominees, go to www.bonappetit.com/top50.



Phil Vettel is a Tribune critic.