verb phrase · informal

try a new restaurant

UK/traɪ ə njuː ˈrɛst(ə)rɒnt/US/traɪ ə nu ˈrɛstərɑːnt/try a new RES·tau·rant

Band 6-7speakingtask2

to eat at a restaurant that one has not tried before

Examples

When friends visit, I enjoy trying a new restaurant so we can taste different cuisines.

Instead of repeating the same places, we often try a new restaurant each month.

Food critics often try a new restaurant to stay updated with trends.

Band 8 sentence

When I want something different, I enjoy trying a new restaurant to explore unfamiliar flavours.

Collocations

  • try a new restaurant downtown
  • try out a new restaurant

Word family

restaurant nountry verbtry out phrasal verb

Common mistakes

try new restauranttry a new restaurant

try a restaurant newtry a new restaurant

Say it for a higher band

5try new restaurant6try a restaurant7+try a new restaurant

Synonyms

dine somewhere new

Easily confused

go to a café

On Sunday afternoons we usually go to a café for coffee and a chat.

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