This is Eater’s guide to all the new restaurants, bars, and cafes that have opened this week in August 2026. Throughout the month, we’ll update the list weekly (see: July, June, May, April, March, February, January). When we’ve been to a place, we will
then include a few openings on our heatmaps (Manhattan,Brooklyn,Queens, cocktail bars) to let you know the ones we like. If there’s an opening in your neighborhood that we’ve missed, let us know at ny@eater.com.
August 12
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Union Square: Omakase restaurant Sushi Aozora launched the hand roll pop-up Te No Te in early August within the same storefront. Compared to Sushi Aozora’s omakase experience, which ranges from $95 to $165 per person, Te No Te is more approachable, with temaki sets costing around $23 to $55 and individual rolls between $6 and $22. 15 East 15th Street, between Fifth Avenue and Union Square West
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Chinatown: Dim sum restaurant JoyFu opened on July 24 with a focus on xiao long bao, including a sampler basket that features all six of the restaurant’s xiao long bao varieties (black truffle and crab roe, among others). Until August 31, the restaurant is running a dine-in-only promotion of buy one, get one free soup dumplings. 109 Mulberry Street, between Hester Street and Canal Street
East Village: Having gained a following as a food cart, Mongolian Momo King, opened a storefront on August 5. It’s known for its steamed and fried momos, which are called buuz in Mongolia. The food cart could previously be found on Park Avenue in Midtown and in front of the Upper East Side Trader Joe’s. It also serves fried patties called khuushuur and other Mongolian dishes that can be hard to find in the city. 327 East 12th Street, between First Avenue and Second Avenue
Greenpoint: Asian-leaning ice cream shop Lucky Creamery settled into the former home of Euro Chemist Pharmacy on Saturday, August 1, reports Greenpointers. An opening flavor pool featuring black sesame, ube brownie, mango sticky rice, Thai tea, oolong white peach, lychee rose, and pandan options are joined by classics like vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry, plus vegan alternatives too. Lucky Creamery, a sibling to Philly’s Sunny Scoop, builds upon North Brooklyn’s ice cream scene that includes Screen Door for the retro classics and Caffe Panna for an always-rotating list. Lucky Creamery offers scoops with a single topping and drizzle starting at $6.50, or upgrade to a waffle cone or egg waffle with countless add-ons. Also in the mix: smoothies, coffee, fruit teas, and matcha drinks. 669 Manhattan Avenue, near Norman Avenue
Hudson Yards: Elder, billed as “a British steakhouse with Indian influences,” debuted on Thursday, August 6, courtesy of James Beard Awards finalist chef Sujan Sarkar. The Chicago hitmaker is on a NYC expansion spree as of late, having brought his Michelin-starred tasting room Indienne to Elder’s same luxe residential building in May, followed up by a butter chicken food stand at Shaver Hall in Midtown in June. For his latest NYC project, starters include chicken liver choux buns paired with spiced cherry chutney; pricey caviar-topped crumpets ($95); or brioche rolls with luxe butters. The meat of the menu includes a Berkshire pork rib chop made with vindaloo masala or tandoor chicken roulade with tikka masala, along with vegetarian dishes like beet Wellington and a big focus on potatoes. A horseshoe bar spotlights drinks that lean London with South Asian touches (see: martinis and gin and tonics). 517 West 38th Street, near 10th Avenue, Hudson Yards
Koreatown: Kodachaya, a new “Korean-inspired izakaya,” opened on July 31. An offshoot of a restaurant in Seoul, it promises to bring “countless cravings” together under one roof with multiple stations turning out different categories of food, including soups and noodles, Korean street food, fried food, grilled skewers, and sashimi, all of which can be ordered via kiosks. Soju and other Korean beverages are similarly self-serve. Karaoke will follow. 14 West 33rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues
Lower East Side: Vegan ramen and sushi roll spot Redwhite Boneless Ramen, which first opened in Japan then expanded to Boston, debuted in NYC last week, EV Grieve reports. The restaurant will fully open by Thursday, August 20, but limited hours and menus are now live, with online ordering active too. 201 Allen Street, at East Houston Street
Soho: The Broome Hotel opened Broome Restaurant and Bar on July 31. Billed as “French Mediterranean,” it’ll serve dishes including a bruschetta trio with tuna sashimi, foie gras, and caviar; and chicken paillard with chermoula, pine nuts, and orange-fennel salad. The new restaurant is the first step of a relaunch effort by the hotel that’s slated to continue until 2027 and will include a reimagining of the hotel’s 14 rooms. 431 Broome Street, at Crosby Street
Upper West Side: High-end Japanese restaurant Chikara opened on Thursday, August 6. Per West Side Rag, the co-owners hail from popular NYC chain, Sushi of Gari, where Yumi Matsumura was a VP and Atsutaka Chikaraishi – from which Chikara gets its name – was a chef. 150 West 70th Street, between Broadway and Columbus
Williamsburg: Ritual Bar, an homage to Japanese tea culture with classes and tastings, opened inside Matchaful on Wednesday, August 5. Open Wednesday through Sunday, with walk-ins welcome from noon to 3 p.m. Class reservations are on Resy. 92 Berry Street, at North Eighth Street, Brooklyn
August 5
Spotlight
Bensonhurst: A father-son duo from Brooklyn fulfilled their dreams of opening a neighborhood pizza place to call their own in late July. Jules Pizza specializes in a long list of round or square pies, plus slices, pinwheels, calzones, Sicilian-style meatballs, heros, pastas, shrimp-centric mains, and salads, with lots of chicken Parm. There’s also a wall of cartoon-ish Jules merch, including hats, T-shirts, and sweatshirts, out of the gate — a new-restaurant thing as of late. The corner pizzeria is named for its teenage co-founder, Jules, who has a huge following on TikTok. 176 Avenue O, at West Fourth Street
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Astoria: Infatuation reports that Greenwich Village restaurant Top Thai expanded into Queens with Thai Niyom, which opened on Thursday, July 23. Both offer halal Thai food dishes; Thai Niyom’s lineup includes pad kee mao, curry puffs, and khao soi chicken, as well as non-halal alcoholic drinks, for lunch and dinner. 30-78 Steinway Street, near 31st Avenue
College Point: Mexican cuisine and boba tea make quite the combo in Queens at the new Guac N’ Bubble, which debuted on Wednesday, July 29, with an event attended by NY politicians and community leaders. The fusion spot comes from first-time owner Roberto “Bobby” Perez Jr., a College Point resident since 1993. Options swing from elote corn to dulce de leche churros and horchata milk to iced strawberry matcha bubble tea with lychee. Open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. 18-33A College Point Boulevard, at 20th Avenue, Queens
Koreatown: Rossa Cafe debuted in Midtown in mid-July with plenty of nods to its founder Nicolas Salas’s background in Mexico, where he ran pizzerias and restaurants for decades before relocating to New York. The sleek, salmon-hued space slings drinks like a tres leches latte, espresso over orange juice, and Cafe Pendejo with a chile pepper kick — a popular pick-me-up among Mexican truck drivers, notes New York Locals. A small section of bites includes churros, quesadillas, and vibrantly colored conchas that also nod to his native culture. The cafe is dog-friendly and open to remote workers, too. 47 W. 30th Street, at Sixth Avenue
Park Slope: A new modern Mexican restaurant, Apapachó, opened in Brooklyn on Sunday, August 2, boasting cocktails, tacos, and larger entrees like octopus for dinner. 191 Fifth Avenue, near Berkeley Place
Union Square: New easygoing bar Bernie and Herb’s opened on Friday, July 31. 169 Bar alum Dakota Pollock, David Goldberg, and Jose Beltre took over what was the former Coffee Shop VIP room for their bar, full of cheap drinks, beer-shot combos, hot dogs, and sandwiches. 28 E. 16th Street, between Fifth Avenue and Union Square West
Upper East Side: After debuting in New York this year with delivery-only kitchens in Midtown Westand Williamsburg, Gwyneth Paltrow’s LA-born Goop Kitchen finally unveiled its first Big Apple storefront on Tuesday, August 3. It’s the only one where customers can walk in, order, and pick up its celebrity-endorsed lineup of “clean” salads, pizzas, rotisserie chicken, and wraps. 346 E. 92nd Street, at First Avenue
West Village: Manhattan seafood staple Mary’s Fish Camp has returned to the neighborhoodat a new address on Friday, July 31. Mary Redding closed the original Mary’s location in 2024 after 20 years. Currently, it’s only serving dinner, with lunch starting on Sunday, August 9. Book reservations online. 626 Hudson Street, at Jane Street
