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West Village seafood staple Mary’s Fish Camp is returning to the neighborhood at a new address this week, at 626 Hudson Street, at Jane Street, starting on Friday, July 31 — Sarah Jessica Parker is quite happy. Mary Redding closed the original Mary’s location at 64 Charles Street in 2024 after 20 years. The new restaurant — with reservations on Resy —will start with dinner service and add lunch later. — Nadia Chaudhury
Gertrude’s helps with Anthony Bourdain prep
To prep for his role as a young Anthony Bourdain in the upcoming film Tony, actor Dominic Sessa worked at Prospect Heights bistro Gertrude’s with chef Eli Sussman. The actor talked about his experience with journalist Laurie Woolever (who had worked with Bourdain) for Bon Appétit. Sessa recounted working at Cathy’s 14th Street Bakery in Ocean City, New Jersey, when he was a teen, and shared some of his favorite NYC restaurants, including Ayat and Miss Lily’s 7A. — NC
The most on-the-move restaurant on the UES
Jean Claude is moving again. What started as a Soho restaurant in 1991 has relocated to two locations on the Upper East Side since. And now, owner Kamel Moumeni says it’s slated for an after-Labor Day opening at 1481 York Avenue, between 78th and 79th streets, the former location of the now-closed Yefsi Estiatorio. — Melissa McCart
NYC Goop is no longer a ghost kitchen
After arriving in New York with delivery-only kitchens in Midtown Westand Williamsburg, Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Kitchen will open its first storefront on Tuesday, August 3, at 346 East 92nd Street, at First Avenue. The Upper East Side location will be the first where customers can walk in, order, and pick up salads, pizzas, rotisserie chicken, and wraps. — MM
The freshest stuff on Eater is on the app
Over on the Eater app, scope out all of my best dish destinations this year so far and Melissa’s favorite outdoor dining spots. — NC
A 50-year celebration for GrowNYC
GrowNYC is marking the Greenmarket’s 50th anniversary with a party at the Union Square Greenmarket on Friday, July 31, from 4 to 8 p.m. The evening includes live music from the Jazz Foundation, a beer garden, family activities, and a 6 p.m. cake cutting. Food will be available for purchase from places like Osteria 57, Brooklyn Curry Project, Lighthouse BK, Breads Bakery, and Abigail’s Kitchen. GrowNYC is also collecting photographs, voice memos, essays, recipes, and other memories from five decades of New Yorkers shopping at the city’s farmers markets. RSVP online for event updates. — MM
Try dishes from Korea’s queen of dim sum
On Saturday, August 8, Midtown’s Gui Steakhouse chef Sungchul Shim will host Jung Ji-sun of Seoul restaurant Tian Mi Mifor a one-night dinner. Jung, a Chinese-cuisine specialist known in Korea as the “Queen of Dim Sum,” appeared on Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars. The menu includes several dishes, including dim sum and Gui’s 72-hour prime rib with jajang noodles and a scallion popover. Dinner is $200 per person, before tax and tip. Reservations are available through OpenTable. — MM
Saverne is back open after a fire
Chef Gabriel Kreuther’s Hudson Yards restaurant Saverne is finally reopening after a duct fire took it out of temporary commission in mid-March, just 10 days after it had debuted. The wood-fired Alsatian restaurant is reopening today, Monday, July 27, with new dishes like lobster pasta and Portuguese pulpo. — NC
A new ramen spot to debut in Nomad
After Hand Hospitality closed down its two Nomad restaurants, Towa and Okonomi Yuji Ramen, in early July, the group is holding onto the address at 36 W. 26th Street, near Sixth Avenue, for something new: fast-casual Cospa Ramen, opening on Saturday, August 8. The menu focuses on Nagahama-style ramen, along with karaage and drinks. — NC
Free pizza for young readers
Brooklyn pizzeria mini-chain Fini is offering free pizza for young readers this summer, under Fini Reads, which is similar to Pizza Hut’s popular Book It program. Kids aged 17 and younger who finish reading three books in a month can get a free pie. — NC
The drama of a health department closure
West Side Rag reports that Halal Cajun Platters has been ordered to close its location at 2707 Broadway, between West 103rd and 104th streets. The restaurant failed an inspection on July 20 by the New York Department of Health. Eater has reached out to find out more, including whether the closure is permanent or temporary.— MM
Switch-ups at Oberon
That was fast: chef and artist Julia Sherman has already left the New Museum’s new restaurant Oberon, which opened earlier this month. Sherman was pegged as the co-executive chef of the Lower East Side art museum’s first full-service restaurant, along with Ali Ghriskey (who remains there). She’s turning her focus to working on powdered salad dressing mixesand a new cookbook. Oberon is run by the Oberon Group, which is behind NYC wine bars like Rhodora, June, and Rucola. — NC
A famous baker has segued to bagels
James Caputo — who was the owner of the 120-year-old Caputo Bakery, which shuttered in Carroll Gardens earlier this spring — is opening a bagel shop this fall. He’s teaming up with Rafael “Rafi” Hasid, the chef and owner of NYC Mediterranean mini-chain Miriam and Tribeca Cajun restaurant 1803 NYC, to open Caputo Bagels in Park Slope at 81 Fifth Avenue, near Prospect Place, in September. The menu focuses on sourdough bagels, used for open-face and breakfast sandwiches, as well as pastries familiar to Caputo regulars. — NC
A Coqodaq collab
Flatiron Korean fried chicken restaurant Coqodaq is featuring a new Korean gochujang sauce on some of its dishes this summer. Jangin is co-founded by chef Mingoo Kang of Korean restaurant Mingles and cookbook author Nadia Cho. At the restaurant, the fried chicken bucket comes with a side of the sauce. The takeout Jangin dakgalbi bowl comes with charcoal-grilled chicken thighs glazed with the sauce, plus steamed rice and pickles. Both are available starting on Friday, July 31, and run through Sunday, August 16. — NC
July 24
Wu’s Wonton King former manager is opening a restaurant on the Upper West Side
Lower East Side Chinese restaurant Wu’s Wonton King’s former manager Derek Wu is going to the Upper West Side with a new restaurant, per West Side Rag. Wu’s Dynasty will open in August at 208 West 70th Street, between West End and Amsterdam avenues, he tells Eater. The space will be over 8,000 square feet with a Cantonese menu, including dim sum carts. — Nadia Chaudhury
A natural wine shop is headed for Astoria
Natural wine shop Amfora Wines is opening at 5 p.m. on Friday, July 24, at 41-11 31st Avenue at 31st Street in Astoria. Owner Arman Dzidzovic tells Eater he’ll be carrying “wines that represent the neighborhood, with producers from the Levant, China, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.” On opening day, he’ll grill lamb and serve items from sibling restaurant DiWine. — Melissa McCart
Two Bridges luncheonette to become a bar
It’s looking like the folks behind Le Dive are opening Le Wine at 135 Division Street, at Canal Street, in what had been Two Bridges Luncheonette. Golden Age Hospitality will run the space that includes 20 counter seats along the wall and a seven-seat bar. They’ve also signed a lease for the old Morgenstern’s at 490 LaGuardia Place, Caper reported. — MM
D.C.’s Peter Chang popping up at Yingtao
One of my favorite D.C. chefs, Peter Chang — you may remember him from this long-ago New Yorkerarticle — is coming to Yingtao on Monday, August 24. The $125-per-person dinner includes a seven-course tasting menu available on Resy throughout the evening. Also: His signature dish, Grandma Chang’s crispy rice-crusted pork belly, is available a la carte for $38. — MM
New restaurants up for Michelin stars
We reported on the latest additions to the Michelin Guide 2026 for New York City. This means that these now Michelin-recommended restaurants are potentially eligible for stars and Bib Gourmands. We’re trackingall teased restaurants so far this year over on the Eater app. — NC
The health department apparently still takes years to reinspect restaurants
NY Post does what the Post doesby calling out infractions of health department violations. In this case, it’s Unapologetic Foods’s Semma, which hasn’t been displaying its “B” grade in the window, allegedly, since 2024. As we reported with Gallagher’s — which was awarded a “C” — it can take years for the city health department to follow up after a less-than-”A” grade. — MM
Brooklyn Heights is getting a new pizzeria
Newly Michelin-recommended Brooklyn Heights restaurant Confidant’s forthcoming next-door all-day and late-night pizzeria and wine bar has a new name and projected opening month: Frenzie will open at 129 Atlantic Avenue, at Henry Street, in mid-August. The menu, from co-owners Brendan Kelley and Daniel Grossman (who had worked at Roberta’s), will feature New York-style pizza, natural wines by the glass and bottles, cocktails, and boozy shots that they’re calling “1 Sip Wonders.” (Originally, the pizza restaurant was going to be called Lou & Bev’s.) — NC
Honoring an East Village icon
T Magazine checks in with Moroccan Cafe Mogador, the over-40-year-old East Village restaurant from co-owners and siblings Rivka Orlin and Yosi Ohayon. — NC
It’s hot dog season
There’s a 65-foot hot dog in Times Square. If that makes you hungry for one, consider these four hot dog picks. — MM
Polo Bar is moving
Impossible-to-get-into Polo Bar is leaving its longtime home for a new spot that’s rent-free for at least two years at 625 Madison Avenue. — MM
Where to get sandwiches this weekend
Over on the Eater app, my colleague Nadia Chaudhury is killing it with her recommendations and notes. Consider her recently updated Good NYC Sandwiches picks. — MM
Two great wine bars to try
NYT critic Ryan Sutton thinks this is the perfect wine bar.(I’m also a fan of this one, too.) — MM
July 17
Fried chicken tender chain Zaxbys opens first NYC location
Georgia’s fried chicken tender chain Zaxbys opened its first-ever New York location in the Bronx this summer. The fast-food operation debuted on Monday, June 29, in the East Bronx at 3260 Boston Road, at Yates Avenue. The company is already planning its second NYC location on the Upper East Side at 1267 First Avenue, at East 68th Street, opening sometime in late summer. The company’s known for its Southern-style fried chicken in the form of tenders, sandwiches, and wings. — Nadia Chaudhury
East Village’s getting a two-in-one fish and chips shop AND a wine bar
The Dame/Lord’s/Crevette team is opening a fish and chips shop in the East Village in September called Chippy’s, which we reported on in June, but that’s not the end of it. They’re also adding a European wine bar, Friars, with “a way longer wine list than any 14-seat wine bar” should have, per its Substack, on the other side of the 21 E. Seventh Street address. It will mostly cater to walk-ins, but may have a reservations table.— NC
An Eater editor’s favorite NYC spots from her youth
Check out my Eater app list of my favorite NYC restaurants and bars, including those from my childhood and young adulthood that are still around. — NC
It’s a noodle miracle
Hooray! EV Grieve originally noted that East Village Chinese restaurant Mee Noodle Shop & Grill was going to close on Wednesday, July 15, but the blog now reports that the business gets to stay open. After the original report, a staffer says that the landlord “agreed to lower the rent by $3,000 a month.” — NC
French restaurant duo is opening something new
Looks like chef Alexia Duchêne and Ronan Duchêne Le May, the co-owners of West Village French restaurant Le Chêne, are going to be opening a second spot. There are no further details beyond the Instagram post of them holding up keys. — NC
Congee for dinner, please and thanks
The Clinton Hill location of Maya Congee Cafe expanded with dinner service as of Thursday, July 9. This means nighttime congee with braised chicken or smoked whitefish, as well as other dishes like mapo bean curd and marinated abalone, under head chef Ranna Thou. — NC
Enjoy a Widow’s Bay actor shucking New York oysters
Brooklyn’s own Matthew Rhys was nominated twice in this year’s Emmys, including his role in Widow’s Bay as the mayor of a small island town off the coast of Massachusetts. Earlier this year, we hung out with the very-Welsh actor at one of his favorite NYC floating bars, where he showed me how to properly shuck an oyster. — NC
Where to eat and drink like a Jon Hamm character
And speaking of the Emmys: If you’re a fan of the also-nominated Your Friends & Neighbors, I collected the Westchester restaurants and bars featured on the Apple TV show over on the Eater app. — NC
In NYC restaurant anniversary specials….
Modern Korean prix fixe Atoboy is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month with a two-part collaboration with food company Nongshim’s Shin Ramyun. The Nomad restaurant is serving a crispy Shin Ramyun pancake with cheddar cheese and shrimp as an a la carte option. There’s also a special collaboration cup. Both are available through Friday, July 31.
And then: Tribeca Indian restaurant Tamarind turned 25 years old this month, so it’s offering a special feast for the occasion. The $125 family-style meal comes with popular dishes like the kali mirch lamb chops and new ones like tofu tikki, available through Friday, July 31. — NC
July 10
Williamsburg Gallery Restaurant Just Got a Rooftop Bar — And a Deviled Crab Roll
Zoli, the new (mostly) seafood restaurant from Houseman chef Ned Baldwin, opened this spring at the Amantarts campus at 312 Maujer Street, near Waterbury Street, in East Williamsburg. Now it’s adding another draw: a rooftop terrace it’s calling Bar Zoli, with a more casual menu, opening on Friday, July 10.
The roughly 25-seat rooftop will offer a collection of mostly finger foods, Baldwin tells me, with nothing priced above $23. Look for dishes like shrimp chips with onion dip and roe ($12), stonefruit, sungold tomatoes, hazelnuts, and ricotta ($19), a deviled crab roll ($22), and a fried fish dog ($19).
“It’s so nice up there,” Baldwin says, calling the teak-lined terrace “preposterously beautiful,” with “so much greenery.” It’ll open Friday through Sunday for its first week or two before expanding to Wednesday-through-Sunday dinner service. About half the seats will be available by reservation, with the rest reserved for walk-ins. Beginning on Thursday, July 16, the rooftop also kicks off a collaboration series with guest chefs, starting with the team from Mili on the Lower East Side. — Melissa McCart
The old Atla space will become Bar Cosme
Enrique Olvera and his Casamata hospitality group are opening Bar Cosme this fall at 372 Lafayette Street, at Great Jones Street in Noho — the same address that housed Atla, his all-day Mexican restaurant, for nearly a decade before it closed in May. Bar Cosme is a nightlife-focused destination anchored by food that complements nearby Cosme’s menu: raw and slightly cooked preparations, tortillas and salsas, and dishes cooked asador-style. Sebastián Tollius, formerly of Eleven Madison Park and Clemente Bar, set up the bar menu. And the space is being designed by Taller ADG, a Mexico City-based architecture studio. — MM
Beefbar will get an Italian sibling
Ludico Tribeca, a new Italian restaurant from the family behind Beefbar, opens this fall at 339 Greenwich Street, at Jay Street, in theformer Sarabeth’s space. Chef Nelson Gonzalez leads the kitchen, and David Rockwell designed the 150-seat space, preserving the vaulted ceilings of the old Bazzini building and adding a wine room in the passage between the two spaces, a private dining room with a skylight, and a bar in the back room that exits on Jay Street. Owner Mahween Rahman will run the restaurant with her sons Aqib and Tareef. Art from local galleries Andrew Kreps and Nino Mier will appear throughout. Tribeca Citizen first reported the news; the opening is expected shortly after Labor Day. — MM
Another buzzy British spot is slated to open in the fall
British chef and social media sensation Thomas Straker says his New York restaurant finally has a timeline. Fresh off a dinner that kicked off theSunset Supper Club at Surf Lodge in the Hamptons, the chef says his first U.S. restaurant is on track to open this fall. It will take over the former Lucky Strike space at 59 Grand Street in Soho, a project Straker first announced last year. The chef has kept details under wraps, but if his London restaurant is any indication, expect modern British cooking with plenty of butter. — MM
Lambs Club is closing
The Lambs Club, the Theater District restaurant housed in the Stanford White-designed Chatwal Hotel at 132 West 44th Street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, is closing. The restaurant announced on Instagram that the last service will be on Saturday, July 25. In the post, the owners expressed gratitude to the Broadway community “whose support and presence have been an integral part of the Lambs Club’s story.” The space will be transformed into the Wolseley Restaurant, a new place currently in development under new ownership. The Lambs Club opened in 2010 under celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian, and most recently operated under chef Jack Logue. — MM
Massara reopens in its original home
After a year away following a fire, chef Stefano Secchi’s Campania-inspired Massara is back in its original Flatiron home. The restaurant has reopened this week at 913 Broadway after spending the past year operating as Massara on Park, a temporary residency with Kent Hospitality Group. The return also means the comeback of one of the restaurant’s signatures: its wood-fired pizzettes. To celebrate, Massara is launching a Pizza Room Takeover series that will bring acclaimed pizzaioli, including Miami’s Francesco Martucci, for limited-time collaborations throughout the summer and early fall. — MM
There’s a new cookbook store in the East Village
Wild Sorrel Cookbooks, a new independent bookstore devoted entirely to cookbooks, opened this spring at 332 East 13th Street, between First and Second avenues, EV Grieve reported. The shop is the first solo venture from Troy Chatterton, who spent over a decade at Three Lives & Company in the West Village before striking out on his own. The inspiration traces back to Saturdays spent shopping with his grandmother, Gladys Lucille, who taught him the pleasure of neighborhood businesses and cooking together. It’s open from Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. — MM
An owner of Peter Pan Donuts has died
Donna Siafakas, the owner of legendary Greenpoint bakery Peter Pan Donuts, died on Tuesday, June 30, at the age of 69. The doughnut shop opened in the 1950s, and Siafakas and Christos Siafakas bought it in 1993. — NC
A couple of fundraisers
Williamsburg Venezuelan restaurant Lulla’s has been fundraising and collecting donated supplies to help support those who have been impacted by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela in June. In Bed-Stuy, Italian spot Bar Birba is closed because of an electrical fire next door. While insurance will cover the bar’s physical damages, the team is fundraising to help support the staff during the temporary closure.
July 3
~~~Fancy lobster rolls~~~
Lobster roll pop-up Sailor & Siren is turning into a restaurant in Greenpoint at 817 Manhattan Avenue at Calyer Street, as reported by Greenpointers. Look out for lobster rolls topped with caviar and/or uni. It’s opening on Friday, July 3, with a party. — NC
Where to watch the Fourth of July fireworks
It’s the Fourth of July and America’s 250th birthday this weekend, and if you still need fireworks viewing spots around New York City.
- Hudson River views:
- The Yacht Club in Chelsea is hosting a viewing party from 6 to 11 p.m., with single tickets for $400.
- The Gansevoort Meatpacking hotel is throwing a fireworks viewing party with food, drinks, and a DJ starting at 7 p.m. General admission standing room tickets are $150.
- New York Harbor/East River views:
- Red Hook Barrel Yard’s party includes burgers, hot dogs, and seafood towers from 6 to 10 p.m. General admission tickets are $120, and VIP tickets are $300 (with a free raw bar and desserts).
- Brooklyn Mexican restaurant Alma’s fireworks rooftop shindig runs from 8 to 11 p.m. with margaritas, ceviche, and mini-sliders. Tickets are $176.28. — NC
A stellar wine bar extends with daytime coffee and pastries
Starting this Saturday, June 27, Stars opens at 10 a.m. on weekends with espresso beverages and other specialty coffee drinks. It’s a serious program, says a spokesperson: They’ll be pouring a custom bean blend and serving an egg custard tart and pastries, too. — MM
NOLA meets Brooklyn pop-up
Amazing New Orleans wine bar Bacchanal is coming to New York for a Fourth of July holiday pop-up this week at Prospect Heights restaurant Gertie, with wine and cheese, barbecue, and live music. The $65 tickets include three drink tickets, cake, and a donation to the Independent Restaurant Coalition, with specific time-slot entries: 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 4, and then noon to 4 p.m. or 5 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 5. — NC
For the non-mega-soccer fans
For those who’d rather find a chill way to watch World Cup games. Bar Oliver in Chinatown will air games from two televisions during its all-day service from 8 a.m. to close. Then, Soho-adjacent British pub Dean’s set up television for each day’s games. — NC
What happens when New York pizza meets New Haven pizza?
Brooklyn pizzeria F&F Pizza’s guest chef series continues this summer, with a whole New Haven theme. Upcoming F&F Pizza Sessions pairs Lucali (Caroll Gardens) with Modern Apizza on Tuesday, July 7; Stretch Pizza (Williamsburg) with Sally’s Apizza on Tuesday, July 21; and international pizza makers Dan Pearson and Fernando Trocca with Zuppardi’s Apizza on Tuesday, September 1. Book tickets on Resy. (Also, if you didn’t know, F&F just expanded into Manhattan witha new food hall stand-offshoot last week.) — NC
Thai restaurant glow-up
Hell’s Kitchen Thai restaurant VIV reopened on Friday, June 19, after a five-month pause to revamp everything. Chef Verasak Sangsiri now serves Thai street food during the daytime and late-night feasts built on jasmine rice or pandan riceberry porridge with dishes like salted fish with morning glories and stir-fried Manila clams. The team from Bangkok cocktail bar Mahaniyom developed the drinks menu, with salted plum martinis and goji berry oolong Old Fashioneds. — NC
Two fast-casual expansions to know
- Indian taco spot Taco Mahal is opening its third location on the Upper East Side on Thursday, July 2, at 1109 Lexington Avenue, between East 77th and 78th streets.
- San Francisco-style Super Burrito debuted its fourth location in Murray Hill in mid-June, at 495 Third Avenue, between East 33rd and 34th streets. — NC
Mega-famous London chef previews NYC restaurant with Hamptons pop-ups
Rakish internet chef Thomas Straker— who will be opening a Manhattan restaurant any day now — kicked off a pop-up series in the Hamptons at the Surf Lodge as part of the Sunset Supper Club. Future events are scheduled on Thursdays, including: Orianne Ani Shapira (Shmoné, July 9); Dustin Everett (Fish Cheeks, July 16); Gaz Herbert (Comal, July 23), and more through September. Reservations are on Dorsia.— MM
A sprawling farm and restaurant comes to the Catskills
From the Take Rootduo in Brooklyn, Vale will be opening soon: Elise Kornack and Anna Hieronimus will debut a 30-acre farm and restaurant on the Esopus Creek in the Catskills. Kornack had been named a James Beard Rising Star more than once, and Take Root closed at its peak, having earned glowing reviews. — MM
Legendary NYC restaurant’s wine cellar being auctioned off
Barbetta, the legendary Theater District restaurant, may be closed after more than a century, but its award-winning wine collection will live on. Prize bottles from the cellar, considered among the most extensive Barolo and Barbaresco troves in America, have been scooped up by wine retailer and curator Zachys, and will be auctioned off, online only, from Tuesday, June 30 through Monday, July 13. The collection will be offered by the estate of Laura Maioglio, daughter of Barbetta’s founder, who ran the restaurant for over 60 years. — Beth Landman
