This is Eater’s guide to all the new restaurants, bars, and cafes that have opened this week. Throughout October, we’ll update the list weekly. When we’ve been to a place, we will then include an abbreviated number of openings on our heatmap 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.
Boerum Hill: Italian steakhouse Carne by Allora opened on Tuesday, October 21, within the Hilton Brooklyn. It will serve pastas in addition to showier meat-focused signature dishes like bistecca alla Fiorentina and pork chop scarpariello. Smaller bites will be available at the bar. The Brooklyn restaurant follows Carne by Allora’s original in Chelsea. 140 Schermerhorn Street, at Smith Street
Cobble Hill: Bar Rêve, a stylish cocktail bar inspired by Belle Époque Paris, opened on Thursday, October 16. Its opening menu of specialty drinks has an Impressionism theme, with $20 cocktails inspired by paintings by Renoir, Monet, and Degas. It also offers classic cocktails ranging between $18 and $22, a slim selection of French wines, and small snacks. 222 Smith Street, at Butler Street
Cobble Hill: South Asian-influenced cafe and bakery Bolo Bolo opened in early October with coffee, matcha, seasonal drinks, and all sorts of rotating pastries like cardamom buns, halva pistachio chocolate chip cookies, black sesame matcha cookies, pecan sticky buns, and more. 196 Court Street, between Warren and Congress streets
Downtown Brooklyn: South Indian cafe Filter Kaapi opened on Sunday, October 19, with filter coffee and other nostalgic bites from Karnataka. The family-run affair comes from the team behind Brooklyn Curry Project. 383 Bridge Street, near Willoughby Street
Dumbo: The new ABC Kitchens debuted in Brooklyn on Thursday, October 23, marking Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s first entry into the Brooklyn dining scene. It’s a massive hybrid of his three existing ABC restaurants — ABC Kitchen in Manhattan, ABC Cocina, and ABCV. 55 Water Street, at Dock Street
East Village: La Pulperia, a 24/7 Dominican deli offering a chopped cheese with maduros and chimi aioli on a pan de agua roll, opened on Saturday, October 4. It’s a partnership with El Sazón R.D., which is known for its smash burger topped with fried cheese. 31 Loisaida Avenue, at Avenue C
Flatiron: By Antidote opened on Monday, October 20, bringing Manhattan a fiery taste of the modern Sichuan cooking that the three-year-old Brooklyn original is known for. An opening cocktail list stars aquafaba and jasmine-infused gins. 30 East 20th Street, near Park Avenue South
Greenwich Village: Upper East Side frozen yogurt slinger Madison Fare expanded into Greenwich Village this month. 1 West Eighth Street, near Fifth Avenue
Midtown: Renwick Hospitality, the group behind Lindens, Foxtail, Lulla, Art Rooftop, the Alderman, and Altair, debuts a new restaurant inside Hotel Park Ave called Park Rose on Thursday, October 23. Master drink maker Ryan Chetiyawardana, also known as Mr. Lyan, brings his London cocktail bar, Seed Library, to the hotel this fall. 444 Park Avenue South, at East 30th Street (formerly the Mondrian Hotel)
Midtown East: Fasano, the restaurant and hotel group with origins in Brazil, has converted its former osteria into Fasano Bar, a cocktail bar and lounge, which opened on October 7. It offers small plates including mozzarella in carrozza and vitello tonnato from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by Milanese specialty dishes from 7 p.m. onwards. 60 East 49th Street, near Madison Avenue
Nomad: José Andrés transitioned his restaurant Bazaar, in the Ritz-Carlton Nomad, into the first NYC location of Bazaar Meat. It opened on October 21. The roomy restaurant will emphasize massive cuts of beef, though it also makes room for Bazaar hits like the José Taco with ibérico ham, caviar, gold leaves, and nori ($25). Drinks continue the meat theme, with a mezcal cocktail that features ibérico ham ($30). 35 West 28th Street, second floor, at Broadway
Red Hook: The pizza pop-up Bad Cholesterol opened its restaurant, Third Time’s the Charm, on Thursday, October 16. Expect full pies between $28 and $33 and smaller bites, including a dish listed on the menu as “cold ‘carbonara,’” as well as a dish of battered and fried onion petals named the “trademark infringement.” There’s a full menu of beer, cocktails, and wine, as well as $12 martinis from 4 to 5 p.m. daily. 275 Van Brunt Street, between Pioneer Street and Visitation Place
Soho: Fiasconaro, the Sicilian pastry shop known for its panettone, opened its first store in the United States on Thursday, October 16. The bakery, which opened in 1953, has partnered with Dolce & Gabbana for stylish panettone and packaged spreads. In addition to traditional panettone with candied orange peel and raisins, Fiasconaro makes panettone covered with white chocolate and almonds, chestnut cream and dark chocolate, and more. 422 West Broadway, between Spring and Prince streets
Sunnyside: Café Shangrila, a new Nepalese and Himalayan cafe for Queens, opened on Monday, October 20, reports QNS. Highlights include momos, Tibetan noodle soup (thukpa), and keema noodles, a Nepalese favorite. The restaurant comes from Suraj Malla and former Newa Chhe co-owner Kunchok Sherpa. The space formerly housed long-closed Zio Luigi Ristorante. 42-15 Queens Boulevard, between 42nd and 43rd streets
Tribeca: Freddy’s, a tiny new wine bar from the owners of Chambers Street Wine, opened on Wednesday, October 22, on Chambers Street, as Tribeca Citizen first reported. Expect wines by the glass and bottle, as well as wine events in the future. Lacking a kitchen, its food menu is simple: cheese plates, smoked fish plates, and sardine plates. 76 Chambers Street, near Broadway
Union Square: The city’s taco renaissance continues: The larger second location of the buzzy Santo Taco opened on Saturday, October 18. Tacos, including the taqueria’s star steak trompo taco, range between $5.45 and $6.95 each. The new location has an exclusive menu item: a shrimp taco with cabbage and salsa macha. 94 University Place, at East 12th Street
Upper West Side: Omakase 95 opened earlier this October from the team behind Omakase 33 in Murray Hill. Part of a growing wave of more affordable omakase options, it offers 12- or 15-course menus for under $100. Until the end of the month, the restaurant is doing soft-opening discounts of 30 percent off during lunch. 722 Amsterdam Avenue, at West 95th Street
Upper West Side: Rito Gelato swings open on Thursday, October 3, with authentic scoops of Italian gelato behind a striped storefront. 2341 Broadway, at West 85th Street
West Village: A new halloumi-focused bakery, Hello Halloumi, opened on Saturday, October 18, with halloumi focaccia, halloumi bagel bites, and more using cheese imported from Cyprus. It will also serve sweet treats in addition to Greek freddo espressos and cappuccinos. 48 Greenwich Avenue, near Seventh Avenue
Williamsburg: Third Date Hospitality Group flipped its short-lived Japanese listening bar and omakase Here & There into a new seafood restaurant called Boro Brine on Wednesday, October 22. Dishes include everything from prawn nuggets with creme fraiche and caviar to raw oysters, plus citrusy cocktails and highballs like the Big Apple Fizz. 109 South Sixth Street, between Berry Street and Bedford Avenue
Williamsburg: Little Grand, a wine and cocktail bar offering oysters and small plates, opened back in September in the space that was once Masha & The Bear. The project comes from the team behind the Williamsburg date-night staple Hotel Delmano. The daily happy hour, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., offers $2 oysters and $10 cocktails. 771 Grand Street, at Humboldt Street
A Salvo’s sandwich with mortadella, burrata, pistachio pesto, lemon zest and Parmigiano. Salvo’s/Official
Astoria: Vasiliki Lampropoulou debuts all-day Koukla Espresso Bar on Monday, October 13, serving focaccia sandwiches with an array of meats and cheese, such as duck prosciutto with fig and ricotta, along with pastries, coffee, and cocktails. The former home of AlterWork Studios got a big white-and-red revamp with outdoor stools and swinging windows. 30-09 35th Avenue, at 31st Street
Brooklyn Heights: A reservations-only floating cottage dubbed Concrete Shoals opened on Monday, October 6. The waterfront bar from Sean Feeney’s Fini Pizza, outfitted with Adirondack seats and picnic tables set up for sunset views over the harbor. It offers olives, nuts, tinned fish, popcorn, pizzas, wings, and salads. Drinks run from prosecco and Lambrusco to Aperol spritzes and a mini mudslide that nods to a White Russian. Brooklyn Bridge Park Marina, at Pier 5
Dumbo: Fishs Eddy, the Flatiron dishware shop and New York institution since 1986, entered the cafe business on Wednesday, October 8. The household brand’s first-ever java shop, part of its new 3,800-square-foot Brooklyn store, offers affordable drip starting at $1.95 and cappuccinos at $3.50 (brewed with Queens-based Sweetleaf Coffee Roasters), plus root beer floats and egg creams dispensed from an old-school soda fountain. 81 Front Street, near Washington Street
East Village: Corner Bistro opened its second location on Monday, September 29, with a menu that resembles the early-1960s original. Its burger and brunch staples join new dish drops like meatloaf, onion rings, and baked French toast. 94 Avenue A, at East Sixth Street
East Village: Chef Maycoll Calderón, known for Mexico City’s Huset and the cocktail bar Hanky Panky (No. 35 on North America’s 50 Best Bars), opened his new restaurant and bar, Cuna and Cuna Bar, on Tuesday, October 7. The Standard hotel restaurant draws on Calderón’s memories of Mérida and Mexico City, with dishes like pork Milanesa, ceviche, tacos, and coconut rice. And then the bar, which took over the former No Bar space, offers cocktails, DJ sets, late-night snacks, and weekend brunch. 25 Cooper Square, at East Fifth Street
East Village: A new Lebanese restaurant, Zesty Tabbouleh, opened in mid-October, as reported by EV Grieve. The menu includes the namesake dish along with shawarma, kebabs, fish, and coffee. The space was supposed to become a standalone location of Unapologtic Foods’ kebab restaurant Kebabwala, but that didn’t pan out. (Instead, the company opened it as a food stand inside the new Time Out Market in Union Square.) 82 Second Ave. between Fourth Street and Fifth Street
Flatiron: Danny’s, a clubby spot for crudo, kale Caesar, a good burger, and insider gossip, comes courtesy of its namesake owner Dan Abrams – the ABC News chief legal analyst and veteran NYC restaurateur behind past ventures like the Lion and White Street. Chef Ed Tinoco (Alinea Group alum) leads a comforting menu full of ham and cheese hot pockets, deviled eggs, and fried chicken to go along with an all-American wine list spotlighting 100 bottles from lesser-known regions in Texas and Virginia. 46 West 22nd Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues
Hell’s Kitchen: The team behind pan-Asian cocktail bar Monkey Thief opened a new wine bar, Same Same, on Tuesday, October 14. Wine director Olivia Moran (who had been at Lysée and Nura) is offering six wines by the glass, highlighting small producers and newer regions. Then there are low-ABV, aperitivo drinks, cocktails, and food by chef David Sullivan (formerly at Ai Fiori and Manhatta) — look for shrimp toasts and cavatelli. 401 West 47th Street, between Ninth and Tenth Avenues
Hell’s Kitchen: The new Zama Omakase opened on Friday, October 10, boasting 80-minute omakase features edomae sushi for what its Resy page notes is “just barely over $100” for lunch and dinner. 346 West 52nd Street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues
Hudson Yards: José Andrés’ next New York City restaurant is another revamp: He turned the shuttered Leña inside Mercado Little Spain into a new spot, Txula Steak, on Wednesday, October 1. It’s a Basque-style steakhouse named for Txuletón, a 60-day aged rib-eye, showcasing the work of the Spanish charcoal oven. Just recently, and also inside Mercado Little Spain, the chef transformed what was the closed Spanish Diner into Mexican restaurant, Oyamel. And next up, he’s bringing a location of his modern steakhouse, Bazaar Meat, in what was his Bazaar space in the Ritz-Carlton Nomad hotel, later this fall. 10 Hudson Yards, at Tenth Avenue
Lower East Side: Coffee, pistachio Basque cheesecake, lemon tea, lychee rose mini, boba-dotted pudding, and colorful bouquets collide at floral-filled Spring Hill, which opened on Thursday, September 25. 106 Rivington Street, between Essex and Ludlow streets
Noho: Amir Nathan and Jordan Anderson, the team behind Sami & Susu, opened a new pita shop, Shifka, on Tuesday, October 14. The menu includes harissa chicken, lamb kebab, and cauliflower shawarma pitas, plus bowls, dips, beer, and wine. 324 Bowery, near Bleecker Street
Midtown East: Pietro’s, a decades-old Italian steakhouse stalwart known for its chicken Parm, Caesar salad, and celebrity fans like Michael Kors, made a comeback a few blocks away on Tuesday, October 7. Pietro’s was originally founded in 1932 by two brothers by way of Parma, Italy. This marks the third move in the old-school restaurant’s lifetime, having relocated in 1984 from a brownstone to its most recent address. 890 Second Avenue, near East 47th Street
Ridgewood: Italian sandwich pop-up Salvo’s opened its full-on restaurant on Sunday, October 12. Salvatore La Rosa piqued interest in 2023 when he started selling his Italian sandwiches through delivery on a 1970s moped. The daytime (for now) spot offers panini like the mortadella-pistachio pesto-burrata and the roast beef genovese. He had told Eater before that he wants to offer evening service with small plates and aperitivi. 66-01 Forest Avenue, near Gates Avenue
Times Square: Hwaro, a restaurant-within-a-restaurant from chef Sungchul Shim, opened Tuesday, October 14, inside his Theater District steakhouse Gui. The 22-seat counter is Shim’s most personal project yet, following Kochi, Mari, Mari.ne, DonDon Korean BBQ, Gui Steakhouse, and Bar92. Hwaro, named for the Korean braiser, puts a custom grill to work to assemble 13-course tasting menus ($295). 776 Eighth Avenue, at 48th Street
Union Square: Sushi Aozora opened on Tuesday, October 7, with a 16-course omakase menu ($165) served twice a night. Vet sushi chef Ben Chan (an alum of O Ya, Sushi Ishikawa, Kiseki, and Sushi Seki) flies in fish from Japan’s Toyosu Market and sources produce from New York’s Union Square Greenmarket. Highlights include grilled Spanish mackerel with green soy sauce, matsutake soup, toro caviar tartar, kinmedai, chu-toro, and an uni hand roll. Sake, Japanese beer, and wines are found at the eight-seat bar. A la carte is available, too. 1 East 15th Street, at Fifth Avenue
Upper East Side: Dinner-party store Big Night adds a third NYC location on Wednesday, October 15. Katherine Lewin, formerly the editorial director of the Infatuation, opened the first Big Night location in Greenpoint in 2021, and another followed in the West Village. In early 2025, it expanded its Greenpoint location, which reopened in May. 1015 Lexington Avenue, at East 73rd Street
Upper East Side: A pair of chefs from Puebla, Mexico pay homage to their roots with the Friday, October 3, debut of El Taco, complete with street-style chorizo, birria, and carnitas tacos, plus quesadillas, churros, and aguas frescas. 1452 Second Avenue, at East 76th Street
Upper West Side: Fast-growing Southern comfort food spot Jacob’s Pickles unveiled a new flagship with an expanded menu full of seafood platters, muffaletta salads, and fan favorites like honey chicken pickle biscuit sandwiches. An indoor and outdoor bar with room for 350 also showcases rare American whiskey pours and a robust martini program. Other outposts sit in Time Out Market in Dumbo, Moynihan Train Hall, JFK Airport, and South Norwalk, Conn. 680 Columbus Avenue, at W. 93rd Street
Williamsburg: Williamsburg Italian restaurant Ammazzacaffè expanded with a new deli on Wednesday, October 15. For now, Ammazza Deli is only operating as a window counter, with fuller service starting in November. Expect sandwiches, pastas, rotisserie chicken, soups, coffee, and moire. 100 Woodpoint Road, at Frost Street
Octopus carpaccio at the new House of Domes. House of Domes/Official
Hudson Square: Cove, the latest project from Flynn McGarry, opened on Tuesday, October 7, offering a la carte dining, a four-dish family-style set menu, and an eight-course tasting menu. McGarry closed his Lower East Side wine bar Gem Wine earlier this year in order to focus on Cove. With a focus on locally sourced produce with “an airy West Coast influence” (McGarry was born and raised in Los Angeles), Cove will serve dishes like pumpkin schnitzel with maitake, hazelnuts, and puntarelle and Tropea onions with crushed sea beans, sea lettuce, and fennel. 299 West Houston Street, at Hudson Street
Hudson Square: Sushidokoro Mekumi, a restaurant from Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture, opens on October 11. The Japanese import is led by chef Hajime Kumabe, a protege of the esteemed chef Takayoshi Yamaguchi. The eight-seat omakase restaurant will focus on seasonal fish caught near Ishikawa, presented in a progression of 18 courses. 70 Charlton Street, between Hudson Street and Varick Street
Long Island City: The cyberpunk-themed karaoke spot AfterLife KTV opened on Friday, October 3 in Long Island City, connected to Chinese skewer restaurant AfterNight BBQ. Until Friday, October 17, it’s offering extra food credits along with reservations as part of its soft opening specials. It promises 14 private rooms and karaoke from 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. 42-63 Hunter Street, near 42nd Road
Lower East Side: Australian-influenced LES stalwart Good Thanks reopened on Thursday, October 9, following a months-long makeover. The all-day cafe known for its brunch has an additional locale in Williamsburg. 131 Orchard Street, between Rivington and Delancey streets
Murray Hill: The owners of Miami’s critically acclaimed Peruvian restaurant 33 Kitchen expand to NYC with the opening of Leslie Modern Kitchen on Saturday, October 4. Chef Sebastian Fernandez leads a menu full of tuna tartare, vibrant beet salads, and bacon-wrapped dates, all set to a minty-green backdrop. 514 3rd Avenue, at East 34th Street
Penn District: Upscale Greek seafood house Avra opens its fourth Manhattan location on Thursday, October 9. The giant, 20,00 square-foot restaurant near Penn Station, in the newly revamped area dubbed Penn District, slings classics that include everything from tomato salad and grilled octopus to grilled branzino and langoustines. 398 Ninth Avenue, at West 33rd Street
Soho: House of Domes brings polished Tuscan plates to Soho. An official opening date is set for Tuesday, October 14, but all-day reservations are available now. The pasta-heavy menu stars slow-braised lamb ragu atop house-made fettuccine, pesto rigatoni, and seafood-studded linguine, plus plenty of Mediterranean influences like branzino prepared tableside. Covered in an elegant, glass-domed ceiling, House of Domes features a terrace bar slinging Dirty Italian martinis and an intimate main dining room. AMZ Group is also behind NY spots Duomo 51 and Ramerino Italian Prime. 66 Charlton Street, near Varick Street
West Village: Wild Cherry from the Frenchette duo opened on Tuesday. Check out photos and menu items over on our Substack. 38 Commerce Street, near Bedford Street
Dishes and drinks at Bar Lumière. Bar Lumière/Official
Cobble Hill: The Columbia Street Waterfront welcomed Bar Lumière on Thursday, October 2. Brooklyn chef Steven Hubbell leads a menu full of French twists, including crispy pig’s head, steak tartare, blue crab doughnuts, and chocolate cremeux, plus cocktails built with NY spirits and seasonal ingredients like pawpaw foraged in Pennsylvania. 117 Columbia Street, at Kane Street
Flatiron: Danny Emerman and chef Jamie Kenyon, the team behind Chelsea’s decades-old Bottino, unveil a stylish little sibling called ’Ino. The Italian restaurant with a 60-seat room and an eight-seat marble bar plans to do brunch, lunch, dinner, and aperitivo hour. Dishes influenced by Kenyon’s English roots include Scotch eggs with duck sausage and goose foie gras, sweetbreads, agnolotti with braised beef cheek, and black bass with horseradish and peperonata. The restaurant will also serve as a rotating gallery, with works by artist Joel Shapiro. 31 East 20th Street, at Park Avenue South
Flushing: China’s tea company NaiSnow makes its U.S. debut in New York on Thursday, October 2, with health-focused drinks and freshly baked goods. NaiSnow maintains over 30 stores across Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and other major cities. 39-07 Prince Street, at 39th Ave
Midtown: Ginger, a mini-chain rooted in Rome, makes a stateside splash in Manhattan on Wednesday, October 1. The all-day brand touts a menu full of pastas and pizza “made the authentic Italian way,” plus Mediterranean influences like healthy salads, bowls, and a vibrant fruit plate billed as its star of the show. 123 W. 49th Street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues
Midtown: Decade-old Soba Totto flips into a new Japanese restaurant named Izakaya Futago. Now led by Futago Group, the team behind Yakiniku Futago in Chelsea and Soho, the rebooted spot showcases an omakase counter centered around charcoal-grilled yakitori, a Japanese-influenced bar program, and new izakaya dishes. 211 East 43rd Street, near Third Avenue
Union Square: A new Italian cafe, bakery, and restaurant straight from Tuscany makes its U.S. debut on Wednesday, October 1. La Tazza D’Oro — which has operated in Prato, Italy since 1984 — expands to America courtesy of LDV Hospitality (which runs Scarpetta and American Cut). The cafe serves coffee (including its capolavoro macchiato), cremino (custard-filled pastries), pizza, pasta, salads, spritzes, and wines for dine-in and takeout. 220 Park Avenue South, at East 18th Street
Williamsburg: Retro-chic Good Days, a seasonal restaurant and raw bar run by culinary couple Stephany Burgos and Amanda Norton, opens Wednesday, October 1. Starters like fontina croquettes, shrimp cocktail, hamachi crudo, and bread service from family-owned North Side Bakery are followed by mains like pan-seared duck, swordfish Milanesa, and a burger built with house-made remoulade. A cozy bar up front serving sesame oil-washed tequilas, amaro, and natural wines joins a back patio under the Williamsburg Bridge. 91 South Sixth Street, at Berry Street