This is Eater’s guide to all the new restaurants, bars, and cafes that have opened this week in March 2026. Throughout the month, we’ll update the list weekly (see: 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.

East Village: Chubby Tan, a restaurant focusing on Sendai-style gyutan-yaki (grilled beef tongue), opened on Tuesday, March 3, from the restaurant group behind Chubby Skewers. Chubby Tan is the first U.S. extension of Gyutan no Lemon, a restaurant that was founded in Tokyo in 2018. The grilled beef tongue set meal will feature beef tongue soup and beef tongue curry with sides of rice, grated yam, and salad, though a la carte options will also be available. 239 East Fifth Street, at Second Avenue

Chelsea: Verde opened on Friday, February 27, promising a “festive” dining experience. The menu features large-format meats, a wide selection of seafood, including a whole section of crudos, pastas, and pizzas. The draw is the “spectacle”: According to the restaurant’s website, “when dinner fades and the evening deepens, the transformation begins,” with a DJ and party. It comes from Yeels Group, which operates Verde locations in Paris, Saint Tropez, and Dubai. 85 Tenth Avenue, at West 15th Street

Crown Heights: Two Tigers, a wine bar, opened in late February in the space that previously housed Screamer’s Pizzeria, which closed last year. Chef Chris Lim and pastry chef Tara Glick, the latter of ice cream shop Brix Haus, are behind the project. 685 Franklin Avenue, at Prospect Place

East Village: Helen Nguyen, the owner of Saigon Social, opened a new restaurant in mid-February, as reported by Caper. At Cô Lạc, she and the team are serving up Vietnamese seafood dishes in the former Van Đa restaurant space, which closed sometime last year. 234 East Fourth Street, near Avenue B

East Village: Lazy Bulldog Coffee, the cutely named Turkish cafe that got its start as a stall at a Pennsylvania outlet mall, added a NYC storefront in late February. Lazy Bulldog specializes in Arabica coffee brewed in copper pots over hot sand. Flavors include lavender, cardamom, and ginger, as well as spiced chai, plus pastries and croissants stuffed with smoked trout. Its French bulldog muse, named Gucci, is already a regular in the charming yellow space. 206 East Sixth Street, near Cooper Square

Flatiron: The citywide South Indian moment continued with the opening of Kidilum on Friday, February 27, which describes itself as “Kerala’s coastline, traditions, and energy expressed.” The menu is broken into a section of large plates, such as a nandu curry featuring stir-fried crab meat with dark roasted coconut, and small plates including shrimp pollichathu, or banana leaf-wrapped prawns with an onion-tomato marmalade. Vinu Raveendran, an alum of the two-Michelin-starred Mugaritz in San Sebastian, is leading the kitchen. 31 West 21st Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues

Koreatown: Salt Bread Ko brings K-town buttery, airy salt bread baked by the hour. Open as of Thursday, February 26, options swing from savory (a caviar-and-scallion cream cheese sandwich) to sweet (salt bread stuffed with raspberry-lychee jam). “Flavor dips” served on the side include kimchi bacon, strawberry, and pandan coconut. 4 East 32nd Street, Store 5, near Fifth Avenue

Midtown: Though its octopus carpaccio and lamb neck agnolotti had a brief hiatus in the city, Da Toscano reopened on Monday, March 2, in the Iroquois Hotel, after closing the Minetta Lane space it held since 2020 in mid-February. The new iteration of the restaurant will feature breakfast and lunch, with takeaway options and a full Italian coffee bar. Chef Michael Toscano is also taking over the hotel’s cocktail lounge, Lantern’s Keep, which he’s reimagining with a focus on aperitivo and antipasti. 49 West 44th Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues

Nomad: Sunday Morning, the year-old East Village bakery that exclusively specializes in freshly made cinnamon rolls until sell-out, added an additional location on Sunday, March 1. Chef Armando Litiatco and Ahmet Kiranbay are known for their blueberry lemon curd, caramel pecan, and classic sugar-glazed flavors that command long lines. Like the original, the second store slings the gooey treat until 4 p.m. daily (or until they’re gone). The duo is also behind Rana Fifteen in Brooklyn. 11 West 25th Street, near Fifth Avenue

West Village: Lily Pond, a dreamy, 25-seat bistro with daily brunch service and a logo of swans kissing, debuted on Thursday, February 26, with a club sandwich, avocado-based burger, “big” salad, French toast, and coffee program from LA’s Bravo Toast. Korean influences come in the form of coloring pages, sporadic tea service, and a kimchi Reuben. The chic look takes tips from summer in the East Hamptons and Monet’s water lilies. Dinner entered the mix this week. 183 West Tenth Street, at West Fourth Street

West Village: Shin Takumi, a nude-hued omakase counter from the owners of Sushi YOLO NYC and Takumi Sushi, opened this month with the mini-NY empire’s most affordable menu yet: 12-courses for $58. All served in the span of an hour, its namesake chef Shin Takumi sends out 10 pieces of nigiri showcasing seasonal fish, along with a single hand roll and dessert. The narrow space formerly housed Pinky Promise Cafe. 44 Greenwich Avenue, near Charles Street

Williamsburg: A new sub-$100 omakase restaurant has landed in Williamsburg, with the opening of the BYOB Sushi Kaze Omakase in mid-February. The winter omakase menu is currently $88, with the option to add on nigiri or hand rolls. It also offers take-out sushi, plus lunch sets. 125 Meserole Street, near Manhattan Avenue