This is Eater’s guide to all the new restaurants, bars, and cafes that have opened this week in April 2026. Throughout the month, we’ll update the list weekly (see: 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.
Soho: Executive chef and owner Hirohisa Hayashi turned his Japanese restaurant Hirohisa into a new soba spot last month. Soba Ulala fully opened on Tuesday, March 31, focusing on a la carte house-made soba with hot or cold broths and toppings like duck breast or vegetables. Per the press release, the noodles are made twice a day using a mixture of buckwheat flour from upstate New York and a premium wheat flour from Japan. The rest of the menu includes small dishes like sashimi, tamago, fish collars, rice, and dessert, alongside lunchtime set meals and rice bowls. For drinks, there are sakes, shochu, beers, and wines from Japan, the U.S., and Europe. Hayashi plans on moving Hirohisa to a new location in the same neighborhood, to be announced later. 73 Thompson Street, near Spring Street
Financial District: Cafe Fleuri, the floral-filled replacement to Vienna-themed Schilling, already has some drama attached to it since opening in late March; per the New York Times, its executive chef, Adam Baumgart, has already stepped down. Chef-owner Edi Frauneder’s menu spotlights Southern France with touches of North Africa, notes the newspaper, with opening dishes like poached haddock with clams and white bean barigoule; braised lamb shoulder with merguez and turnips; and rice pudding with rhubarb and pistachios. 109 Washington Street, at Carlisle Street
Financial District: Golden Mall’s new location in Manhattan quietly opened on Monday, March 30, with a first set of vendors that includes bubble tea chain Xing Fu Tang, a new location of Zhengxin Chicken Steak, and amusement center Max Fun Land. The long-awaited space is expected to eventually feature even more retail and restaurants. Golden Mall opened its first location in Flushing in 1991, and it recently received a major renovation, reopening in 2024. 47 Broadway, between Morris and Rector streets
Hell’s Kitchen: Tachi, a 12-seat omakase counter with a two-room sake bar for walk-ins only, opened on Thursday, March 26. Named for the tachi blade on the Japanese sword, the minimalist space designed by BA+D features polished marble, razor-thin metals, hinoki wood, and a lengthy mural painted by hand. A la carte sushi is available, too. 339 West 44th Street, near Ninth Avenue
Lower East Side: Cocktail Omakase opened on Friday, March 27, from the group behind hit cocktail bars Superbueno and Katana Kitten. The small bar will offer, as the name suggests, a Tokyo-inspired cocktail tasting menu featuring four cocktails and four paired bites, with a menu that will change every two weeks. Seatings are 60 minutes and run $55 per person, but walk-ins are welcome at the adjoining Bar 7, which will serve a la carte drinks and food. 217 Eldridge Street, near Stanton Street
Midtown: Jollibee, the Filipino fast-food favorite for fried chicken and burgers, opened its third Manhattan restaurant on Tuesday, March 31. 14 East 42nd Street, near Grand Central Station
The Beijing duck at Philippe Chow. Philippe Chow
Midtown East: Philippe Chow opened its glitzy new Fifth Avenue flagship on Friday, March 27. After more than two decades on the Upper East Side, the celebrity hot spot relocates to “Luxury Row” with familiar favorites from chef Philippe Chow like whole Beijing duck carved tableside, chicken satay (with a Moët Champagne tasting option), lemon-and-pepper lobster, dumplings, and cotton candy baked Alaska. The two-story space is substantially bigger than the original, with multiple private dining spaces and a striking 20-seat bar slinging its ever-popular lychee martinis. 10 East 52nd Street, at Fifth Avenue
Multiple locations: Georgian restaurant Chama Mama opened two new bakeries in mid-March, one next to its original location in Chelsea and the other next to its new Bushwick location. Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Let’s Chama! seats 14 and serves khachapuri, mushroom pie, chocolate cigaretti, and more. 149 West 14th Street, at Seventh Avenue; 81 Morgan Avenue, at Ingraham Street
Prospect Heights: Pies ‘n’ Thighs expanded with a second location on Wednesday, April 1. The new outpost brings a more family-friendly approach, with the addition of dishes like chicken tenders and other new menu options, owner Sarah Sanneh told Eater NY. This year marks the restaurant’s 20th anniversary; its Williamsburg location has been in the same space since 2010. 244 Flatbush Avenue, at St. Mark’s Avenue
Soho: Dean’s, the highly anticipated British pub from Jess Shadbolt and Annie Shi of King, opened on March 31, right next door to King. Influenced by Shadbolt’s coastal hometown of Aldeburgh in England, Dean’s emphasizes seafood; stargazy pie, in which a fish head pokes out of the crust, anchors the menu. Naturally, there will also be beer-battered fish and chips. Most of the seats will be for walk-ins to retain a casual, no-frills feel. 213 Sixth Avenue, near King Street
Union Square: Guardian at the W — a new rooftop bar billed as the first in Union Square — opened atop the reinvented hotel on Monday, March 30, just in time for spring. The scenic perch located 22 stories up caps off the $100-million renovation of the W with cocktails, small bites, and views of the downtown skyline from restaurateur John McDonald (best known for Lure Fishbar) as part of his Mercer Street Hospitality group, and chef John Villa, both of whom run the hotel’s anchor restaurant, Seahorse. 201 Park Avenue South, near East 17th Street
Guardian at the W. W New York – Union Square
Upper East Side: Nostos debuted late last March in the old Mykonian Garden space. Now under new ownership, the Greek replacement centers around braised classics, wood-fired meats, hand-crafted pies, seafood, and smoky cocktails made with hibiscus-infused mezcal. 420 East 59th Street, between Sutton Place and First Avenue
Upper West Side: With just a 30-minute heads-up on Instagram, Ayat’s anticipated NYC location opened Saturday, March 28, to an almost-immediate packed house. The Palestinian chain’s new offshoot is called Ayat Hind’s Hall in honor of Hind Rajab, the five-year-old girl believed to have been killed by the Israeli Defense Forces in early 2024, notes West Side Rag. Fast-growing Ayat, which is gearing up to expand to Philly and D.C., is known for its wood-fired “pizzawarma” topped with beef shawarma and halloumi cheese. The company had declared that it wouldn’t be opening any more NYC-based locations after this one. 941 Amsterdam Avenue, at West 106th Street
Upper West Side: After just a year and change, Thai fusion spot Aves rebranded under the same owners as Dong Lai Pavilion on Wednesday, March 18, with a refreshed focus on Northern Chinese cuisine. Lunch and dinner bring dim sum, Beijing duck, General Tso’s chicken, and wok-fried beef to the table seven days a week, adds West Side Rag, with regional items like typhoon shrimp, truffled steamed egg, and banana lava rolls. 102 West 86th Street, between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues
West Village: Vännest, a candy store specializing in sweet-and-sour delicacies straight from Sweden, opened on Saturday, March 28, with mix-and-match bins of imported treats like Bubs, fizzy skulls, and chocolate bars. 253 Bleecker Street, near Cornelia Street
Williamsburg: Balera, a new restaurant serving pizza and wine in a room featuring a disco ball, opened on March 26. Thin, Roman-style pizza is the draw here, plus smaller, snackier options like mozzarella in carrozza and Italian wines (Italy makes up 70 percent of the wine list), with many bottles under $100. It’ll bring some new late-night energy to the neighborhood, open until 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. 442 Graham Avenue, near Frost Street