This is Eater’s guide to all the new restaurants, bars, and cafes that have opened this week in July 2026. Throughout the month, we’ll update the list weekly (see: 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.
Lower East Side: Unnecessary, an ice cream shop from the team behind the award-winning cocktail destination Double Chicken Please, opened on June 26, right next door to the popular bar. As with Double Chicken Please, which is known for cocktails that blur the line between food and drink, Unnecessary is described as being inspired by “the craft and precision of cocktail bars.” The shop sells both alcoholic and nonalcoholic soft serve; at opening, the former includes a dirty martini soft serve made with vodka and vermouth and garnished with olives, and a garibaldi soft serve with Campari. 66 Delancey Street, at Allen Street
Bushwick: Bark Barbecue, the Dominican-influenced smoke show that’s evolved from a pop-up in Queens to a food stand in Brooklyn — opens its full-service restaurant on Wednesday, July 1, complete with brisket carnitas-topped fried plantains, and more. Bark specializes in Central Texan barbecue with Dominican touches that speak to pitmaster Ruben Santana’s roots. Look for classic smoked brisket and pork ribs alongside Dominican-style chicharrónes; longaniza sausages; and cerdo a la Leña (pit-smoked whole hog), joined by sides of spicy mac and cheese made with adobo chile; arroz congri (rice and beans made using his Cuban uncle’s recipe); and Dominican tortas (made using his family’s cornbread recipe). 25 Thames Street, between Morgan Avenue and Bogart Street
Chelsea: Hudson River-facing food hall Market 57 at Pier 57 welcomed Middle Eastern street food spot Shawarma & Co. on Friday, June 26. The culinary collective behind Eat Offbeat tapped acclaimed Syrian-born chef Diaa Alhanoune to lead the shawarma menu that’s carved to order and served in wraps or plates with Sri Lankan spices. There’s also Venezuelan desserts made by other Eat Offbeat chefs. 25 11th Avenue, near West 15th Street
Greenpoint: Amelie Cafe, a Brooklyn cafe that fuses Asian and Brazilian flavors, debuted on Saturday, June 20, with an array of pastries, banana bread, bolinhos filled with the likes of chicken or vegetables, and coffee drinks. 860 Manhattan Avenue, near Milton Street, Brooklyn
Inwood: Yonkers-born Lost Borough Ice Cream Co. adds a second shop on the northern edge of Manhattan, notes Infatuation, with scoops in fun flavors like grape nut or Cafe Bustelo, plus cookies, tubs of banana pudding by the gallon, a Dominicana float with Dominican vanilla and Malta, and walls wrapped in colorful cartoonish nods to the boroughs of NY. 4791 Broadway, at Cumming Street
Greenwich Village: Orova, a fancy cafe by day and wine bar at night in historic brick digs, opened Tuesday, June 9. The expansive menu features fruity smoothies, cold brew, coconut lattes, avocado toast, cherry danishes, hummus with za’atar flatbread, and charcuterie plates. 668 Greenwich Street, between Christopher and Barrow streets
Midtown: A new food hall has risen, with the opening of Shaver Hall on Friday, June 26, in the space that was once the iconic department store Lord & Taylor. Dallas-based restaurant group FB Society, which is known for developing some of the Texas city’s most successful projects, is behind the food hall. It features Pick & Cheese, the first U.S. location of London’s conveyor-belt cheese restaurant; Tallow Steakhouse, a steakhouse serving a $49 prix fixe; the first Manhattan location of F&F Pizzeria; and a new location of Taqueria Al Pastor, among many other food stalls. 424 Fifth Avenue, between West 38th Street and West 39th Street
Prospect Heights: Lauren and Joe Grimm, the founders of Williamsburg’s acclaimed Grimm Artisanal Ales (which includes the New Haven-style pizza restaurant Lala’s Apizza), opened Grimm Tavern on Friday, June 26. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que alum Greg Massaro is running the food menu, serving muffulettas, smash burgers, roast chicken, and — for late-night diners — fried chicken inspired by Irish spice bags. In addition to beers from Grimm and wines from Physica, the brewery’s sister label, the tavern will offer a full cocktail program. It occupies the space that previously housed Olmsted, which closed last August after nearly a decade, and is part of a wave of new “taverns” openings around the city, including Trudie’s Tavern and Capitaine. 659 Vanderbilt Avenue, between Prospect and Park places
Queens: Woodhaven’s neighborhood institution Neir’s Tavern expands in Queens for the first time in its nearly 200-year lifespan with a new location inside JFK Airport on Friday, June 19. The Woodhaven original, founded in 1829, is considered the oldest tavern in NYC. Imported American favorites before take-off include the Goodfellas burger (named for its cameo in the movie), as well as wings and chicken sandwiches, with a bar serving beer, wine, and cocktails. American Airlines’ recently revitalized Terminal 8 is also home to the first‑ever U.S. airport locations of Eataly and Peach Palace by Momofuku. JFK Airport, Terminal 8
Soho: After earning two stars from the New York Times for the Asian American fare at Kiko, husband-wife team Lina Goujjane and Alex Chang opened a second restaurant nearby on Thursday, June 25. Noury is a Japanese-leaning izakaya with an affinity for small-production wines and sake. Small plates like vegetable futomaki and a mackerel sandwich are followed by mains of bluefin tuna belly with tama miso and Sasso chicken with umeboshi and foie-soy jus. The 44-seat room dressed in deep reds and turquoise is centered around a five-seat wine and sake counter. 137 Sullivan Street, at Prince Street
Soho: From the team behind NYC-wide cantina La Esquina, Treinta-Treinta debuted on Friday, June 26, with coffee by day and mezcal at night, plus creative Mexican bites like spice-rubbed crickets and deconstructed tostadas served in a dimly lit, 28-seat room wrapped in textured walls. Saddle up to a sofa or chair upholstered in horse hide to sip its stellar agave selection. 203B Lafayette Street, at Kenmare Street
Times Square: The team behind local chain Friedman’s opened Jack’s All Day on Thursday, June 18. The crowd-pleasing menu features dishes such as steak sandwiches, a falafel sandwich in the style of Nashville hot chicken, chicken {arm, burgers, and wedge salad. As with Friedman’s, which is a popular choice among gluten-free diners, the majority of the menu, including desserts, is “naturally gluten-free,” while burgers can be made with gluten-free bread. The all-day restaurant boasts interiors by Broadway set designer David Korins, who has worked on Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, and Beetlejuice. 731 Eighth Avenue, at West 46th Street
Union Square: After getting its start as a pop-up, Roll Over Kimbap opened a fast-casual kimbap shop on June 30. It serves classic kimbap generously filled with tuna mayo, spicy pork, and fishcakes, in addition to signature creations including kimbap that’s wrapped in a pork cutlet and then deep-fried. Sides include tteokbokki and gochu twigim, a long pepper filled with pork and fried. It joins newcomers Kim’s Kimbap and TBD Gimbap in bringing more kimbap-focused establishments to the city. Chef Jun Hee Park, who previously worked at Jungsik and the now-closed Sea by Jungsik, is a co-founder. 25 East 17th Street, at Broadway