Marty Supreme co-star and wellness brand founder Gwyneth Paltrow is bringing her restaurant, Goop Kitchen, to New York City this year. The fast-casual, takeout/delivery-only restaurant’s NYC debut is set for Flatiron at 20 East 20th Street, near Broadway, sometime in the summer.
Goop Kitchen’s Sweetgreens-esque menu is similar to its Los Angeles and San Francisco counterparts: entirely gluten-free, with salads, bowls, pizza, pasta, wraps, soups, and rotisserie chickens. The company plans on opening additional locations in New York, per a rep, but there are no future details on where and how many.
Queens restaurant goes on break for renovations
Ridgewood’s Mexican American restaurant Hellbender is going on a renovation break this season. The Queens spot will be closed from Tuesday, February 10, through Tuesday, March 3. Per the Instagram announcement, the team will work on “exciting upgrades and structural fixes to our kitchen, bar, and downstairs prep” along with a new menu and better electricity. Yara Herrera and the Rolo’s team opened Hellbender in February 2024.
Popular Park Slope spot puts dinner on hold
Due to the daytime popularity of Park Slope spot Vato’s Northern Mexican-style burritos, pastries, and coffee, the team, led by Corima’s Fidel Caballero, is putting their future plans for dinner service on hold, as confirmed by a rep. Originally, when Vato opened in November, they planned to eventually offer dinner this winter, working as a neighborhood restaurant and wine bar with Basque and Northern Mexican dishes.