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

Soho: Ray-Ban House, the new two-story retail shop and restaurant, opened on Tuesday, May 5. A Naples-born founder of Ribalta in Greenwich Village, Pasquale Cozzolino leads the kitchen. The place has 50 seats and a patio, and joins a collection of retail brands with restaurants or bars, including Louis Vuitton, Members Only, and Banana Republic.

The menu centers on milk bread sandwiches. Ingredients lean Italian, though not always: a house pastrami with mustard aioli and pickled cucumber, a Soho club with roast chicken and tomatoes, prosciutto and burrata with basil pesto, and a green vegan with avocado cream and seasonal vegetables. There are also raw bar and carpaccio options, with dishes like bluefin tuna with avocado, red shrimp with ricotta and lemon zest, and beef tartare with black truffle and hazelnut aioli. Drinks include cold-pressed juices and items from a matcha bar, with a full cocktail program coming. 62 Prince Street, at Lafayette Street

Bushwick: Book Club Bar, a bookstore and bar, opened on Saturday, May 2. It’s the bar’s second location; the first opened in the East Village in 2019, becoming a hub for book-related events. (The East Village branch is now temporarily closed for renovations, with plans of reopening before Memorial Day weekend, according to EV Grieve.) 380 Troutman Street, between Wyckoff and Irving avenues

Crown Heights: Nacha Focaccia joined Brooklyn’s competitive vegan bakery scene in late April, going all in on the dimply bread in sweet and savory preparations. The handsome limestone digs also offers chai and black sesame lattes and sandwich combinations, too. 800 Franklin Avenue, near Eastern Parkway

East Village: Andrew Steak Society opened on Thursday, April 30. Chef Niklas Lucich, who formerly cooked under Jean-Georges Vongerichten at Spice Market, sends out steak tartare, endive salads, and grilled wagyu sliders, plus a wood-fired section of filets and rib-eyes that are dry-aged for at least 28 days, all served in a chic dining room surrounded by soft maroon booths. 51 Avenue B, near East Fourth Street

Fort Greene: Little Falcon opened on Friday, May 1, replacing Third Falcon, which opened in the fall of 2024. The restaurant remains under the same ownership: Andrea Strong first reported last month that the chef Cali Faulkner would be re-envisioning the space with the “same kitchen, same ethos, same corner [but] with a format built for the neighborhood it serves” and moving Third Falcon to another location. The menu now centers on “French supper,” with $48 per person getting you a starter, entree, and dessert, with French wines under $100. The restaurant will be open every day for dinner, plus Sunday brunch. 360 Myrtle Avenue, at Adelphi Street

Greenpoint: Me and Paul’s opened on Thursday, April 30, in the space that was previously Paulie Gee’s, though it’s still serving the same pizzas. The restaurant’s new iteration as a “neighborhood tavern” is led by Sal Fristensky and Bill Mack, who own the local dive bars Skinny Dennis, Rocka Rolla, and Lucky Dog. According to Greenpointers, the restaurant has been renovated to include a longer bar and more booths. Paul Giannone opened Paulie Gee’s in 2010, followed by Paulie Gee’s Slice Shop in 2018. 60 Greenpoint Avenue, between West and Franklin streets

Midtown: Percy All Day opened inside Times Square’s newly reinvented ROW NYC hotel on Friday, May 1. The lobby-level cafe and bar with room for 90 starts the day with espresso, croissants, avocado toast, and bagels, followed by a nighttime selection of cocktails, deviled eggs with bacon jam, mushroom crostini, and wagyu sliders. An all-day market slings sandwiches, focaccia pizza, and sweets. 700 Eighth Avenue, near West 45th Street

Midtown East: U.K.’s cult-favorite chocolatier Chococo opened a flagship in NYC on Saturday, May 2. Billed as a “chocolate house,” Chococo Café serves 100 kinds of chocolate along with hot chocolate, coffee (Abbotsford Road Coffee), Smor pastries, and gelato (Il Laboratorio del Gelato). New for NYC is a guided tasting and chocolate bar painting workshop. An additional location (and the first in the U.S.) recently arrived on the Upper East Side. 500 Madison Avenue, at East 52nd Street

Nomad: Caffè Tusk, a cafe and bar, is opening on Wednesday, May 6, completing restaurateur Nick Hatsatouris’s trio at the Evelyn Hotel that already includes Brass and the Tusk Bar. Expect to find espresso in the morning, then wine in the afternoon onward, plus dishes like cacio e pepe gougères, chicken liver parfait with morels, and mussels cassoulet. 7 East 27th Street, between Fifth and Madison avenues

Park Slope: Drums & Flats opened in the old Alchemy space on Saturday, May 2. The wing stop with a backyard patio comes from the Brooklyn team behind Moot Bar in Clinton Hill and Uncle Barry’s Bar next door. Located near Barclays Center, Drums & Flats’ starring poultry attraction comes in Buffalo, lemon-herb, hot honey, barbecue, and reverse ranch or pok pok flavors (with Chicago-style hot dogs, fried cheese curds, and sandwiches in the mix, too). Daily hours start at 4 p.m. and run until as late as 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. 56 Fifth Avenue, between Bergen Street and St. Marks Place

Sunnyside: Mriga, a wine bar also serving tapas and sourdough bread, opened on Friday, May 1, from the team behind Dawa’s, just a few blocks away. According to its website, the goal is a “lowkey, no-fuss space.” 46-10 Skillman Avenue, between Bliss and 47th streets

West Village: A late-night Italian cafe with ’90s disco vibes straight from the Riviera opened on Friday, April 24. Casa Piada specializes in imported Italian flatbreads (piada), vacuum-sealed and shipped from Pesaro, Italy, filled with the likes of burrata and prosciutto. Coffee, wine, and desserts like bombolone, too. The family-owned venture comes, in part, from a former pro soccer player and castmember of Bravo’s hit reality series Summer House; daily happy hour spotlights $5 spritzes from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. 55 Greenwich Avenue, at Perry Street

Williamsburg: Kon’ya, described as a “contemporary Korean Japanese izakaya and bar,” opened on Thursday, April 30, from the team behind Japanese restaurants Konban and Domodomo. The menu features familiar dishes such as carrot bibimbap and karaage, as well as more inventive offerings including Spanish gambas made with Korean black bean sauce and ravioli with tobiko, Manila clams, nori, and mascarpone. The beverage menu puts a strong emphasis on sake. Kon’ya takes the space briefly occupied by Chinese fast-casual restaurant Milu, which closed in late 2024. 235 Kent Avenue, between Grand and North First streets