With Eater editors dining out sometimes several times a day, we come across lots of standout dishes, and we don’t want to keep any secrets. Check back for the best things we ate this week.
I went to Arvine, the new Greenwich Village spot from Adrien Falcon (Bouley, Keith McNally restaurants) and chef Joe Anthony (Daniel, Union Square Cafe), and it’s terrific. It reminds me of Chambers or the Noortwyck in which it’s a great place to drink super-interesting and uncommon wines — but don’t call it a wine bar. The scallops or the clams would be my go-tos, but I liked the fun of a giant garlic knot ($14) served with a side of puttanesca to start. The expansive bar is a fun perch, and now, there’s happy hour Tuesday through Friday from 5 to 6:30 p.m.19 Greenwich Avenue, at West Eighth Street, Greenwich Village – Melissa McCart, lead dining editor, Northeast
Tera, a new all-day cafe and bar, recently landed on the Lower East Side with coffee and tea during the day, and sool, anju, and wine in the evenings. Daytime brings espresso, a coffee omakase, and a tea service served in the semi-hidden tatami room, but stick around until 5 p.m. for a menu of small to mid-sized Korean snacks that pair well with makgeolli, soju, and wine. Start with the crispy kimchi chips and yuzukosho guacamole. Try both the jeon, with shrimp or pork, and the composed abalone jang bap, served in a shell and layered with oyster mushrooms. On cold nights, or if you need something comforting, hot brothy gamte somen with pops of pickled shimeji awaits. 41 Essex Street, nearGrand Street, Lower East Side — Rebecca Roland, deputy editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest
Butter and salt might as well be listed as ingredients in Bar Oliver’s bikini ($12), the cafe-bar’s take on the beloved Spanish ham-and-cheese sandwich you’ll find all over Barcelona. The “cafe-bar” distinction matters here; this is an all-day, linger-friendly format that’s surprisingly hard to come by in New York. The sandwich arrives as four petite triangles that look delicate but deliver a full hit of buttery, ham-and-cheesy payoff. Paired with a nonalcoholic kalimotxo on a freezing night in early January, it briefly made me feel like I was somewhere else entirely. 1 Oliver Street, at St. James Place, Chinatown — Patty Diez, associate director, brand development
The first meal of 2026, for me, had to involve dumplings, so we placed a takeout order from this Westchester Chinese restaurant. We shared the spicy chicken soup dumplings, with a bright red exterior, giving way to delightfully spicy-and-juicy shredded chicken. Each dumpling was placed in its own little foil container to ensure that it didn’t break. And the Colorado-based mini-chain is making its way into Manhattan at some point in the West Village. 709 White Plains Road, Scarsdale — Nadia Chaudhury, deputy editor, Northeast