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Save this list in Chef Amazing Where to eat in New York City: the full guideOpened October 2026. Thomas Straker's first US outpost in the old Lucky Strike space; live-fire British cooking
Opened October 2026. Delmonico's Hospitality Group's all-day sourdough bakery with open-kitchen bread baking
Opened October 2026. Acclaimed Danish coffee roaster lands inside Lantern House; go for cardamom buns
Opened October 2026. Daniel Humm's big new downtown restaurant, his first solo spot post-Eleven Madison Park
Opened October 2026. Top Chef finalist Sherry Cardoso's zero-waste Brazilian tasting menu
Opened September 2026. New cocktail bar from the Bar Valentina team, just added to Eater's heatmap
Opened September 2026. Greenpoint Fish & Lobster's ode to a shuttered neighborhood dive bar
Opened September 2026. Horse-loving new Red Hook bar freshly added to Eater's cocktail heatmap
Opened October 2026. Stone-milled sourdough, focaccia and cinnamon rolls from a former Sunnyside pop-up
Opened October 2026. Cacao atelier where you pick bean origin, milk and syrup; croissants and cookies too
Opened October 2026. Gjelina alums' brasserie-cafe-bar in the Public Hotel; seafood towers, beef tartare
Opened October 2026. LenLen's subterranean sister lounge: red lighting, tea-inspired cocktails, Thai-Chinese dim sum
Get: Berkshire pork rib chop; lamb chop; Rasmalai Trifle Dome; tandoori chicken roulade; caviar and crumpets
Seen in Best New Restaurants in Manhattan, NYC, October 2026, According to Eater NY | Eater NY
Seen in Best New Restaurants in Manhattan, NYC, October 2026, According to Eater NY | Eater NY
Seen in Best New Restaurants in Manhattan, NYC, October 2026, According to Eater NY | Eater NY
Get: The French dip: shaved prime rib, caramelized onions, provolone, horseradish mayo, rosemary jus
The French dip: shaved prime rib, caramelized onions, provolone and horseradish mayo on a baguette, with a pot of jus and shoestring fries
Critics: 63% liked it, from 5 reviews (2025 to 2026). Read The Infatuation 2025, The Infatuation 2025, BuzzFeed 2026, The Strong Buzz (Robert Sietsema) 2025.
The crowd: 4.2 of 5 on Yelp (144 ratings).
Also on the list: Long lines in New York City.
Get: Original ramen (with jammy egg) or the spicy ramen; add karaage
Seen in Best New Restaurants in Manhattan, NYC, October 2026, According to Eater NY | Eater NY
Critics: 74% liked it, from 4 reviews (2026). Read Eater NY (via Yahoo syndication) 2026, The Infatuation, Hell Gate NYC 2026, The Manual 2026.
The crowd: 4.2 of 5 on Yelp (17 ratings).
Whole bagels sold three or more at a time to rip and dip into rotating flavored schmears
Seen in Best New Restaurants in Manhattan, NYC, October 2026, According to Eater NY | Eater NY
Get: steak frites, spicy moules gratin, wild shrimp carpaccio
Seen in Best New Restaurants in Manhattan, NYC, October 2026, According to Eater NY | Eater NY
Critics: 75% liked it, from 5 reviews (2026). Read Eater NY 2026, The Infatuation 2026, Wallpaper* 2026, The Manual 2026.
The crowd: 5 of 5 on DoorDash (100 ratings).
Seen in Best New Restaurants in Manhattan, NYC, October 2026, According to Eater NY | Eater NY
Seen in Best New Restaurants in Manhattan, NYC, October 2026, According to Eater NY | Eater NY
Hand-cut pastrami on rye with pickles; cafeteria-style ticket system.
Also on these lists: Breakfast and sandwiches in New York, Where locals eat in New York.
Laminated pastries such as the passionfruit curd donut, Ferrero Rocher croissant and milk-and-honey croissant scroll; the menu rotates.
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