A RESTAURANT WITH SEAFOOD CHARCUTERIE LANDS IN MANHATTAN — AND MORE NEW OPENINGS

Spring is almost here which means openings are on the horizon. Consider this your guide to all the new restaurants, bars, and cafes, that have opened recently. Here’s a roundup of the restaurants and bars that opened in March 2024. This list will be updated weekly. If there’s an opening in your neighborhood that we’ve missed, let us know at [email protected].

March 28

Bushwick: Chef Miguel Trinidad, known for his time spent cooking at Filipino spots, Jeepney and Maharlika, and more recently cannabis-laced dinner parties, has opened Marie’s Restaurant. The James Beard-nominated chef describes the menu as “modern Italian with a NYC twist.” In practice, that means, dishes like a chopped-cheese raviolo, lamb patty white ragu, and a play on ropa vieja. 195 Wyckoff Avenue, at Harman Street

Carroll Gardens: Williamsburg’s whole-animal butcher, the Meat Hook, has opened in Carroll Gardens — filling a void following the closure of the local butcher, G. Esposito & Sons, in 2023. Meanwhile, the team is gearing up for their first outpost upstate, on Hudson’s main drag on Warren Street. 301 Sackett Street, near Court Street

Downtown Brooklyn: Brooklyn Paramount, a venue that had been closed in Downtown Brooklyn since the 1960s, will reopen. Operated by LiveNation, it features a bar and stage with a capacity of 2,700. The interiors are more modern than the historic space was originally but still boasts an “impressive Rococo fantasy” theme with a “columned marble lobby and theater with an elaborately adorned gold-painted plasterwork ceiling with glass backlit in blue,” Brownstoner reports. 385 Flatbush Avenue Extension, at Dekalb Avenue

Dumbo: Main Street Landing mostly keeps to seafood with a full raw bar, but there are also meat dishes like a patty melt. An upstairs bar area projects sports games. 15 Main Street, at Water Street

East Village: MasterChef India host Vikas Khanna has teamed up with GupShup owner Jimmy Rizvi, to open Bungalow. Regional cooking focuses Kashmir Valley to Tamil Nadu. 24 First Avenue, near East Second Street

East Village: Williamsburg staple the Commodore has opened Commodore II in the East Village. The original Commodore opened back in 2010. Over the years, the bar has become a staple watering hole, known for tropical drinks, nachos, and fried chicken sandwiches (that Bon Appétit bestowed the best in “probably the world”). 14 Avenue C, at East Second Street

East Village: Claud has opened an upstairs seafood bar, Penny, geared towards walk-in. 90 E. 10th Street, near Third Avenue

Greenpoint: The latest outpost of local chain, Blue Collar Burger, is now open. The team also owns Three Decker Diner across the street. 704 Manhattan Avenue, at Norman Avenue

Greenwich Village: Travelers Poets & Friends opened at the end of last year, a meat-free market of Italian delights. Now, a restaurant stationed inside, Alaluna, has debuted with a focus on seafood. There’s “seacuterie” (dried and aged fish in the style of Italian meats), along with bonito tartare, and smoked yellowtail agnolotti. 453 Sixth Avenue, near West 10th Street

Greenwich Village: Slutty Vegan, the vegan burger chain sensation that draws lines and, controversially calls its customers “sluts,” has opened its third location in New York City. 280 Bleecker Street, near Seventh Avenue South

Harlem: Azara Kitchen serves West African dishes like jollof rice, fufu, lamb in a peanut butter stew, and juices like tamarind out of an uptown cafe. 348 Lenox Avenue, at West 128th Street

Long Island City: Han Dynasty, an East Village Chinese restaurant known for its dan dan noodles, has opened its first location in Queens. 4504 Pearson Street, at Jackson Avenue

Midtown West: Frena is what has become of the former Taboon space, now serving dishes with Moroccan and Jewish influences: “Moroccan ‘cigar’ filled pastries, bourekas, merguez with gigante beans, latke-crusted sea bass,” according to the New York Times. 773 Tenth Avenue, at West 52nd Street

Midtown West: Sichuan restaurant Mala Hot Pot is now open (not to be confused with Mala Project, which is unrelated). 35 W. 36th Street, near Sixth Avenue

Park Slope: The latest location of smash burger chain, 7th Street Burger, has been unveiled. 291 Fifth Avenue, between First and Second streets

Red Hook: BonBon, a store that started on the Lower East Side — that has had a hand in making Swedish candy “inescapable”, before expanding to the Upper East Side and Williamsburg — has added another location, now in Red Hook. The storefront functions as its warehouse headquarters during the week, but the team is opening its doors Friday through Sunday for shopping. On Sundays, Swedish-style hot dogs will also be offered. 66 Degraw Street, near Van Brunt

Soho: Lucia Pizza started in Sheepshead Bay in 2022, before expanding recently with a second location in Soho. Owner Salvatore Carlino, who grew up in the family pizza business before going off on his own, is now trying something new with Lucia Alimentari — by day, Intelligentsia coffee, baked goods, a daily sandwich menu, and retail. Eventually, at night the space will transform into a wine bar with Italian bites. 301 W. Broadway, at Canal Street

Times Square: Sky Pavilion, comes from one of Manhattan’s “most ambitious Sichuan chefs.” 325 W. 42nd Street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues

Williamsburg: Michael King, formerly chef at Ace Hotel in Downtown Brooklyn, has traded in one buzzy hotel for another, with Sungold, a now-open all-day restaurant stationed inside the Arlo Williamsburg. 96 Wythe Avenue, near North 10th Street

March 21

Astoria: Truth, an Asian fusion restaurant and lounge, has opened in Queens. 27-35 21st Street, at 28th Avenue

Bed-Stuy: Izakaya Tenzo, a new Japanese restaurant with sashimi, pork katsu, and chicken karaage, is now open. 1116 Bedford Avenue, near Quincy Street

Brooklyn Heights: Montague Diner is the latest business shaking up a once-sleepy shopping stretch. Formerly Happy Days Diner, which closed in 2022, it is now in the hands of several filmmakers, who thought about the design as they would a movie set. Halley Chambers and Kip Green, the duo behind Fort Greene’s Margot, are also owners and direct the food. Like any diner worth its salt, there are tuna melts, chicken salad sandwiches, several burgers, pancakes, and egg dishes — all the classics; it’s also open for dinner, and alcohol is served. 148 Montague Street, near Clinton Street

East Village: A new coffee shop, Not as Bitter, is now open. 241 E. 10th Street, near First Avenue

East Village: Okiboru House of Udon, which has a sibling restaurant on the Lower East Side for tsukemen, has debuted. The specialty here is the Himokawa udon, a wide, flat noodle. 124 Second Avenue, near East Seventh Street

Financial District: Conwell Coffee Hall, a stunning Art Deco cafe, located inside Twenty Exchange, a luxury apartment building, is now open to the public. The food menu was consulted on by chef Jonah Reider. 6 Hanover Street, at Exchange Place

Flatiron: Grandma’s Home, a Chinese restaurant chain specializing in Hangzhou cooking, debuted this week, with a menu that lists green tea shrimp, noodles, dim sum, plus wines, and beer. 56 W. 22nd Street, near Sixth Avenue

Flushing: The food court at Flushing’s Tangram Mall has a new vendor. Money Cake, is the first U.S. location of a Taiwanese chain that specializes in wheel cakes. 133-33 39th Street, near Prince Street

Gramercy: The second location of the Japanese restaurant Tokugawa opened from the Italian chain Serafina. The menu has starters like popcorn tofu and Japanese fried chicken; sushi and sashimi; hand rolls; and various omakase options at tables and the bar. The original location opened on Madison Avenue on the Upper East Side last summer. 287 Park Avenue South, at East 22nd Street

Greenpoint: Homer Murray, who also owns 21 Greenpoint next door, has opened Banks Tavern, a neighborhood bar with a backyard. 9 Greenpoint Avenue, near West Street

Greenpoint: Wise Guy, a combination upstairs co-working space and speakeasy bar, has debuted in Greenpoint. 750 Manhattan Avenue, near Meserole Avenue

Midtown East: Café Joyeux, a cafe with the mission of employing disabled workers, has opened in New York. 599 Lexington Avenue, near East 52nd Street

Midtown West: Chef Joon Hyun Ryu, an alum of Gansevoort Market and Barnjoo, has opened Gurumé. The Korean tapas bar menu features Korean bar snacks infusing flavors from other cultures, such as crispy corn with gochujang, cotija, cilantro, and achiote; there’s also spicy chicken with perilla pesto; and, tempura oyster mushroom tacos with pico de gallo. It’s the latest addition to Restaurant Row, a dining strip of the Theater District. 313 W. 46th Street

Noho: Delmonico’s, one of Manhattan’s oldest steakhouses, open since 1837, is opening an Italian restaurant next month. Tucci, a trattoria, opened by the same chef behind Delmonico’s. The Noho restaurant is named after Max Tucci, a partner at the historic steakhouse; he and Sei Less co-owner Dennis Trucinovic took over Delmonico’s last year after a bitter legal battle with a rival family. 643 Broadway, at Bleecker Street

Park Slope: Family-friendly pasta restaurant Pasta Louise debuted a new cocktail bar this week — no kids allowed. Bar Louise, serves cocktails and bites like oasted onion dip, lasagna, and pigs in a blanket with wagyu beef. 221 Seventh Avenue, near Fourth Street

Sunset Park: Sugar Monk, a Harlem cocktail bar that opened in 2019 with “a seductive speakeasy vibe,” has added a sibling location called Bitter Monk. Now, open, Bitter Monk is located inside Industry City. 68 34th Street, building six, on the second floor

Times Square: Saitong, a restaurant serving duck curry and pad Thai, has opened its doors in Midtown. 244 W. 48th Street, near Eighth Avenue

Upper East Side: Hollybrook Lane serves mushroom polenta, Cajun fried chicken sandwiches, and a black-eyed pea salad, located in the Yorkville section of the neighborhood. 1712 First Avenue, near East 89th Street

Upper West Side: Sempre Oggi has opened, the Italian restaurant from Robert Guarino of 5 Napkin Burger, and chef Phillip Basone, formerly of Barbuto: It’s a vegetable and seafood leaning spot with pasta made in-house in what had been ‘Cesca for nearly 20 years. 164 W. 75th Street, near Amsterdam Avenue

Williamsburg: Blue Brown Cafe, a coffee shop serving Thai tea and pastries, has landed in Williamsburg. 45 Havemeyer Street, near North Seventh Street

Williamsburg: With Others, a new Williamsburg wine bar, enlisted chef Jay Wolman, an alum of Mimi and Babs, to consult on the food menu. Expect dishes like oysters with Meyer lemon mignonette; crab toast with radishes and bottarga butter; and squid with baby artichokes. 340 Bedford Avenue, near South Third Street

March 14

Battery Park: New York institution P.J. Clarke’s opened a Manhattan oyster bar, where you’ll find beer and bacon roast littlenecks; ginger scallion oysters; and peel-and-eat shrimp. The new location is a 1,890-square-foot extension of the preexisting P.J. Clarke’s on the Hudson, at the Brookfield Place shopping complex. 250 Vesey Street

Bed-Stuy: Swell Dive, a Bed-Stuy bar once known for its Filipino and Tex-Mex tacos, closed at the end of 2023, attributed to the pandemic. Two former employees, Gino Angelo, and chef Tara Reyes, relaunched the location at the start of this year with a greater focus on Filipino dishes and cocktails with ingredients like calamansi and ube. 1013 Bedford Avenue, near Lafayette Avenue

Chelsea: Maki a Mano, a hand roll spot opened as part of a larger multi-concept Japanese spot, that also includes N’Between, an izakaya, and Mini, inspired by konbini. It debuted recently inside Chelsea Market. 75 Ninth Avenue, at 15th Street

Cheslea: Music For a While, a listening bar, has opened inside the Selina Chelsea Hotel. 518 W. 27th Street, at 10th Avenue

Chinatown: Homemade Vegan Dumpling House, a new vegan dumpling restaurant, arrived in Chinatown. 56 East Broadway, at Market Street

East Village: Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao, Flushing’s acclaimed soup dumpling palace, that has spawned several offshoot “express” locations, has opened up another full-service restaurant in the East Village. 15 St. Marks Place, near Third Avenue

East Village: Sauced wine bar of Williamsburg has added a Manhattan sibling. The 50-seat location is bigger than the original with an L-shaped bar, and a burlesque pole. There are no reservations (and, there is no wine list). 47 Second Avenue, near East Third Street

Greenpoint: Greek Kitchen serves Greek staples out of a low-key storefront. 912 Manhattan Avenue, at Kent Street

Dumbo: Nobody Told Me, a cocktail bar on the Upper West Side, is now open at a location in Dumbo. 188 Front Street, at Bridge Street

Midtown: Korean fast-casual lunch bowl spot, Ongi, has opened a second location. W. 37th Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue

Soho: Mori, a new Japanese omakase restaurant comes from an alum of Shuko and Catch. 144 Sullivan Street, at West Houston Street

Upper West Side: The new One Bite Omakase, serves a 13-course meal. 411 Amsterdam Avenue between West 79th and 80th streets

West Village: Manhattan’s popular pizzeria, Mama’s Too, opened its second location this week. 323-325 Bleecker Street, near Christopher Street

West Village: The new restaurant from the owners of Don Angie, San Sabino, specializes in seafood: crab and mortadella dip with Ritz crackers, octopus carpaccio, lobster-filled pasta, and a three-cheese “shrimp Parm” made with head-on prawns. 113 Greenwich Avenue, near Jane Street

Williamsburg: Meraki Greek Bistro, a local chain with several locations, has opened its latest, bringing Greek fast-casual classics. 252 Grand Street, near Roebling Street

March 7

Astoria: Chiddy’s Cheesesteaks, a chain also available at CitiField, has arrived in Astoria. 37-03 31st Avenue, at 37th Street

Bed-Stuy: Swell Dive, a Bed-Stuy bar once known for its Filipino and Tex-Mex tacos, closed at the end of 2023, attributed to the pandemic. Two former employees relaunched the space at the start of this year, taking over from the previous owner Dennis Mendoza (though he will remain partner). In its new iteration, the team is focusing more on Filipino items, with cocktails using ingredients like calamansi and ube. 1013 Bedford Avenue, near Lafayette Avenue

Central Park: The Central Park Boathouse reopened on March 4, after shuttering in 2022. After hospitality spots jockeyed to take over the venue, open since 1954, it has gone corporate, now in the hands of the same catering company, Legends, that oversees the food options at Yankee Stadium. Dave Pasternack, formerly of seafood spot, Esca, is consulting on the menu that includes oysters Rockefeller, beef au poivre, and Yorkshire pudding, the New York Times reports.

Chinatown: Sen Saigon began as a stand at the vegan food festival, Vegandale. Now, husband-wife duo An Nguyen Hawks and Erik Hawks have opened their first restaurant in Chinatown. The small order-at-the-counter spot has a few communal tables and serves a Vietnamese menu that features items like a summer roll with a chickpea char siu filling, and tofu banh mi. The menu is not only vegan: There are plenty of options for those avoiding gluten, soy, and nuts. 150 East Broadway, near Rutgers Street, Chinatown

Chelsea: Bar Bonobo, a cocktail bar with “decadence of ’70’s Italian disco meets New York City,” opened recently. 184 Eighth Avenue, near West 19th Street

Chelsea: Chelsea Living Room, a bar with live music, has opened. There’s a “dirty martini dip” and cacio e pepe fried chicken on its snacks menu. Drinks were designed by an alum of the Musket Room. 243 W. 14th Street, near Eighth Avenue

East Village: Born out of the Williamsburg pizzeria, Leo, the team’s pop-up Apollo Bagels now has a home of its own. The bagels are so good, almost too good to even need to order the toppings, and the place has been mobbed from opening day. 242 E. 10th Street, near First Avenue

Fidi: Drip Coffee, which has locations in Brooklyn Heights, Williamsburg, and Soho, now has an outpost in the Financial District. 32 Old Slip, at Front Street

Flatiron: Siete is a new, upscale vegan Mexican spot from Guy Vaknin, known for founding the vegan Beyond Sushi chain. 37 W. 19th Street, near Fifth Avenue

Fort Greene: Sukh, a Fort Greene Thai restaurant designed in the style of a train car, has debuted from the team behind another Thai spot in the area, Nourish. It’s on the same block as two other newcomers to Fort Greene, wine bar-restaurant, Margot, and the forthcoming oyster spot, Strange Delight. 723 Fulton Street, at Lafayette Avenue

Greenpoint: Nura, a Greenpoint restaurant, has expanded in the neighborhood with Pan Pan Vino Vino, a bakery by day, and wine bar by night. 120 Norman Avenue, at Eckford Street

Greenwich Village: All’Antico Vinaio, the famous sandwich shop from Florence, Italy, first put down a New York flag in 2021. Now it has opened a second location in the West Village. 89 Seventh Avenue South, near Barrow Street

Koreatown: Japanese chain Nana’s Green Tea, a matcha-themed bakery and cafe, has opened its first NYC outpost. The new spot focuses on pastries, matcha parfaits, matcha drinks (with toppings like mochi and soft serve), and more green treats. Nana’s first opened in Japan in 2001 and has since grown to more than 70 locations in the country and beyond. 1250 Broadway, at West 33rd Street

Koreatown: Speedy Korea Grill recently opened as a two-floor food court in Koreatown with stalls that include school-lunch-style dosirak; egg sandwiches; espresso beverages; gimbap; DIY instant ramen in a manner similar to Instant Noodle Factory; several varieties of banchan; and a type of filled waffle, gold coin cakes, which have gone viral. Eater critic Robert Sietsema recently stopped by. 1271 Broadway, at West 32nd Street

Midtown: See No Evil Pizza has opened, from the same owner of Tiny Dancer Coffee; both are located on the same concourse-level floor of the 1 train subway line. There are 40 seats and a bar area, according to Time Out. West 50th Street and Broadway

Midtown West: A new cocktail bar with Mexican food has arrived called Lolita. The name is not a reference to Nabokov, but rather the owner’s daughter. 45 W. 45th Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenue

Rockefeller Center: Tiktok’s “dirty soda” trend has arrived in Rockefeller Center. Cool Sips is located in the underground dining concourse at Rockefeller Center, serving soft drinks, like Pepsi and Mountain Dew, mixed with creams, syrups, and other add-ins. The trend gained steam across Utah, and online, thanks to the state’s substantial population of Mormons, many of whom do not drink booze. 30 Rockefeller Plaza, rink level

Sunnyside: Newa Chhe, a restaurant serving Nepalese food, has arrived in this neighborhood in Queens. It focuses specifically on the cuisine of the Newari people, according to Sunnyside Post. 43-01 Queens Boulevard, at 43rd Street

Times Square: Indian and Indo-Chinese flavors combine at Spice Symphony, which has two other Manhattan locations. 317 W. 46th Street, near Eighth Avenue

Tribeca: The Tribeca restaurant that was home to Landmarc has flipped into something new, from its owner celebrity chef Marc Murphy of Food Network’s Chopped fame. Marc179. will only be open three days each month, where the chef will serve a four-course menu from the space for $75 per person. The rest of the time, the restaurant will be used for pop-ups and private events. 179 West Broadway, at Leonard Street

Williamsburg: Titi’s, is a new empanada spot, from the family behind Cachapas y Mas in Ridgewood. 160-4 Havemeyer Street, South Second Street

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