This is Eater’s guide to all the new restaurants, bars, and cafes that have opened this week. Throughout September, we’ll update the list weekly. When we’ve been to a place, we will then include an abbreviated number of openings on our heatmap 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.
Astoria: Prime No. 7, Amani Hospitality’s beloved Korean barbecue and sushi spot in Mawah, New Jersey, opens a sophomore location in Queens on Friday, September 5. Prime No. 7 offers all-you-can-eat Korean barbecued meats like beef bulgogi, lamb, and prime short rib; small plates like fried rice cakes; and a variety of sushi rolls starring tuna, salmon, mango, and shrimp tempura. The 130-seat dining room with a DJ booth is open for lunch and dinner. 3419 Steinway Street, between 34th and 35th avenues
Boerum Hill: Koju, the first Japanese restaurant from LDV Hospitality (Scarpetta, American Cut, and the Maidstone Hotel), builds upon the group’s growing Brooklyn portfolio, opening on Friday, September 5, in the Ace Hotel. Executive chef and Sushi Zo Hanare alum Kevin Garrison sends out nine-course omakase menus ($145) that include nigiri, hand rolls, Hokkaido scallops, and luxe add-ons, plus cocktails like sake-and-prosecco spritzes and a yuzu highball. 252 Schermerhorn Street, near Bond Street
Chelsea: European restaurant with Caribbean flair, Markette (née Haymarket), opened its downstairs cocktail bar, the Argyle, on Friday, September 5. There are cocktails and a food menu featuring items like jerk short rib sandwiches and peri peri chicken fingers. 326 Seventh Avenue, at West 28th Street
Flatiron: Sorate, a Japanese teahouse and online retailer with a flagship in Soho, added a second Manhattan location on Wednesday, September 10. The 600-square-foot space features a four-seat counter for tea and matcha tastings, tea pairings with Japanese desserts, and tea courses led by Sorate’s partner and tea master, Keiko Kitazawa, plus a to-go counter up front. 30 East 18th Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue South
Midtown: Grand Central Terminal’s newest restaurant is Palladino’s Steak & Seafood, which opened in September by owner Joseph Palladino (a former NYPD officer-turned-Texas restaurateur) and chef Sam Hazen. East 43rd Street and Park Avenue
Soho: A new vibey Moroccan restaurant, Ayah, opened on Wednesday, September 10, by 3rd Space Hospitality. There’s the Moroccan food menu, featuring tajines, couscous, chicken-and-almond-stuffed ayah pastillas, and showy tableside-prepared whole fishes and racks of lamb, alongside cocktails in a decked-out space with late-night hours. 77 West Houston Street, near West Broadway
Sunset Park: Popular Flushing rice roll stand Joe’s Steam Rice Roll opened its third location and first in Brooklyn on Tuesday, September 9. 774 58th Street, near Eighth Avenue
Times Square: NYC all-you-can-eat seafood restaurant chain Crab House expanded with this new location on Friday, September 5. 218 West 40th Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues
Tribeca: The team behind L’Abeille and L’Abeille a Côte turned what was recently shuttered omakase Sushi Ichimura into a new Japanese restaurant, Muku, on Wednesday, September 10. Chef Manabu Asanuma leans on elegant kaiseki cooking with dishes like soba and foie gras chawanmushi for the $295 tasting menu. 412 Greenwich Street, at Laight Street
Upper West Side: A new Thai restaurant combining Chinese-style hot pot and tableside barbecue (known as moo krata), Unglo, opened on Friday, September 5. It’s from a powerhouse Thai restaurant team of Soothr/Sappe and Chalong. The luxe space features communal-style dining. 35 West 64th Street, at Broadway
West Village: The team behind Corner Store in Soho turned the former Chumley’s and Frog Club spaces into a swanky new steakhouse, the Eighty Six, on Tuesday, September 9. There’s filet topped with foie gras, a cheeseteak made with Kobe meat, and Prohibition-era cocktails. 86 Bedford Street, between Grove and Barrow streets,
Williamsburg: New horror bookstore the Twisted Spine opened on Saturday, September 6, with a cafe slinging spooky coffees and baked goods, such as mini-zombie dolls, which consist of red berry-filled pastry crusted and served with chainsaw toothpicks. 306 Grand Street, near Havemeyer Street
West Village: The co-owners of Williamsburg restaurant Lighthouse BK opened a new cocktail and listening bar, Birds, led by Sip & Guzzle’s bartender Steve Schneider, on Friday, September 5. 64 Downing Street, near Varick Street
West Village: Slicehaus prepares crispy, airy New York-style pies behind an open kitchen and swears by cold-pressed Italian olive oil flown in weekly. The hot new pizzeria, which opened on Wednesday, September 10, is set to a house and hip-hop soundtrack that comes from hospitality vet Enrico Proietti (Baraonda, Per Lei), master pizzaiolo Agostino Cangiano (formerly of Sotto La Luna), and entrepreneur Tatiana Revox. 30 Carmine Street, at Bleeker Street
The sandwich at Macario Mexican Lonchería. Macario Mexican Lonchería/Official
Astoria: Boasting 360-degree views of the skyline and a Grecian stucco look, Boathouse Rooftop, which opened on Wednesday, September 3, specializes in halal Mediterranean cuisine, high-end hookah service, and cocktails. 32-72 Steinway Street, near 34th Avenue
Bushwick: Midtown upscale American sports bar and restaurant Ainsworth (which has gone through various openings and shutters) opened a new Brooklyn location on Tuesday, August 26. 2 Knickerbocker Ave, between Johnson Avenue and Ingraham Street
Chelsea: Internationally renowned South American chef Francis Mallmann opened his New York City restaurant, La Boca, on Monday, September 1. The restaurant, found within the fancy Faena New York hotel, is full of live-fire-cooked Argentinian dishes. 500 West 18th Street, near 11th Avenue
Financial District: Brooklyn-born Mexi brings a robust agave program (400 mezcals strong), slow-cooked carnitas, fresh salsas, and moles from chef Jose Luis Dominguez to historic Stone Street on Thursday, September 4. The latest restaurant from WF Hospitality (The Bedford and Mexi Brooklyn) takes old-world design tips from homes in Mérida, Mexico. 57 Stone Street, near Mill Lane
Flushing: Anime-obsessed cafe Dimension Poptown, which opened on Tuesday, August 26, embraces otaku culture with fruity desserts sent out in woven baskets, bubbly drinks in horn-shaped flutes, and more themed treats. 136-98 Roosevelt Avenue, near Union Street
Lower East Side: Women’s sports bar Wilka’s opened on Saturday, August 30. Along with airing women’s sports, there are cocktails, beers, and snacks. 241 Bowery near Stanton Street
Midtown: Penn Station restaurant Tracks expanded with a second location inside Grand Central Madison on Wednesday, September 3. It’s known for its pints, raw bar, and rowdy post-work crowds. 43rd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue
Park Slope: Macario Mexican Lonchería opened on Saturday, August 30. The start of the menu is the lonches bañado, a messy Mexican sandwich typically made with pork and smothered in a spicy tomato sauce, stemming from Guadalajara. There’s the classic version, as well as pulled chicken and Mexican cheese options, alongside quesadillas. 463 Fourth Avenue, at 11th Street
Ridgewood: A new Japanese restaurant and cafe with onigiri, temaki, wagyu sandwiches, sashimi rice bowls, and much more, Hi-Node, opened on Tuesday, August 19. 6838 Forest Avenue, near Catalpa Avenue
Rockaway Beach: Similan on the Bay brings flavorful Thai dishes, Thai teas, tropical cocktails, and scenic waterfront views to Rockaway Beach. Seafood naturally plays a starring role in a nautical-styled dining room decked out in wooden beams and soft blue booths. The full bar slings colorful cocktails in fish-shaped glassware. Open daily from noon to 10:30 p.m. 375 Beach 92nd Street, Far Rockaway
Theater District: Japanese, Chinese, and Korean flavors collide at Lotus Room, which opened on Thursday, September 4. The dimly lit destination offers polished small plates like duck confit bao, black truffle lobster dumplings, and salmon carpaccio decorated in truffle lotus chips. Japanese whisky flights, sake, and milk-washed cocktails are also in the mix at the dimly lit spot framed in Japanese film posters and hidden doors. 114 West 47th Street, near Sixth Avenue
Times Square: The couple behind Indian pizzeria Onion Tree Pizza Co. opened a second location of their Indian fried chicken joint, Crispy Karma, on Friday, August 15. It’s operating in a ghost kitchen space, Picnic Digital Food Court, with chicken, tenders, and wings. 245 West 46th Street, near Eighth Avenue
Union Square: A new Northern and Northeastern Thailand-focused restaurant, Narkara, opened on Friday, August 29. Expect dishes like the gaeng kradang, a cold red curry terrine, and the gai tai nam, a specifically poached chicken, alongside Thai-ish cocktails in a space decorated with items by Thai artisans. 5 East 17th Street, near Fifth Avenue, on Friday, August 29
Upper East Side: London’s stylish patisserie Birley Bakery opened its first American location in New York sometime in August. Led by maître pâtissier Vincent Zanardi, the bakery brings a savory Cravat pastry and raspberry tarte Tropézienne, plus breads, chocolates, and its signature 80 percent bitter chocolate ice cream. The two-story space features a chocolate shop and cafe with all-day food, espresso, and teas. 20 East 69th Street, off Madison Avenue
Upper East Side: East Village hot spot Café Maud expands uptown, this time with a newly added nighttime component dubbed the Domino Room, opening on Friday, August 29. The former home of 5 Mile got a makeover with millwork and stone details furnished in Ireland. The all-day cafe with a coffee window is known for its breakfast burritos, macchiatos, crispy tuna rice, frozen Aperol spritzes, and late-night cocktails. Opening daily at 5 p.m., the upstairs Domino Room features a wraparound balcony with a terrace and room for 60. The team says the upstairs hangout pays homage to a room at London’s Café Royal Hotel where Irish poet W.B. Yeats and other writers would meet. 1640 2nd Avenue, near East 85th Street
West Village: Known for its frozen espresso martinis and lively weekend brunch, Canto adds a cute breakfast-and-lunch offshoot next door on Wednesday, September 3. Canto’s new “little brother,” called Canto Cafe, offers colorful kale-and-beet smoothies, caffeinated drinks, and prosciutto panini on fluffy ciabatta for daytime hours. 117 Perry Street, near Greenwich Street
West Village: A new casual restaurant and shop, Fonty’s Deli + Dukaan, opened on Tuesday, August 26. The 17-sandwich menu includes spicy tuna melt and the naanini, a panini with butter chicken and cheese. Plus retail items like toilet paper and toothbrushes. The small space features some dine-in spaces, but is focused more on takeout. It’s run by the team behind Indian-ish cafe and wine bar Fontainhas and shop Dukaan in Dumbo. 20 Christopher Street, between Gay Street and Waverly Place
Park Slope: Brooklyn’s newest sandwich shop is 1 of 1 Sandwich, which opened on Saturday, August 23, using bread from Royal Crown Bakery. The menu includes the No Sleep Til Gravesend, a roast beef sandwich with griddled onions and provolone cheese; a chicken Caesar one; and the white cheddar cheese-sliced full sour pickles option. 82 Fifth Avenue, between St Marks Place and Warren Street