This is Eater\u2019s guide to all the new restaurants, bars, and cafes that have opened this week in January 2026. Throughout the month, we\u2019ll update the list weekly. When we\u2019ve been to a place, we will then include a few openings on our heatmap to let you know the ones we like. If there\u2019s an opening in your neighborhood that we\u2019ve missed, let us know at ny@eater.com.<\/p>\n
Bushwick:<\/strong> Ace\u2019s Pizza<\/strong> <\/a>opened a new location in late December. It\u2019s the fourth location. 423 Troutman Street, at Wyckoff Street<\/p>\n Crown Heights:<\/strong> To-go spot Tamaler\u00eda La Madrina<\/strong><\/a> opened late last year from owner Artemio Baltazar of Taqueria Milear<\/a>, and his wife, the chef and co-owner, Marisol Lopez. The specialty is tamales \u2013 made from corn masa and wrapped in fresh corn husks or banana leaves, with fillings like birria and pollo mole. There\u2019s a larger menu, too, including breakfast burritos. 735 Nostrand Avenue, at Sterling Place<\/p>\n East Village:<\/strong> A new bakery dedicated to salt breads<\/a> opened in Manhattan last month, by the team behind Japanese noodle restaurants Okiboru. Justin\u2019s Salt Bread<\/strong><\/a> opened on Sunday, December 28. The counter-service spot serves the carbs as well as lattes like the salt matcha and salt coffee. 58 Second Avenue, between East Third and Fourth streets<\/p>\n East Village:<\/strong> Burgerhead<\/strong><\/a> opened <\/a>a second location in this neighborhood; the menu includes burgers and beef tallow fries, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, and shakes. 145 Second Avenue, at Ninth Street<\/p>\n Harlem: <\/strong>The spacious CopperLeaf Bakery<\/strong><\/a> opened in December with baguettes, sourdough bread, and pastries made on premise. Its extended menu includes breakfast sandwiches, salads, lunch toasts, and wine. From Friday through Sunday, it offers an aperitivi hour with cocktails, mocktails, and charcuterie and cheese plates. 2118 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, between West 114th and 115th streets<\/p>\n Lower East Side:<\/strong> Sourdough takeout spot Hots Pizza<\/strong><\/a> opened on Saturday, January 3, with slices and pies. Slices range from $4.50 to $6.50. More specialty options include a mushroom pizza with creme fraiche and smoked mozzarella and \u201cthe Hots,\u201d a pizza with spicy pork sausage, hot peppers, and red onion. 181 East Broadway, between Rutgers and Jefferson streets<\/p>\n Midtown:<\/strong> Brasa Peruvian Kitchen<\/strong><\/a>, the fast-casual Peruvian chain with locations in NYC and Toronto, opened its newest location on Monday, January 5. Its customizable bowls and salads feature ingredients like spicy rocoto peppers from the Andes, large-kerneled Peruvian corn, and quinoa. 685 Third Avenue, between East 43rd and 44th streets<\/p>\n Midtown:<\/strong> The neighborhood gets a new Italian spot, Elia\u2019s Casa Bianca<\/strong><\/a>, which opened December 19. Look for a robust menu of starters, salads, straightforward and unusual pastas, main courses from fish stew to steaks, and more. 398 East 52nd Street, at First Avenue<\/p>\n Noho: <\/strong>Buddy Buddy<\/strong><\/a>, a \u201cnut butter coffee bar\u201d with locations in Brussels and Paris, opened its first cafe in NYC on Friday, December 19, serving drinks like an iced latte with peanut butter and raspberry puree and a mocha made with cacao and hazelnut butter. Its milk options include a peanut-butter milk made in-house, available for no upcharge, and the menu states that cross-contact with peanuts and tree nuts is \u201cunavoidable.\u201d 340 Bowery, between Great Jones Street and Bond Street<\/p>\n Noho: <\/strong>The Hamptons-based Indian cafe Hampton Chutney Company<\/strong> <\/a>opened a new location<\/a> in Manhattan on Tuesday, January 6. The company opened its first location in Amagansett in 1997 and expanded<\/a> to Manhattan in 2001, running two cafes until 2021. It serves dosa with an assortment of fillings, like potato masala with roasted tomatoes, spinach, and cheese; grilled chicken with goat cheese; and arugula, avocado, and fresh tomato. 2 Astor Place, near Broadway<\/p>\n Park Slope: <\/strong>Thai restaurant and bar DOK<\/strong><\/a> opened in early January, as spotted by Park Slope Living<\/a>. In addition to classics like pad Thai and basil fried rice and hearty dishes like lenk zab, a tart and herbal pork rib soup, the restaurant offers a selection of drinking food, like kai yang, grilled chicken with a spicy tamarind sauce. 339A 2nd Street, near 5th Avenue<\/p>\n Soho:<\/strong> California\u2019s Croft Alley<\/strong><\/a> opened serving breakfast, brunch and lunch favorites similar to the menu in Los Angeles. 210 Sixth Avenue, at King Street<\/p>\n Sunnyside: <\/strong>Stellar Ethiopian Eritrean food truck Makina<\/strong><\/a> finally opened<\/a> its Queens restaurant on Friday, December 12, 2025. Eden Gebre Egziabher\u2019s menu includes East African dishes like berbere-sliced prawns, chicken tibs, and lamb alicha, plus coffee and drinks. 46-11 Skillman Avenue, near 46th Street<\/p>\n