Now in New York: New Restaurants
By Keith Wagstaff, City Editor
Whether it's a brand-new bistro or a recently opened spot that's red hot, get the latest on NYC's restaurant scene.
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Inakaya
231 W 40th St, New York, NY
A super-authentic Japanese robatayaki restaurant in the New York Times building, complete with long paddles, loud shouts and first-class grilled seafood. -
Fat Hippo
71 Clinton Street, New York, New York
This L.E.S. eatery aims to produce food even hipper than the local denizens, albeit with familiar trailer-park flavors. -
Butcher Bay
511 E 5th St, New York, NY
A Chesapeake Bay-inspired seafood shanty washes ashore in the East Village. -
Vinegar Hill House
72 Hudson Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Two Freemans alumni bring a casual, funky, New American brand of dining to DUMBO. -
Trigo
268 W Broadway, New York, NY
This Tribeca bistro serves a market-driven menu of Mediterranean dishes and wines from various countries in the region. -
La Fonda del Sol
200 Park Ave, New York, NY
A big, ambitious tribute to an iconic New York restaurant of the 1960s, it brings a brilliant chef, Josh DeChellis, to a cuisine New York has rarely fallen in love with (outside of tapas). -
L'Artusi
228 W 10th St, New York, NY
The owners of beloved West Village trattoria Dell'Anima move to a bigger space on West 10th Street. -
Co.
230 9th Ave, New York, NY
Sullivan Street Bakery breadmaster Jim Lahey applies his baking virtuosity to pizza in this wildly popular Chelsea space. -
Shang
187 Orchard St, New York, New York
A big, very hip restaurant that looks more like a futuristic singles bar than it does a platform for one of the world's top chefs. -
Center Cut
44 W 63rd St, New York, NY
Jeffrey Chodorow's upscale steakhouse at the Empire Hotel caters to the Lincoln Center crowd and specializes in modern twists on old classics.
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Smith's
79 MacDougal St, New York, NY
One of Alain Ducasse's former chefs, Doug Psaltis, is taking over the kitchen at this bustling West Village restaurant. -
Steak Frites
225 Varick St, New York, NY
Steak Frites is joining forces with our own Senior Editor Josh Ozersky to create "The Big O," Josh's Pat LeFrieda beef-packed ultimate hamburger. -
5 Ninth
5 9th Avenue, New York, NY
Chef Daniel Perilla has been let go and Kevin Pomplun, last seen at THOR, is taking over the kitchen.
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'inoteca
323 3rd Ave, New York, NY
Like its West Village and Lower East Side siblings, this member of the 'ino family offers familiar Italian nibbles, plus pastas and a full bar of specialty cocktails. -
Gossip Bar and Restaurant
733 9th Ave, New York, NY
Hells Kitchen gets another destination for late night dining complete with fireplace and private party room. -
Chez Lucienne
308 Malcom X Blvd (Lenox Ave), New York, NY
A pair of Daniel alums collaborate for an ambitious French bistro in an historical section of Harlem. -
Marfa
101 E 2nd St, New York, NY
Texas grub served sans fringes on the Lower East Side in the space once occupied by Waikiki Wally's.
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Suba--CLOSED
109 Ludlow St, New York, NY
If at first you don't succeed with a tapas restaurant, try again with a red-hot chef. -
Fleur de Sel--CLOSED
5 E 20th St, New York, NY
Proof that refined French dining in an intimate room doesn't have to mean putting on airs. -
Bar Q--CLOSED
308 Bleecker St, New York, NY
No wetnaps or tacky bibs needed for Anita Lo's neat spin on barbecue. -
Zipi Zape--CLOSED
152 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Choose your nibbles at this instantly popular, funky Williamsburg tapas stop. -
Bloomingdale Road--CLOSED
2398 Broadway, New York, NY
High-concept reworkings of American classics define this big, snazzy Upper West Side restaurant.
