Il Cuoco Vaticano

Opening 2025-08-30 Il Cuoco Vaticano, an Italian restaurant in New York City, is set to open on August 30, 2025. Founded by Chef Giovanni Rossi, a former Vatican chef, the restaurant promises an authentic Italian culinary experience with dishes inspired directly from traditional Vatican recipes. Located at 123 Mulberry Street in the heart of NYC, […]

Valkyrie Brunch House

Valkyrie Brunch House is set to open at 1398 Kings Highway in Sugar Loaf, NY, inside a historic former train station. This new restaurant aims to blend history with a community space for coffee lovers, brunch attendees, and history enthusiasts. Social media buzz around its opening has been positive with followers expressing excitement and congratulations. […]

Unnamed Korean-American Restaurant

Opening 2026-03-31 A new Korean-American restaurant, founded by David Yun, Steve Choi, and Yong Min Kim, is set to open in the East Village at 166 First Avenue in the first quarter of 2026. This establishment marks their third restaurant in Manhattan, following their previous openings of C as in Charlie in NoHo and Kisa […]

UNGLO

Opening 2025-09-01 UNGLO is an upcoming Thai BBQ restaurant located at 35 West 64th St., New York, NY, brought by the teams behind existing Thai eateries Chalong and SOOTHR. The restaurant takes its name from the traditional Thai clay stove called the ‘unglo,’ highlighting its focus on authentic Thai barbecue flavors. The collaboration unites Chalong, […]

Tatte Bakery & Cafe

Opening 2025-09-01 Tatte Bakery & Cafe, a high-end Boston-based chain with more than 30 locations on the East Coast, is opening a new location in Garden City at the corner of Ninth Street and Franklin Avenue. Known for its retro-chic style and an extensive menu including soups, salads, sandwiches, bowls, shakshuka, pastries, cookies, and breads, […]

Shaver Hall

Opening 2026-01-01 Shaver Hall is a new food hall set to open in early 2026 at 424-434 Fifth Avenue in New York City. The venue will feature a variety of food stalls and restaurants, including a wine bar with a cheese conveyor belt, an omakase spot by Chicago chef BK Park, and a second location […]

Malavita

Malavita is a new restaurant opening soon at 614 Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn, in the former location of Baoburg, a Southeast Asian eatery that closed in October 2024. Owned by Keith Pulitano, a local restaurateur with businesses in Puerto Rico, Malavita is positioned as a neighborhood spot delivering modern, thoughtful food reflecting the city where […]

CityPickle

Opening 2025-09-01 CityPickle, a pickleball concept venue, is set to open a 37,000-square-foot location at 1501 Broadway in the Times Square area of Midtown Manhattan. The venue will occupy the eighth floor of the Paramount Building, a notable 885,000-square-foot tower. This new facility will include seven pickleball courts, a bar and restaurant, a lounge, event […]

Bojangles’ Famous Chicken

Bojangles, the fast-food chain known for its chicken and biscuits and founded in Charlotte, is making a return to New York City with plans to open 20 new restaurants over the next 10 years. The initiative, driven by owner and operator Habib Hashimi and Hashimi Holding Corporation, marks a new chapter for the brand in […]

Bojangles

Bojangles is set to open its first New York City location in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn with construction already underway. This expansion marks the introduction of the brand’s Southern-style Cajun chicken, biscuits, and breakfast offerings to the New York market, a move supported by the extensive experience of the franchisee team led by […]