TFS Burger Works
TFS Burger Works franchise opening in East Williamsburg, co-owned by David Shechter and Alexandra Grablewski. Features 1,400 sq ft indoor space plus 1,500 sq ft backyard, with industrial automotive aesthetic and locally sourced beer.
Gen KBBQ
Gen KBBQ, a Los Angeles-based all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ chain, is opening a Greenwich Village location. The restaurant will occupy 7,223 square feet across two floors, seating nearly 390 people with plans for a sushi bar. Signage is up but no opening date has been announced.
Super Burrito
Super Burrito is opening a new Murray Hill location serving Cal-Mex food and Mission-style burritos. Founded by San Francisco natives, they already have locations in Rockaway Beach, Williamsburg and Greenwich.
Drums and Flats
Upscale wings-focused bar opening in former Alchemy space in Park Slope. Co-owned by trio behind Moot Bar and Uncle Barry’s Bar. 1,200 sq ft space with backyard seating. Menu includes hot and savory wings, appetizers, and sandwiches.
Malvan
Michelin-starred chef Eric McCarthy is opening Malvan, a restaurant serving Malvani coastal Indian cuisine in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. The restaurant is named after a coastal town near Goa and will feature a rustic beach vibe with dishes like marinated leg of goat wrapped in banana leaves.
Seirinkan
Japanese Neapolitan pizza pop-up by Susumu Kakinuma at Sake No Hana, running for five nights from February 24-28, 2026. Features three Seirinkan pizzas including Bianco with fresh wasabi, using imported flour from Tokyo.
Baohaus
Eddie Huang is reopening his cult-favorite Taiwanese restaurant Baohaus in the East Village, featuring bao, beef noodle soup, and expanded dinner menu with unlimited sweet potato porridge. Will offer lunch and dinner with late-night dining.
Dean’s
British seafood restaurant inspired by chef’s seaside hometown, opening in NYC
Much Obliged
New cafe/small-plates/tapas restaurant on Avenue B between Third and Fourth Street. Signage just arrived and liquor license was approved by Community Board 3 in December. Run by two hospitality veterans.
Ingas Bar (new location)
Husband-and-wife co-owners Sean Rembold and Caron Callahan are opening a new unnamed restaurant described as Ingas’s older sister in a 2,900 square-foot space formerly occupied by Café Kitsuné. Still in conceptual phase.