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Category: Eat & Drink

Guides to NYC’s culinary scene, including restaurants, bars, cafes, and iconic foods.

NYC Restaurant Openings and Closings: April 23, 2026 — Marcel Lands on Madison, After Eden on Orchard, Capital One Cafe Says Goodbye

A 48-hour pulse on NYC restaurants: Marcel opens on Madison Avenue, After Eden draws crowds for Vietnamese coffee on the LES, Bar Ferdinando keeps Carroll Gardens busy, and the Capital One Cafe at 72nd & Amsterdam closes today.

NYC Hidden Gem Restaurants 2026: Under-the-Radar Spots Locals Actually Love

A picturesque stone-paved walkway lined with mature trees and historic Tudor-style homes, featuring vibrant flowerbeds and a serene view of a lake at sunset.

Beyond the Michelin stars and Instagram hotspots, NYC has hundreds of extraordinary under-the-radar restaurants that locals fiercely protect. Here are some worth discovering.

NYC Food Hall Shuffle 2026: Tin Building Out, Time Out Market Thriving, and Where to Actually Eat Right Now

A bustling modern food hall with high ceilings, large arched windows, and industrial-style architecture. In the foreground, wooden tables are laden with platters of sushi, pizzas, and salads. In the background, customers queue at various food stalls, including 'The Bao Bar' and 'Pizza Libre', illuminated by neon signs and surrounded by hanging green plants.

NYC’s food hall map has been redrawn this spring. The Tin Building is gone. Time Out Market Union Square is a hit. Queens Night Market is back. Here’s what’s working, what closed, and where to actually eat at NYC food halls in late April 2026.

NYC Restaurant Openings and Closings: April 22, 2026 — Red Bamboo Says Goodbye, Dean’s Lands in SoHo, and a Luxury Seaport Shift

A bustling modern food hall with high ceilings, large arched windows, and industrial-style architecture. In the foreground, wooden tables are laden with platters of sushi, pizzas, and salads. In the background, customers queue at various food stalls, including 'The Bao Bar' and 'Pizza Libre', illuminated by neon signs and surrounded by hanging green plants.

A midweek scan of NYC’s restaurant scene: Red Bamboo shutters after 24 years in the Village, Dean’s British pub arrives in SoHo, Marcel settles into the Upper East Side, and the Seaport’s Tin Building officially hands off to a Balloon Museum.

Uzbek Food in Rego Park, Queens: A Deep Dive Into Little Samarkand’s Best Restaurants

Forest Hills and Rego Park Queens: The Borough's Most — HelpNewYork

Plov, chebureki, samsa straight from a tandoor oven imported from Samarkand — here’s your guide to the best Uzbek and Bukharian restaurants in Rego Park, Queens.

NYC Restaurant Openings and Closings: April 21, 2026 — Ugly Baby’s Williamsburg Return, Pies ‘n’ Thighs in Park Slope, and More

Best Restaurants in Williamsburg: Past the Hype, Into the Go — HelpNewYork

The latest NYC restaurant news: Ugly Baby’s hotly anticipated Williamsburg reopening, Pies ‘n’ Thighs’ Park Slope debut, Sono’s Korean-Italian East Village trattoria, and a handful of Department of Health shutdowns to know about.

Cheap Eats in Flushing, Queens: 7 Spots Under $15 in NYC’s Best Asian Food Capital

Flushing Queens: The Best Food Destination You're Not — HelpNewYork NYC guide

Flushing is the cheap-eats capital of NYC. Here are 7 real spots under $15 — from $4 fried dumplings at Zhu Ji to hand-pulled noodles at Xi’an Famous Foods — with addresses, what to order, and how to actually navigate Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue.

NYC Restaurant Openings and Closings: April 20, 2026 — Bar Ferdinando, Marcel, Amasa and What Opened Over the Weekend

New restaurant opening on a New York City street at dusk with glowing windows and people gathered outside

Your Monday rundown of NYC restaurant openings and closings — what debuted over the weekend, what’s coming this week, and the borough-by-borough rollup so you know where to eat tonight.

NYC Coffee Spotlight: World-Ranked Arcane Estate, the Rise of Mandarin Coffee Roastery, and Where to Work From a Cafe This Week

Quick Bites: Arcane Estate Coffee in the West Village just landed No. 12 on the World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops list. Mandarin Coffee Roastery is the Greenwich Village newcomer everyone is talking about. WatchHouse now has two Manhattan locations including one in the Chrysler Building. Plus: where to park your laptop and actually get work […]

NYC Restaurant Openings and Closings: April 16, 2026 — Prince St. Pizza Heads to Brooklyn, Skinny Louie Hits the UES, and Two Longtime Spots Say Goodbye

Aerial view of vibrant NYC restaurant street at golden hour with outdoor diners, SoHo cast iron buildings, warm evening light

Quick Bites: Prince St. Pizza opens its first new NYC location in 14 years on April 23 in Carroll Gardens. Skinny Louie brings smash burgers to the Upper East Side on April 24. Al Volo lands at Pier 57 with Italian street food and waterfront views. Meanwhile, Brooklyn lost 40-year institution Chap-A-Nosh, and Tempura NYC […]

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