Staten Island’s restaurant and retail landscape kept moving this week, with another arrival on the Hylan Boulevard dining strip, a serious expansion at the Staten Island Mall, and a new fresh pasta shop joining the borough’s growing Italian retail scene. Here’s what just opened and what it means for where you eat and shop on the island.
Patrizia’s Taverna — New Dorp
Patrizia’s Taverna is now open at 2636 Hylan Blvd in New Dorp, serving Roman-style pizza, Italian and Greek dishes, and a full bar. Early diners have been generous — the spot is sitting at a 4.6-star rating, which is a strong opening signal. The restaurant adds another anchor to the Hylan Boulevard stretch through New Dorp and toward Midland Beach, which is increasingly consolidating into one of Staten Island’s most reliable dining corridors.
Piccola Pasta Shop
Piccola Pasta Shop is a new Italian grocer and fresh pasta shop from the team behind Piccolino Ristorante, which already has locations on Staten Island and in New Jersey. For home cooks who care about pasta quality, having a shop that makes it fresh and sells the supporting ingredients alongside is a real upgrade — the kind of retail addition that quietly raises the daily food experience for the surrounding neighborhood.
Staten Island Mall Expansion — Paris Baguette and More
The Staten Island Mall is in the middle of a notable 2026 expansion, bringing in more than ten new tenants. The headline arrival is Paris Baguette, the Korean-French bakery chain that has been steadily building its New York footprint. For mall regulars and for anyone who’s watched the property struggle in recent years to compete with newer retail, this expansion is a credible turnaround signal.
Worth a Visit: Ayat — Hylan Boulevard
Not strictly a new opening, but worth flagging if you haven’t been: Ayat, the Michelin Guide–featured Palestinian restaurant on Hylan Boulevard near the Midland Beach and New Dorp area, is one of the most distinctive menus on the island. As Hylan Boulevard continues to add Italian and Greek arrivals, Ayat is a reminder that the corridor’s strength is precisely its range — not a single cuisine but a real spread.
What You Need to Know
- Patrizia’s Taverna: 2636 Hylan Blvd, New Dorp. Roman-style pizza, Italian-Greek menu, full bar. 4.6 stars from early diners.
- Piccola Pasta Shop: Italian grocer and fresh pasta shop from the Piccolino Ristorante team.
- Staten Island Mall: 10+ new tenants in 2026, including Paris Baguette.
- Hylan Boulevard: The New Dorp–to–Midland Beach stretch is consolidating into a real dining destination — make a plan to walk part of it.
Why This Week Matters
The Staten Island story this spring is the rise of Hylan Boulevard as a dining corridor and the steady recovery of the Staten Island Mall as a real retail anchor. Neither is happening overnight — both are the result of multiple openings stacking up over a few seasons. Patrizia’s Taverna and the latest mall additions are part of that pattern. For residents, the practical move is to give the new Hylan spots a shot rather than defaulting to the older standbys, and to actually stop by the mall to see what the new tenant lineup looks like in person.
For more on what’s changing across the borough, see our Staten Island This Week roundup and our St. George neighborhood spotlight.
