All the New Restaurant Openings to Know About This August

Consider this your guide to all the new restaurants, bars, and cafes, that have opened recently. Here’s a roundup of the restaurants and bars that opened in August 2024. This list will be updated weekly. If there’s an opening in your neighborhood that we’ve missed, let us know at [email protected].

August 29

East Village: Loong Noodles has opened in the space that had been Kung Fu Tea for a decade. The menu lists soup noodles with lamb, beef, chicken, tripe, and pork intestine; dry mixed noodles; potstickers; cold noodles, wontons, and a handful of appetizers. 28 St. Marks Place, at Second Avenue

Greenpoint: Next Stop Vegan, a Downtown Brooklyn restaurant specializing in meat and dairy-free Dominican food, has added a Greenpoint sibling. The business was recently the subject of a Righteous Eats video. 685 Manhattan Avenue, near Norman Avenue

Hell’s Kitchen: The Handpulled Noodle has opened a third location from Andrew Ding, who came to the U.S. in 2002 to study the viola. He opened his first restaurant in 2015 and owns a coffee shop the Chipped Cup and the Expat bar, W42ndSt. reports. 354 W. 44th Street, at Eighth Avenue

Hell’s Kitchen: A new coffee shop with a working record player and piano inside, Starstruck, is now open, according to W42St.com. 454 Ninth Avenue, between West 35th and 36th Street

Long Island City: Oh! Calcutta opened earlier this week, featuring Kolkata’s regional specialties from West Bengal among other Indian dishes. The restaurant comes from Ruhel Amin of Mumbai Masala in Harlem, a spokesperson says, and Williamsburg restaurants Masti Indian Grill and Chaat Bar. The chefs are Sharmeen Rahman and Lisha Khondokar, from earlier projects. 10-57 Jackson Avenue, at 49th Avenue

Lower East Side: Only Love Strangers, a bi-level restaurant from the team behind MáLà Project, opened this spring. Now, the upstairs portion has done away with its Mediterranean menu and flipped to a new spot. Comida Corrida serves a $26 per person prix fixe. Pick from entrees like braised chicken with potato, green squash, and purslane; grilled prawn; or mole enchilada with zucchini blossom. Dishes come with a soup, crudo, tortilla, and rice and beans. Downstairs, the bar keeps the Only Love Strangers name. 200 Allen Street, at East Houston Street

Midtown: Abalone everything is the focus of Mr. Bao, a new seafood-heavy restaurant in Midtown, with Asian touches, the New York Times reports. 110 West 40th Street, near Sixth Avenue

Murray Hill: D.C. import Medium Rare has opened, serving basically one dish — steak frites with a coveted special sauce — for $34.95. The restaurant also offers a bottomless brunch for $39.95. 488 Third Avenue at 33rd Street

Rockefeller Center: Bourke Street Bakery, the Australian pastry spot that first landed in New York back in 2019 — before growing to Chelsea, Grand Central, Jersey City, and Flatiron — has opened another Manhattan outpost. The latest is a slender space that was formerly a ticket box office beside Radio City Music Hall in Rockefeller Center. “No one goes in to buy tickets in person anymore but everyone loves a delicious bakery and good coffee,” a spokesperson says. West 50th Street and Sixth Avenue

Upper East Side: Slice shop Krave Pizza has opened from the owners of nearby Krave Cafe and Deli. 1393 Second Avenuem between East 72nd and 73rd streets

Upper East Side: Florida chain Mammamia Gelato has opened its first location in New York featuring standard Italian flavors as well as newfangled ones like biscottella (hazelnut and cocoa cream). 1731 Second Avenue, between East 89th and 90th streets

Weehawken: The second location of Faubourg has opened near the Weehawken waterfront. The ambitious first location rolled out in a former bank in Montclair, New Jersey in 2019 from Dominique Paulin and Olivier Muller, who cooked under Daniel Boulud for 20 years. Like the original, the restaurant will offer different experiences in the same space, with a bar menu, a plant-based, and an omnivore a la carte menu. “We really like to focus on seasonality and good technique which is what French food is all about,” says Muller. 1100 Ave at Port Imperial, near East Columbia Terrace

August 22

Bushwick: La Cabra, the Nordic coffee shop that opened its first U.S. outpost in New York back in 2021, has debuted its third location here. 1329 Willoughby Avenue, near St. Nicholas Avenue

Chinatown: Neighborhood organization Welcome to Chinatown reports that Da Da Dumpling has opened in the area. 10 Doyers Street, near Pell Street

Chinatown: Tin Wong Rest, a new Cantonese spot specializing in roast meats and noodles, is now open in Chinatown. 148 Hester Street, near Elizabeth Street

Chinatown: Chinatown’s beef jerky spot New Malaysia Beef has relocated. 59 Mott Street, near Bayard Street

Clinton Hill: Casanara, with its colorful interiors, is the latest cocktail bar to open in Clinton Hill. 983 Fulton Street, at St. James Place

East Village: Odre is a new Korean restaurant from Hand Hospitality offering a prix fixe of $42 for four courses. 199 Second Avenue, near East 13th Street

Flushing: All-you-can-eat spots keep coming in New York: the latest serving shabu at Mikiya Wagyu Shabu House. The restaurant has an unusual model, offering discounts to annual members. 135-41 37th Avenue, near Main Street

Gravesend: Castell’s is a kosher Italian restaurant that opened this week in South Brooklyn. 222 Avenue U, at West Fourth Street

Midtown: Manhattan’s latest hot pot option, KPOT, a chain serving all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue, is now open, according to a spokesperson. 310 W. 38th Street, at Eighth Avenue

Midtown: Jungsik Yim, who owns the namesake two Michelin-starred Korean fine dining restaurant Jungsik in Manhattan, has expanded with Sea. Jungsik’s more casual sibling, the Southeast Asian restaurant fuses his fine-dining chops, Korean and French techniques, and food from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore. 151 W. 30th Street, near Seventh Avenue

Tribeca: Élysée’s, a Mediterranean bistro, has opened inside of the Fouquet’s New York hotel. 456 Greenwich Street, at Desbrosses Street

Tribeca: Falafel Tanami, whose Midwood location is on the New York Times Best 100 Restaurants in New York list, has added a Downtown Manhattan outpost, according to Tribeca Citizen. 415 Greenwich Street, near Hubert Street

Union Square: Oases, a wellness collective with an Ayurvedic cafe and restaurant with a “Himalayan twist,” is now open, according to a spokesperson. 101 W. 14th Street, near Sixth Avenue

Upper East Side: Crave Fishbar has opened on the Upper East Side. East Side Feed reports that the company first opened as Crave Ceviche in Midtown, before a construction crane destroyed the location. It later opened a follow-up in the area, where it received a New York Times review. The team owns several other ventures in uptown Manhattan. 1462 Second Avenue, between East 76th and 77th streets

Upper West Side: Rudraks, an Indian restaurant’s name refers to “the beads used by the Hindu deity Shiva to meditate and recite mantras,” West Side Rag reports. 706 Amsterdam Avenue, near West 94th Street

August 15

Fort Greene: Tomer Blechman, the owner of Fort Greene’s Miss Ada and Theodora, has added a bakery. Thea opened this week on the same block as Theodora. Expect tahini banana bread and lemon pistachio babka. As at Theodora, flavors often have a Mexico City twist, with a menu that also features coffee cinnamon concha and cotija with falafel on pita. There are also grab-and-go salads and pantry staples made in-house. 17 Greene Avenue, near Cumberland Street

Gramercy: Tokuyamatcha & Onigirazu, a Japanese rice sandwich takeout that opened in the East Village in 2023, has expanded to a larger space with seating further uptown. 15 E. 27th Street, near Park Avenue South

Harlem: Yemeni Restaurant, a new dinner option, serving cuisine that stays true to its name, is now open. 377 W. 125th Street, near Morningside Avenue

Hudson Yards: Nizuc is a large, 225-seat Mexican restaurant that will feature nightlife programming with DJs. Chef Daniel Mendoza, an alum of Eleven Madison Park, Aska, and Atla, leads the kitchen. 485 10th Avenue, at West 37th Street

Lower East Side: The latest new slice shop to join the fray is Johnny’s Pizza, which stays open until 3:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. 173 Orchard Street, at Stanton Street

Koreatown: Okonomi, Brooklyn’s premier Japanese breakfast spot that flips into Yuji Ramen for dinner service, has opened in Manhattan. Thanks to a recent influx of cash from Hand Hospitality, the group is piloting expanding Okonomi and Yuji. To start, they’ve brought the dual Williamsburg restaurant to a space formerly home to Hand Hospitality’s LittleMad restaurant. Okonomi and Yuji Ramen will remain there until October 31, though the group says a more permanent stay is likely. 110 Madison Avenue, between East 29th and 30th streets

Midtown East: Takeout spot Happy Tuna, specializing in sushi and hand rolls, has locations in Soho, Hudson Yards, and now, Grand Central. 380 Lexington Avenue, at East 41st Street

Nomad: Angelina Bakery has opened its latest outpost in Manhattan. 42 W. 28th Street, near Sixth Avenue

Prospect Lefferts Gardens: Wizard Hat, once a “secretive,” pick-up-only pizzeria, has found a permanent home. Owner Josiah Bartlett’s pies are now the defacto sit-down food option at Prospect Lefferts Gardens bar Anything. 455 Rogers Avenue, at Lincoln Road

Upper East Side: New Mediterranean restaurant Costa — with a $42 prix-fixe option — has landed on Madison Avenue. 1300 Madison Avenue, at East 92nd Street

Upper East Side: After closing in Astoria following 25 years in Queens, Trattoria L’incontro, an Italian restaurant, has relocated to Manhattan. 1572 Second Avenue, at East 82nd Street

Upper West Side: D’lioz Bakery, a new bakery, and restaurant serving up Ecuadorian, Mexican, and American flavors, has opened uptown, ILovetheUpperWestside.com reports. 926 Amsterdam Avenue, between West 105th and 106th streets

Williamsburg: Plus de Vin, a new Williamsburg wine bar, opened on August 12. It’s from Carenn Mackinnon, an Estela and Frenchette alum. An opening menu lists chilled shrimp with herb sauce, pork rillettes, and Peekytoe crab toast with celery, horseradish, and trout roe. Hazelnut chocolate mousse is for dessert. 445 Graham Avenue, near Richardson Street

August 8

Chelsea: Urban Vegan Kitchen serves seitan skewers, Buffalo cauliflower bites, and mushroom empanadas. 265 W. 23rd Street, at Eighth Avenue

East Village: Saperavi is a rebrand of a space formerly known as Mealz. Now, the storefront focuses explicitly on Georgian cooking. 245 E. 14th Street, near Second Avenue

Fort Greene: Glin Thai Bistro, a new Thai restaurant, has landed on Myrtle Avenue. 330 Myrtle Avenue, near Washington Park

Hamilton Heights: Cocina Consuelo first started during COVID as a supper club in an apartment from chef Karina Garcia, an Eleven Madison Park alum, and her husband, Lalo Rodriguez, a Cosme alum. Later, it expanded to Smorgasburg, and now, as of this week, there’s a full-blown Mexican cafe by day, and dinner by night. The neighborhood choice was intentional as it's where Garcia grew up. 130 Hamilton Place, at West 143rd Street

Lower East Side: The team behind Mắm and Di An Di have joined forces to open Lai Rai, a wine bar that will roll out more snacks this fall. 76 Forsyth Street, between Grand and Hester streets

Midtown: Scott Sartiano, known for Zero Bond and Sartiano’s, has opened a new spot called Calvert’s inside the Park Lane New York hotel. It was previously Harry’s New York Bar. 36 Central Park South, at Fifth Avenue

Morningside Heights: Qahwah House, a coffee house that has become a nightlife hangout for the Muslim community, has opened another location, this time in Morningside Heights. It’s now open underneath Columbia University watering hole staple, the Heights Bar and Grill, the Columbia Spectator reports. West 111th and 112th Street and Broadway

Nolita: Meditteranean restaurant Boni & Mott is now open: burrata with beets, half chicken, and other staples round out the menu. 238 Mott Street, near Prince Street

Nomad: Domo Omakase, a new spot in Manhattan, is offering a $120 per person 15-course menu, and a $190 19-course menu. 109 E. 29th Street, near Park Avenue South

Nomad: Temakase Hand Roll Bar, a no-tipping hand roll spot has opened a second Manhattan outpost. 32 W. 28th Street, near Broadway

Upper East Side: Danny Meyer’s Daily Provisions, has opened another all-day cafe and bakery, this time further uptown, in a space that was previously Three Guys, a Greek diner. 1381 Madison Avenue, at East 96th Street

Upper West Side: Moshe’s Falafel, which started as a food truck in 1981, has opened a vegan spot uptown. 142 W. 83rd Street, at Amsterdam Avenue

West Village: What began as a pop-up, Apollo Bagels, from Joey Scalabrino of Leo pizzeria in Williamsburg, opened as a standalone bagelry earlier this year in the East Village. Now, a follow-up has launched across town in the West Village. 73 Greenwich Avenue, at West 11th Street

West Village: Cha Cha Tang, a new spot from Wilson Tang, who helped revive Nom Wah, has debuted in what was John McDonald’s Hancock St. McDonald brought Tang to host a pop-up version of the concept at the space that went well enough that it's staying put and McDonald has joined as a partner. 257 Sixth Avenue, at Downing Street

West Village: Shosh is a new vegan wine bar from the longtime owner of Cafe Petisco. 41 Greenwich Avenue, near Charles Street

Williamsburg: Bang Bang Bangkok, a Thai tasting menu spot, has rolled into Brooklyn from serial restaurateur Jugkrwut “Jay” Borin, the owner and designer behind Bushwick’s Mao Mao and Jai Sang Ma. Much like the other restaurants (Mao Mao is styled like an old Thai theater), the interiors are more than just picking out tables and chairs: it’s set designing. In this case, that means a room set up like a bus. 131 Grand Street, near Berry Street

August 1

Chinatown: Phoenix Palace opened on August 1 from a friend group that was raised in the neighborhood; a dressed-up follow-up from the Potluck Club team. The exterior is styled like a functioning movie theater, serving dishes like chile crab noodles and other remixed Cantonese American items. 85 Bowery, near Hester Street

Cobble Hill: West Village coffee shop Amano Cafe has opened a Cobble Hill sibling. 222 Smith Street, at Butler Street

Dumbo: Ippudo V, the first vegetarian spot from the ramen shop of the same name, has debuted in Dumbo. 117 Adams Street, near Pearl Street

Dumbo: Okiboru has opened in Time Out Market, a sibling to several locations including Okiboru House of Tsukemen on the Lower East Side. The new outpost will serve vegan or tan tan tsukemen, tori paitan ramen, and cold matcha zaru udon. 55 Water Street, between Dock and Main streets

East Village: Rosso has opened, a wine bar with Mediterranean tapas like tomato fritters, empanadas, and burrata with ham. 127 E. Seventh Street, at Avenue A

Greenwich Village: Sullaluna, the Italian bistro and bookshop (with a focus on illustration and design), has opened its U.S. location. The sibling to the Venice outpost serves breakfast, brunch, and dinner. 41 Carmine Street, at Bedford Street

Kingsbridge: Bokaguá, a new Dominican Asian spot, has opened in the Bronx, replacing an outpost of Mamajuana Cafe. 3541 Riverdale Avenue, near West 236th Street

Lower East Side: Korean fried chicken chain Don Chicken, with locations throughout New Jersey, has opened on the LES, replacing another Asian fried chicken spot called Chick-In. 205 Allen Street, at East Houston Street

Long Island City: Pueblo Querido Coffee Roasters opened on the ground floor of Sven, a residential tower. Christian Felipe Guzman Herrera is behind the shop — the fifth location — focusing on fair-trade coffee and Colombian pastries. 29-59 Northern Boulevard, at 41st Avenue

Noho: Subterranean cocktail bar Yawning Cobra is open, with drinks from Sota Kodanka. 356 Bowery at East Fourth Street

Nolita: Pasquale Slice is the pizza-by-the-slice lunchtime option at Pasquale Jones, now open noon to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. A pizza bento — a Sicilian slice, salad, drink, and dessert — is $16, though options abound among Neapolitan and Sicilian styles. There are sandwiches and salads, too. Prices are $5 to $24. 187 Mulberry Street, at Kenmare Street

Park Slope: A few decades back, La Taqueria, first established in 1989, was a staple of the area until its closing. It’s been reborn as La Taq. 70 Seventh Avenue, near Berkeley Place

Prospect Lefferts Gardens: PizzaX, a Mexican pizza pop-up that ran for months inside of HLopez Market in Astoria, has found a more permanent setup at a cocktail bar called Pomo. 2122 Beekman Place, at Flatbush Avenue

Times Square: Birdbox has opened from the owners of San Francisco’s Michelin-starred Birdsong at Backstage Food Hall, made to look like a Broadway theater: Order the viral (and very good, according to Eater critic Robert Sietsema) Claude the Claw. 245 W. 46th Street, at Eighth Avenue

Tribeca: Tea Dealers opened its new storefront last month, a shop for single-origin, teas and handmade ceramics. “We plan to expand to classes, tea ceremonies, and exhibitions featuring our producers later in the year,” owner Stefen Ramirez said. 90 Hudson Street, at Leonard Street

Upper West Side: A southern seafood concept has opened in the food hall Wonder: Bankside from chef JJ Johnson behind Fieldtrip, includes takeout options like southern beans and rice, peel-and-eat shrimp, po’boys, grilled sea bass, brown butter corn, and cornbread. 2030 Broadway, between West 69th and 70th streets

Washington Heights: Florida chain Talkin’ Tacos has opened with a menu of unconventional tacos, burritos, and quesadillas, as well as birria ramen and pizza. 4179 Broadway, at 176th Street

Williamsburg: Los Angeles honky tonk bar Desert 5 Spot has landed in Brooklyn with a mechanical bull. 94 Wythe Avenue, at North 11th Street