All the New York Restaurant Openings to Know This November

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 November 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].

November 21

Bushwick: Palestinian restaurant Ayat has opened its latest outpost in New York. 242 Knickerbocker Avenue, at Starr Street

Chinatown: A famous Japanese street food: massive flat crackers made with seafood like octopus showed up in 2023 as the star of a food festival in Manhattan. Now, they are the focus of a new storefront called Senbei (the name for Japanese rice crackers). 26B Elizabeth Street, near Canal Street

Dumbo: Tanoreen, a trailblazing Palestinian restaurant that has been a staple of Bay Ridge for 26 years, is expanding for the first time. Rawia and Jumana Bishara, the mother-daughter owners, have opened a fast-casual version of Tanoreen at the Time Out Market food hall. Tanoreen has paved a path for a new wave of Palestinian restaurants that have since opened, including Qanoon in Chelsea, and several locations of Ayat and Al Badawi that have grown around the city. 55 Water Street, near Dock Street

East Village: Anticipated Hani’s Bakery has opened its doors: It comes from longtime Gramercy Tavern pastry chef Miro Uskokovic and his wife Shilpa Uskokovic, a senior food editor at Bon Appétit. 67 Cooper Square, near East Seventh Street

East Williamsburg: Super Chori NY, an Argentinian pop-up, has opened its first permanent location, serving sandwiches like the choripan (where it takes its name from). It’s located in East Williamsburg, sharing the space with Here Café BK. Co-owner Marco Pasos tells Eater the goal is “to become the first Argentinian street food to franchise” in New York. Hours are Thursday to Saturday 3 p.m. until midnight and Sunday until 8 p.m. for dine-in, takeout, and delivery. 27 Bushwick Avenue, near Devoe Street

Flatiron: La Tête d’Or, Daniel Boulud’s first steakhouse, has opened in a bi-level dining room. Other Boulud restaurants have featured steak on the menu, but not as the focus. 318 Park Avenue South, at East 24th Street

Lower East Side: Susan Sarandon has thrown her money behind a clubhouse for soccer fans that’s drawn celebrities like Jason Sudeikis and Natasha Lyonne. No One Home is a three-floor speakeasy with its secret entrance through an old avocado warehouse. It’s a rebrand of what had been Football Cafe, a pop-up during the World Cup Series in 2022 in this space (and also resided in a different location in the neighborhood). A spokesperson confirms No One Home is taking walk-ins, while reservations can also be made via Resy. 141 Chrystie Street, at Kenmare Street

Lower East Side: Retro tiki spot Vallarta Tropical opens on the Lower East Side from the group behind La Contenta — Rigoberto “Rigo” Cervantes, bartender Alex Valencia, and chef Manuel Quintero. Look for a menu of aquachiles (with mango or pineapple), tacos gobernator, tostada de tinga, chile relleno, and cocktails like Tiki Tepache, with rum from Jalisco, housemade tepache vinegar, Curaçao, and lime. 106 Norfolk Street, at Delancey Street

Midtown: It began with Little Grenjai, which made a name for Thai-style smash burgers, out of its Bed-Stuy storefront. Then, Zaab Zaab, a Thai Elmhurst spot followed suit, opening a Thai burger stand in the Lower East Side’s Essex Street Market. Now, Tawan has opened with burgers with Thai holy basil sauce and sunny-side-up eggs. Currently, the storefront calls itself a pop-up, running indefinitely from Sunday and Monday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. 235 E. 53rd Street, and Second Avenue

Meatpacking District: Lavish Crane Club, a flip of Melissa Rodriguez and Jeff Katz’s restaurant Al Coro, now with backing from Tao Group, has debuted in what was once the Del Posto dining room. 85 10th Avenue, at West 15th Street

Murray Hill: Ed Cotton, who was a runner-up in the finals of Bravo’s Top Chef season 7, and worked in the kitchens of Daniel Boulud, Laurent Tourondel, and David Burke before opening Jack & Charlie’s No.118 in the West Village, unveiled Leonetta. The restaurant, designed to feel like a seaside villa, will focus on shareable small plates and spreads, a raw bar, pastas, and charcoal-grilled seafood and meats. Among the highlights are black truffle mafaldine, crispy pork shank shawarma, and grilled branzino. 181 Lexington Avenue, East 31st Street — Beth Landman, contributor

Union Square: Leon’s is the Southern Italian follow-up to Anton’s, which Nick Anderer and Natalie Johnson first opened in 2019. 817 Broadway, near East 12th Street

Upper West Side: Restaurateur Salil Mehta, behind Laut — celebrating its 15th anniversary, along with Kebab aur Sharab, and coastal Indian Kanyakumari, among others — has rolled out a dressed-up Malaysian spot. Mehta has flipped the Southeast Asian Wau to Kancil, with chef Simpson Wong. Both he and sous chef John Lim are from Malaysia and will cook dishes like roti jala, clay pot rice, and grilled barramundi in lotus leaves, according to a spokesperson. 434 Amsterdam Avenue, at West 81st Street

West Village: New York institution Casa Magazines, a last-of-its-kind shop devoted to magazines — even as print runs diminish — has been in business for three decades. To commemorate the anniversary, the team has expanded with Casa Next Door, a coffee shop with pastries. 22 Eighth Avenue, and West 12th Street

Williamsburg: Kokomo has flipped its down-the-street salad spot Oxkale, which had been closed for months, into Ox Wine Bar. 52 N. 11th Street, at Kent Avenue

November 14

Bed-Stuy: Jilbert El-Zmetr previously ran the Republic of Booza, a Williamsburg spot known for its stretchy ice cream that was a casualty of the pandemic. Now, El-Zmetr is deviating from the brand with the opening of Laziza, a bar with a food menu pulling from his Lebanese heritage and collection of vinyl records. 306A Malcolm X Boulevard, at MacDonough Street

Bed-Stuy: Padmore’s is a new coffee shop for Bed-Stuy using beans from Nile Coffee Club. 1223 Bedford Avenue, at Halsey Street

Bushwick: Empirical Spirits, a liquor company started by Noma alums — specializing in spirits that sit beyond traditional categories — has finally opened its New York distillery called 53 AD, a relocation of its original headquarters in Copenhagen. Empirical Spirits was launched in Copenhagen in 2017, by Lars Williams and Mark Emil Hermansen, alums of the Noma world. Williams was the head of research and development at Noma, while Emil Hermansen worked for MAD, Noma founder René Redzepi’s nonprofit. 53 Scott Avenue, at Johnson Avenue

Clinton Hill: It began with takeout picnic meals in 2021, eventually, Dinner Party became an affordable tasting menu spot that encouraged people to mingle with new friends at shared tables while hosting pop-ups from rotating chefs. Now, Dinner Party is growing up: The team has left its South Portland Avenue in Fort Greene and has relocated to Clinton Hill. The price for a tasting menu (including tax and tip) is $60 on Tuesdays and $75 on all other days. 274 Hall Street, near Dekalb Avenue

East Village: Mary O’s Irish Soda Bread Shop opened over the weekend. The shop is a sibling to the East Village Irish pub Mary O’s (32 Avenue A, at East Third Street) from Mary O’Halloran. She started making soda bread as a pandemic pop-up. 93 1/2 E. Seventh Street, at First Avenue

Flatiron: Aqua has opened; a new 24,000-square-foot restaurant from the family of restaurants behind the Chinese blockbuster, Hutong, and shares a sibling location in London. Aqua seats a whopping 432 diners, serving Japanese and Italian menus side by side. 902 Broadway between East 20th and 21st streets

Greenwich Village: Dear Strangers, a Latin American-inspired cocktail bar, from Employees Only alums and other partners will open its books to reservations on November 19. 147 W. Fourth Street, near Sixth Avenue

Greenwich Village: Mitsuru, a new Japanese restaurant from Mitsuru Tamura, a Sushi Yasuda alum, and Grant Reynolds, of Parcelle, has opened in Lower Manhattan. The wine program boasts 500+ bottles curated by Parcelle. 149 W. Fourth Street, at Sixth Avenue

Hudson Yards: Locanda Verde — a sceney Italian destination with regulars like Taylor Swift, Megan Markle, and many others — has opened a second location. The new spot from chef-partner Andrew Carmellini, Luke Ostrom, and Josh Pickard, in partnership with actor Robert De Niro has debuted, fifteen years after the original location. 50 Hudson Yards and West 34th Street

Nomad: Franklin Becker’s Press Club Grill flipped this week into another modern diner, this one called B&L Diner. 1262 Broadway, near West 32nd Street

West Village: Kiko opened from Lina Goujjane, whose family owned One If By Land, Two If By Sea. She’s made a name for herself as a sommelier working at Sushi Noz, the Nomad, and Momofuku Group. With Kiko, there’s an East-meets-West menu, in a kitchen led by Il Buco Alimentari alum Alex Chang. 307 Spring Street, at Greenwich Street

November 7

Chinatown: Bar Oliver, a new tapas bar specializing in pintxos and vermouth, has opened from a group of partners that includes the owner of the wine bar Casetta, and the restaurant Casino, alongside Daniel and Evan Bennett of Babs and Mimi, and Jonas Lafortezza. 1 Oliver Street, at St. James Place

East Village: New Vietnamese bakery La La Bakeshop has landed in New York, after first launching for online orders. There’s a salted egg pork floss cake, plus tiramisu in flavors like durian and coconut-pandan. 73 Second Avenue, near East Fourth Street

East Village: At Smithereens, chef Nick Tamburo’s restaurant opening sails in with a modern taste of New England: There’s a take on clam chowder and a fancy lobster roll; for dessert, find a creative play on an ice cream float with celery, and homemade apple cider doughnuts. Co-owner Nikita Malhotra, a star sommelier, previously at Momofuku Ko, has developed a wine list that will rotate; right now, it focuses on crisp whites to go with the seafood. 414 E. Ninth Street, near First Avenue

Flatiron: Another high-end regional Indian restaurant has opened in Manhattan, joining the ranks of newcomers like Bungalow. Chef Chetan Shetty leads Passerine, which has taken over a storefront that was previously home to Sona. A menu spotlights dishes like baked oysters seasoned with ajwain masala. 36 E. 20th Street, near Park Avenue South

Lower East Side: The 50-year-old Hawaiian chain, L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, which specializes in the plate lunch (along with items like Spam musubi, katsu chicken, and Korean short ribs), has reopened in New York. First up is the Lower East Side location 201 Allen Street, at East Houston Street

Midtown: Women-owned taproom Talea has opened its latest location at Penn Station, part of a growing number of new spots trying to level up the dining options near the transit hub. 160 W. 32nd Street, at Seventh Avenue

South Slope: After a decade operating as an online bakery Little Red Kitchen Bake Shop now has a storefront in Brooklyn, near the Greenwood Cemetery. 603 Fourth Avenue, at 17th Street

Soho: Heidi Klum hosted the opening party for the first U.S. location of Crazy Pizza, where waiters spin the dough on their heads, while DJs spin. 218 Lafayette Street, at Spring Street

Williamsburg: Field Guide opened from Tim Meyers, who worked in the kitchens of Blanca, Eleven Madison Park, and Charlie Bird, as well as on the corporate side of John Fraser’s hospitality group. The restaurant is inspired by the American artist Andrew Wyeth with “sights, sounds, and flavors, and reframing the traditional farm-to-table concept for the modern palate.” Field Guide will serve dishes like pork and fig leaf terrine or squash-wrapped trout. Wine Director Mackenzie Khosla, a partner in Field Guide, comes to the 60-seat restaurant by way of Pasquale Jones, Bar Boulud, and Marta, according to a spokesperson. 235 Kent Avenue, near North First Street

Williamsburg: SSAW, a 12-seat Japanese tasting menu restaurant, has opened in South Williamsburg. Chef Yusuke Fukuzaki, an alum of another Japanese restaurant, Gouie, a former Market Line food hall staple, has priced the meal at $160 per person. 330 South Third Street, at Keap Street

Williamsburg: The couple behind longtime Williamsburg restaurant Shalom Japan have added a Japanese sandwich counter next door. Tokidoki features items like a turkey teriyaki as well as rice-based sandwiches, onigirazu, gaining steam in New York. 310 South Fourth Street, at Rodney Street