New & Noteworthy

This week’s additions to the New & Noteworthy list are both restaurants that have been open for a bit, one for six months and the other for over twenty years.  I’m reinvested in checking them out because of their new menus. Golden Diner, the Chinatown spot from ex-Torrisi and Momofuku vet Sam Yoo, is now serving dinner.  While the website menu looks pretty sparse, the images on the GrubStreet article shows more, e.g. wontonini en brodo and black bean vongole. Um, yum.

Jean-Georges Vongerichten has no fear in changing a winning formula.  He is eliminating the a la carte option and offering only tasting menus for lunch and dinner (meat and seafood; and vegetarian and vegan) at his celebrated restaurant in Columbus Circle.  We have seen JGV’s inroad into plant-based and vegan dishes take place over the last few years at ABC Kitchen and abcV. I have enjoyed the veggie-focused dishes at both and would love to have a new go-to for a high-end veg/vegan experience.

New & Noteworthy (week of Sep 16)

AyadaOpened late-June

• Critically Acclaimed Queens Thai Hit Opens in Chelsea Market Today
• Queens’ Best Thai Restaurant Will Expand to Manhattan

Golden Diner  Dinner service early-September

• Torrisi Vet Sam Yoo’s Golden Diner Debuts Dinner

Gotham Bar & Grill     Reopened early-September

• A Fresh Face at an Old Standard: Gotham Bar and Grill

• Iconic Gotham Bar & Grill Reopens Tonight With a New Chef In Pursuit of a Younger Crowd
• Here’s Gotham Bar & Grill’s Brand-new Menu

HutongOpened early-July 

• Daily Dish Hutong Review: Observations from My First Visit
• Midtown’s Glam New Chinese Restaurant Excels at a Luxe Dim Sum Service
• The Unapologetic Decadence of Hutong
• Hutong brings good, fancy Chinese food back to NYC

Jean-Georges Revamped Tasting Menus early-September

• A Vivid New Menu Debuts at Jean-Georges
• Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Columbus Circle Fine Dining Jewel Makes a Big Menu Pivot
• Jean-Gorges Wants His Third Michelin Star Back. Here’s How He Plans to Get It

The Jones Opened late-August

• An Iconic Noho Space Starts New Life Today as a Light and Bright Seafood Cafe: Great Jones Cafe has been revived by Gabriel Stulman as the Jones, a casual cafe aimed at locals
• The Jones Is Gabriel Stulman’s Loving Revamp of the Great Jones Cafe

L’Accolade    Opened mid-July

• A Natural Wine Bistro From France Lands in the West Village
• Natural Wine Bistro Opens In The West Village

LaLou Opened late-June

• Inside LaLou, an Exciting Natural Wine Bar from Some of NYC’s Most Underrated Pros
• LaLou Just Might Be Your New Summer Hangout

Llama-San Opened early-September

• After a Long Delay, Llama-San is Finally Ready to Start Cooking

Malibu Farm  Opened early-September

• Malibu Farm, Inspired by California, Opens in the Seaport District
• Seaport District Will Get a Touristy Malibu Import With Major Views: Malibu Farms combines Californian and Scandinavian influences
• Helene Henderson Is About to Bless New York with SoCal Goodness

Pastis         Opened early-June

• Inside the New Pastis, the Romantic NYC Legend Reopening Tonight
• Hello, Old Friend: Pastis Reopens Its Doors

Red Paper Clip Opened late-July

• Contemporary Fare at Red Paper Clip in the West Village
• Ex-Blue Hill Chefs Unleash an Upscale Restaurant of Their Own in the West Village

Red Peony Opened late-August

• Shanghainese Restaurant Red Peony Opens in Midtown NYC

Sullivan Street Pizza Opened mid-June

• Bread Savant Jim Lahey Is Bringing His Popular Pizzas Back to Chelsea

This weekly list is not comprehensive of every new place but a short alphabetized list of new places that I think are notable.  Restaurants that have been opened for more than three months will not be included.