New & Noteworthy

As noted in last week’s list, I am removing my interest in visiting Red Paper Clip. It’s not like I am super busy but I am not in the mood these days to commit to pre-fixe/tasting menu meals, not to mention the generally hefty price tags, unless the dishes are really special. It sounds like it may be worth waiting a bit more to see if Red Paper Clip evolves its dishes to again pique my interest. 

And while I am not necessarily a temaki super-fan, I am adding Nami Nori, a new West Village restaurant from some ex-Masa vets.  The casual nature and pricing invites sampling, so hoping to stop by in the next week or so to check it out.  

New & Noteworthy (week of Oct 7)

Daymoves   Opened mid-September

• James Murphy’s Café and Bar, Daymoves, Opens This Week
• James Murphy’s new Williamsburg cafe, Daymoves, opens this week
• James Murphy Has Got the Daymoves

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

Hutong  Opened 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

Llama-San Opened early-September

• Daily Dish Llama San Review: Observations from My First Visit 
• After a Long Delay, Llama-San is Finally Ready to Start Cooking

Nami Nori Opened early-October 

• Masa Vets Are Opening a Playful Sushi Hand Roll Restaurant in the West Village
• The Owners of a New Sushi Spot Want to ‘Bring Back the Dynamite Roll’
• Temaki Hand Rolls With a Twist in the West Village
• Nami Nori, a West Village Restaurant by the Former Masa Chefs, Does Not Do Fusion

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.