New & Noteworthy
Kochi and Xu’s Public House are added to this week’s New & Noteworthy list and Hutong is coming off as it isn’t so new now. I have been bemused to see that the reviews coming in for Hutong, mainly because the kudos seem to be given begrudgingly from the New York Times, New York Magazine and Eater to the The New Yorker. Fanciness and super astronomical prices are okay at The Grill but somehow this luxe Chinese restaurant which is not far off prices you would find at Red Farm feels like it is getting judged with a grain of MSG. Anyhoo, I add Kochi, a Korean tasting menu from Chef Sungchul Shim, who previously worked at Neta and Per Se. I also add Xu Public House which has little news around it but Robert Sietsema enjoyed a few dishes there.
New & Noteworthy (week of Nov 11)
Būmu Opened early-October
- Būmu, Lively Izakaya-Style Restaurant, Opens in NYC
- Joaquin Baca’s Teo Is Reborn (Sort of) in Greenwich Village
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
Gotham Reopened early-September
- 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
Il Fiorista Opened mid-September
- Everyone Fantasizes of Opening Their Dream Restaurant. This Couple Actually Did It.
- GET TO IL FIORISTA TO EXPERIENCE NYC’S FLORAL MOVEMENT
- How to Cook a Meal (Almost) Entirely Out of Flowers
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
Kochi Opened early-November
- Former Neta Chef Opens an Elegant Korean Skewer Restaurant Tonight
- Kochi Arrives With a Focus on Korean Royal Cuisine
- High Dining Chef Opens Hell’s Kitchen Tasting Menu Spot
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
Xu’s Public House Opened early-November
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.