New & Noteworthy

I love ramen and used to keep a punchlist on me at all times when I was living in Tokyo so I could duck in for a bowl if I happened to be in a particular neighborhood. NYC has seen an incredible influx of ramen joints but pretty much all of them make a tonkotsu broth as their base.  This pork-based broth is rich, i.e. heavy. The news around the opening of Sanpotei in the East Village have focused on a mapo tofu ramen but I am most interested in it because shoyu ramen is their specialty. The soy sauce-based broth is lighter and does not take over the noodles or toppings. #yum

New & Noteworthy (week of Jan 27)

Anton’s Opened mid-November

• Anton’s Is Nick Anderer’s Ode to Old New York
• Former Union Square Hospitality Star Chef Debuts a Throwback European Restaurant

The Banty Rooster Opened mid-December

• Southwestern Flavors Take Center Stage at Celebrated Restaurateur’s First NYC Spot
• Banty Rooster Opens In W Village With Southwestern Flavors

Café Kitsuné Opened mid-November

• Kitsuné Is Serving Up Parisian Cool at a New West Village Café
• Maison Kitsuné Brings Its Cafe To New York
• Maison Kitsuné brings Parisian luxury and Japanese minimalism to their first NYC café
• Maison Kitsuné’s Masaya Kuroki Pays Close Attention to the Menu “You’ve got to focus.”

Ernesto’s Opened early-January

• Ernesto’s Is a Modern Tribute to the Food of Spain
• A Devotee of Basque Food Brings It to Two Bridges
• Fine Dining Vet Brings Basque Cuisine to Two Bridges

Kochi Opened early-November

• Daily Dish Kochi review: Observations from My First Visit 
• 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

Lekka Burger Opened mid-November

• Dirt Candy’s Trailblazing Chef Opens a Fast-Casual Veggie Burger Spot Today
• Veggie God Amanda Cohen Enters the Plant-Based Burger Wars
• Lekka Burger from Dirt Candy’s Amanda Cohen is opening in NYC

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

Piggyback NYC Opened mid-January

• Pig and Khao Chef Unveils Her Latest in Chelsea
• A Seasoned Team’s Irreverent New Pan-Asian Restaurant Opens Tonight Near Penn Station
• The Chef of Pig & Khao Brings Hainan Duck and Curry Puffs to Midtown

Sanpotei Opened late-January

• It’s Mabo Tofu Ramen Time at Sanpoutei
• Sanpoutei Gyoza & Ramen debuts this evening on 2nd Avenue
• Off the Menu – Openings 

Verōnika Opened early-January

• Stephen Starr’s Latest Is a Grand European-Style Brasserie in a Sleek New Museum
• Restaurant Verōnika at Fotografiska Museum opens from Stephen Starr
• Roman and Williams imbues an impressionistic glow on Verōnika at Fotografiska

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.