Eataly’s third New York City outpost will open in Soho next week. Located in a landmarked building at 200 Lafayette Street, the store will offer Eataly’s world-renowned authentic Italian goods, a specialty market with curated Italian and local delicacies, a restaurant, and an all-day cafe. Eataly Soho will open its doors on Saturday, November 25 at 12 p.m.

The new store will span roughly 20,000 square feet, encompassing a restaurant, cafe, and marketplace. The restaurant will serve as Eataly Soho’s anchoring experience, offering a vast menu featuring signature dishes including handmade fresh pasta, pizza, seafood, and meat dishes.

Menu highlights include the “Tajarin al Tartufo Bianco,” a handmade pasta dish served tableside with shaved white truffle, a wide selection of made-to-order pizzas, and premium meats like the new “Fornello Pugliese,” a Pugliese-style skewer served with sides. The restaurant’s wine menu will also feature more than 300 Italian bottles in addition to a dense selection of cocktails and mocktails.

The marketplace sells thousands of imported Italian and local products, as well as fresh house-made ingredients. Customers can browse more than 200 varieties of salumi e formaggi (cured meats), 100 extra virgin olive oils, aged balsamic vinegar, 200 shapes of both fresh and artisanal pasta, sweets, meat cuts and seafood, and seasonal produce.

Opening just in time for the holiday season, Eataly Soho will carry a large selection of panettoni and pandori, including the new Eataly Panettone, and an extensive selection of gift boxes.

The cafe, the store’s all-day coffee bar experience, will serve premium espresso and cappuccino, pizza alla pala, and a selection of sweet and savory bites. Pastries are made by Eataly’s in-house pastry chefs daily, which include chocolate and vegan croissants, and an assortment of cakes and tarts. At the end of the day, the cafe will serve wine glasses and cocktails.

“We are very proud to expand our presence in New York City with a third store and to open in such an incredible and iconic neighborhood as Soho. North America is the focus for expansion over the next five years, and we are actively pursuing several initiatives throughout the territory, from increasing the floor space of our flagship store in the Flatiron district to actively seeking new locations in Manhattan and throughout the United States and Canada,” Tommaso Brusò, CEO of Eataly North America, said.

“Eataly embodies in its DNA the authentic Italian culinary culture and lifestyle and our goal is to continue building our love story with the North America community, especially with this opening in a magical city that has welcomed us from the beginning.”

Eataly Soho made its United States debut in 2010 when it opened its flagship store in the Flatiron District, followed by a second New York City store near the World Trade Center in 2016.

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While Thanksgiving is meant to be a cheerful time full of expressing love for those closest to you, some who host the big dinner dread the hours of preparation that come along with it. Luckily, many New York City restaurants offer Thanksgiving meals for takeout or delivery, allowing New Yorkers to spend more time with friends and family instead of toiling away in the kitchen. Here are a few of the best Turkey Day meal packages, from a traditional Thanksgiving feast from Carmine’s and Citarella to smoky twists on turkey at barbecue joints Hill Country, Virgil’s, and Blue Smoke.

Manhattan

Bubby’s
Bubby’s, a favorite among New Yorkers for their American comfort food and beloved Thanksgiving meals, is once again offering a meal package for this year’s holiday. The restaurant is offering take-out packages for pick-up that include starters like buttermilk biscuits, deviled eggs, salad, and pickled market vegetables, main courses like turkey, glazed ham, and vegetarian lasagna, and sides like mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing, and root vegetables. Every package also includes a slice from three pies: an apple whiskey crumble pie, a pumpkin pie, and a sour cherry pie. The take-out package costs $200, feeds two people, and comes with reheating instructions. All orders must be placed by the end of the day on November 16, and pickup is on Thanksgiving day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Citarella
Citarella is offering two Thanksgiving feast packages for parties of four and eight. Each package includes roasted free-range turkey, pumpkin bisque, autumn lasagna, sautéed Brussels sprouts, sautéed spring beans, cranberry conserve, chicken bone broth, turkey gravy, glazed sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, wild rice stuffing, cornbread, and pumpkin pie. The dinner for eight also includes sausage stuffing and an apple pie. The packages cost $299 for four people and $499 for eight. Citarella also offers a wide selection of appetizers, desserts, and side dishes a la carte. Learn more about how to place an order here.

Carmine’s
Sit back and relax this Thanksgiving and let Carmine’s do the heavy lifting. Carmine’s Times Square and Upper West Side locations are offering a heaping Turkey Day package for $395. Available for take-out, delivery, catering, and dine-in, Carmine’s traditional Thanksgiving feast feeds six to eight and includes an 18-pound roast turkey, sausage and sage stuffing, homemade cranberry sauce, caramelized Brussels sprouts with applewood smoked bacon, sautéed string beans with red peppers, baby carrots, sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows and maple syrup, and mashed potatoes with gravy. Customers can add a pumpkin or apple pie to their package to complete their holiday feast for an extra $30. You can place an order online here.

Dickson’s Farmstand Meats
Chelsea Market butcher shop Dickson’s Farmstand Meats is selling all of the Thanksgiving feast items you could ever need, from roast turkeys and ham to gravy and cranberry sauce. The butcher is one of the only retailers in the United States to offer the KellyBronze Turkey, which is known to sell out extremely fast. Get it while you can! You can place an order online here.

Harry’s Table by Cipriani
Waterline Square’s new restaurant, Harry’s Table by Cipriani, has a Thanksgiving package that will run you $575 and serve up to 10 people. The feast includes starters like arugula with apples, toasted walnuts, and gorgonzola butternut squash soup, and main courses including a whole slow-roasted organic turkey and gravy, sides including Mediterranean herbs, focaccia stuffing, sweet mashed potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts, and pancetta cranberry sauce. For dessert, your guests can enjoy a pumpkin pie and a pecan pie. Orders can be placed here.

The Tin Building
The Tin Building, the Seaport marketplace curated by Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, is offering a meal package perfect for any Thanksgiving table. For $568, the Thanksgiving dinner includes an organic herb-roasted turkey, turkey jus, chestnut stuffing, Brussels sprouts, Delicata squash, mashed potatoes, roasted mushroom, macaroni & cheese, cranberry compote, a pumpkin pie, and assorted dinner rolls. You can also add on an extra pumpkin pie, apple pie, or pecan pie for $58.

Aquavit
Michelin-star restaurant Aquavit is offering New Yorkers a to-go Thanksgiving dinner for four. For $595, customers get a fennel and caraway spiced turkey breast, smoked turkey leg, pumpkin soup, watercress salad, roasted squash and Brussels sprouts, sweet potato puree, green bean casserole, rye and brioche stuffing, milk bread, pumpkin pie, and chocolate truffles. You can place an order here.

Wayan
Chef Cédric Vongerichten, the son of Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, is offering an Indonesian-inspired Thanksgiving package out of his Nolita restaurant Wayan. Wayan’s Thanksgiving feast features an organic roasted turkey breast and a variety of sides, including Brussels sprouts, perkedel stuffing, mashed potatoes, roasted squash topped with ginger-coconut crust, spiced cranberry acar sauce, and long pepper gravy. Customers can choose between a feast that serves two to four guests for $228 or six to eight guests for $448. Optional add-ons include a homemade ube pie for $68 each and cocktail mixers. Orders must be placed by Saturday, November 18. Expect orders to be delivered between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. on November 22; pick-up is from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on November 22 and 23. Place an order here.

Virgil’s Real Barbecue
Virgil’s Real Barbecue is putting a smoky, southern-inspired twist on Thanksgiving dinner. The $395 holiday feast comes with a 16 – 18 lb. smoked turkey, mashed potatoes with giblet gravy, cornbread, sausage stuffing, sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows & maple syrup, homemade cranberry sauce, candied Brussels sprouts with applewood smoked bacon, green beans, and buttermilk biscuits. You can complete your holiday feast by adding a pumpkin or apple pie for an extra $30. The package feeds six to eight people. You can pre-order for take-out and delivery here.

Lafayette
Lafayette’s Chef Andrew Carmellini is cooking up a special Thanksgiving takeaway feast. For $115 per person, the package includes butternut squash soup, coconut curry, coriander cream, beet salad, roasted turkey with maple chestnuts, turkey gravy, chipotle-scallion cornbread stuffing, mac n’ cheese, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, and cranberry-orange sauce. For dessert, customers can enjoy maple pumpkin pie and gingersnap cookies. The meal package is available for pick-up on November 22 and 23. Orders can be placed here.

Blue Smoke
Blue Smoke has been serving up delicious barbecue to New Yorkers for more than 20 years. The renowned BBQ joint is once again offering a mouthwatering Thanksgiving dinner for four. For $175, customers get two pounds of smoked turkey breast, one pint of turkey gravy, two pounds of green bean casserole, two pounds of cornbread stuffing, two pounds of mashed sweet potatoes with spiced pecans, and one point of cranberry sauce. The restaurant also offers apple crumb, bourbon pecan, and pumpkin pies for $34 each, as well as their sides a la carte. Pre-order by November 12 at 12 p.m. here. The meal packages are available for pick-up or delivery all day on November 22 and before noon on November 23.

Isle of Us
Yorkville’s Isle of Us is putting together a Thanksgiving feast for New Yorkers who would rather take it easy this holiday. For $180, customers can get a bountiful meal package that feeds four to six and includes a turkey breast with Isle of Us’s signature spice, gravy, almond stuffing, and two choices of sides. For those who would rather cook their own turkey but want to garnish it the Isle of Us way, the marketplace is offering its Chef’s All Purpose Spice and Casablanca Rise Seasoning for use in any Turkey Day recipes. Orders must be placed by November 17 at 5 p.m. for pick-up or delivery on the day before Thanksgiving (November 22). The restaurant will deliver within five miles of the store. You can order by emailing catering@isleof.us.

BLACKBARN
For the first time, Nomad’s farm-to-table American restaurant BLACKBARN is offering Thanksgiving catering for pick-up and delivery. The package, which costs $485 plus tax and delivery fees, feeds four to seven people, and comes with a pre-prepared roast turkey & thigh giblet gravy, sausage & apple stuffing, maple glazed sweet potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts, garlic mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin cheesecake. You can submit a catering inquiry here.

The Bakery at Greywind
For this Thanksgiving, the Bakery at Greywind, an all-day bakery located right next to James Beard award-winning chef Dan Kluger’s Greywind restaurant, is offering turkey pot pies with apple cider gravy and thyme as an addition to your holiday table. The 9-inch pies cost $78 each and can serve six to eight people. The pies are available for pick-up only and can be pre-ordered by hello@greywindnyc.com. Pick-up dates are November 22 and 23.

Hill Country
Hill Country is offering Texas-sized Thanksgiving meal packages. For $180, customers can get the Texas turkey box, which includes one turkey breast, 64 ounces of mac n’ cheese, 64 ounces of Texas toast stuffing, one load of cornbread with honey butter, and 16 ounces of cranberry sauce. This package can feed four to six people.

For $300, diners can get the hefty Thanksgiving feast, which includes a whole turkey, 64 ounces of mac n’ cheese, 64 ounces of Texas toast stuffing, 64 ounces of mashed potatoes, 64 ounces of green bean casserole, one load of cornbread with honey butter, 16 ounces of cranberry sauce, and a choice of one pie (apple, pumpkin, or pecan).

The sides are also available to order a la carte. You can place an order for pick-up or delivery here.

Chez Nick
Located on the Upper East Side, Chez Nick is offering Thanksgiving dinners to-go. The meal package, which costs $160, includes a fall salad, roasted winter squash, fresh herbs, roasted turkey breast, homemade stuffing, roasted Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, green beans, and more. Customers can also add an apple or pumpkin pie for $50. The meal package comes with reheating instructions. You can place an order here. Pick-up is on November 21 at 10 a.m.

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is asking that New Yorkers leave the Thanksgiving cooking to them. Dinosaur’s largest package, the turkey deluxe, costs $260 and can feed eight to twelve diners. The sprawling dinner includes a pit-roasted turkey, homemade turkey gravy, cornbread stuffing, whipped sweet potatoes, and a choice of two homemade pies (pumpkin, key lime, chocolate icebox). The second largest package, flying solo, costs $170 and includes just the essentials: a pit-roasted turkey and homemade turkey gravy.

Available only at Dinosaur’s Harlem and Brooklyn locations is the half turkey deluxe, which for $135 gets you a pit-roasted turkey, homemade turkey gravy, cornbread stuffing, whipped sweet potatoes, and a choice of one homemade pie. This package serves three to five guests.

All orders must be placed by November 15 and pick-up is on November 21 and 22. You can submit an order request here.

Rigor Hill Market
Rigor Hill Market is offering a selection of pre-prepared Thanksgiving meals and desserts using local produce sourced from their farm in Hudson Valley, Rigor Hill. The market is offering Turkey Day classics like gravy, cranberry sauce, stuffing, cornbread, mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, butternut squash, and pumpkin, apple, and pecan pies. The pies cost $45 each. You can pre-order here.

Brooklyn

Agi’s Counter
Crown Heights’ Agi’s Counter is offering two full cheesecakes, their classic cheesecake with blueberry coriander compote and their pumpkin caraway cheesecake, to add as part of your Thanksgiving feast. Each cheesecake costs $65. Orders can be placed here, and pickup will take place on November 20 and 21.

Edy’s Grocer
Edy’s Grocer wants to take the stress out of Turkey Day. Located in Greenpoint, Edy’s Grocer is a Lebanese market that opened its doors to Brooklynites in 2020. The grocer is offering a ‘zesty’ Thanksgiving meal package that includes delicious dishes like a tahini apple pie, maple pumpkin dip, fig jam “stuffins,” and zesty turkey. The full meal package costs $350 and can feed six to eight people. Individual dishes can also be ordered a la carte. Orders can be placed here, and pickup starts on November 19 and ends on November 21.

BKLYN Larder
BKLYN Larder offers many main courses and side dishes, including pre-prepared whole roast turkeys, brined and uncooked turkeys, cheese platters, stuffing, gravy, and all of the other essential items for a Thanksgiving feast. All of the prepared food packages come with reheating instructions. See all that BKLYN Larder has to offer for Turkey Day here.

Local delivery to Queens and Brooklyn within seven miles of BKLYN Larder is available for $7.99 and free for orders over $50. Delivery to all other boroughs is available for $19.99 by emailing catering@bklynlarder.com. All deliveries will arrive before 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. on November 22 or 23.

Morgan’s Brooklyn Barbecue
Prospect Height’s Morgan’s Brooklyn Barbecue can cover you in the food department this Thanksgiving. Morgan’s full Thanksgiving package costs $325, feeds 10 to 12, and includes a whole smoked turkey, green beans, sweet potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and gravy. For those who don’t need all of the fillings, Morgan’s offers a smaller package for $220 that includes a whole smoked turkey and gravy. The meal packages are available for pick-up only and all orders must be placed by November 20 before 4 p.m. You can place an order here.

Estuary
Located at the One15° Brooklyn Marina, Estuary is cooking up a delectable Thanksgiving meal package that is sure to wow guests. For $225, diners can enjoy a Thanksgiving turkey complete with cranberry sauce, gravy, and stuffing. For those looking for a more comprehensive meal, $350 will get you a whole turkey, candied yams, cranberry sauce, gravy, mashed potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts, stuffing, and a choice of apple pie, pumpkin pie, or chocolate bread pudding. Estuary also offers portions of all of the items in its Thanksgiving package for an additional $100. All orders must be placed by November 17 by calling 718-618-9775 or emailing info@estuarybrooklyn.com.

Lala’s Brooklyn Apizza
Lala’s Brooklyn Apizza will be selling a different kind of pie this Thanksgiving. Lala’s, the first restaurant from Lauren and Joe Grimm, the husband and wife duo behind the award-winning brewery Grimm Artisanal Ales, is offering pecan and pumpkin pies crafted by chef Esther Stilwell. The pecan pie uses Grimm Ale’s Double Negative imperial stout to create a brown butter sauce that adds a new element to the traditional pecan pie. Lala’s Thanksgiving pies are available for pre-order through November 14 here. Pick-up is the week of November 20.

Queens

Pig Beach BBQ
Pig Beach, which offers mouthwatering barbecue in Astoria, is offering a smokey feast for New Yorkers this Turkey Day. For $285, the full feast can feed 10 to 12 guests and includes a smoked whole turkey, brown gravy & classic cranberry sauce, a choice of two sides including stuffing, green bean casserole, and mashed potatoes, and a choice of key lime pie or chocolate pecan pie. You can also order the items a la carte.

Heating instructions for all of the package’s mains and sides can be found here. All orders must be picked up on November 22 from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Pig Beach Queens, located at 35-37 36th Street in Long Island City. You can pre-order your meal package here.

Customers can upgrade the meal package to feed up to 12 people and add chocolate bourbon pecan pie, for $765 plus tax. All orders must be placed by November 17. You can place an order by emailing events@blackbarnrestaurant.com.

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The city wants to shed its outdoor dining shacks. Under draft rules for the permanent outdoor dining program released by the city on Thursday, fully enclosed “streeteries” would no longer be permitted. Instead, structures on roadways can have umbrellas, awnings, or some other covering that can easily be removed. The city on Thursday launched a 30-day comment period to get feedback from restaurants and the public on the proposed rules. The first approved outdoor dining setups are expected to be installed in spring 2024.

In May, Adams and the City Council reached a deal on legislation that would make outdoor dining a permanent fixture of city life following its success as a pandemic-era measure.

“Outdoor dining saved 100,000 jobs in New York City during the pandemic and gave the five boroughs something New Yorkers had been craving for a long time, and now, thanks to this program, it is here to stay,” Mayor Eric Adams said.

“Our vision for the program will be developed in close partnership with restaurant owners, diners, and communities, and I am confident it will be a win for our entire city. We are taking the lessons of the temporary pandemic-era program – what worked, what didn’t, and what we can improve – and assemble the ingredients for the nation’s largest and best outdoor dining program. This public engagement period will allow us to refine the recipe and deliver a delicious final product.”

Under the new program, the dining structures on city streets will be prohibited between November 30 and March 31. The program established in 2020 did not have any seasonal restrictions. Dining set-ups on sidewalks will be allowed all year.

The draft rules released this week set clear guidelines for how dining sheds should look and where they should be installed in relation to sidewalk fixtures like fire hydrants, street plantings, bus stops, mailboxes, drainage infrastructure, and subway entrances. The city also wants to require outdoor dining setups on streets to have a water-filled, rat-resistant protective barrier to prevent rodent infestations.

The guidelines are designed to create a significantly more lightweight dining shed. Outdoor dining areas will longer be able to have enclosed roofing, and all sheds must use easily moveable furniture and coverings.

In an interview with Streetsblog, Jim Morrison, the owner of The Exley bar in Williamsburg, expressed concern over how inclement weather would affect outdoor dining under the new rules. “These are going to be ramshackle things with crappy tops on them, which are going to be as unsightly and as rat filled as anything that was before,” Morrison told the website.

“They’re going to be stuff that blows around in the storm. What’s that going to look like with a tarp or an umbrella?”

Restaurant owners will have to pay a fee to install dining infrastructure, with rates varying based on location and size. However, the costs will be lower than they were during the city’s previous program.

A 100-square-foot sidewalk cafe in Lower Manhattan will cost about half as much on a yearly basis as it would’ve cost during the city’s previous programs, according to an official press release.

The public can provide written comments on the proposed rules online or attend a virtual public hearing on Monday, November 20, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. To sign up to speak at the hearing, email rules@dot.nyc.gov.

Once the new rules are established, DOT will launch an online application portal where restaurants can apply to the program. A restaurant’s setup will need to comply with the new rules within 30 days of their application’s approval.

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The best bar in North America is in New York City. The annual list of the world’s 50 best bars was unveiled this week and the Lower East Side’s Double Chicken Please took second place, making it the best bar on this continent. Two other Manhattan bars made the list: Overstory in the Financial District at 17 and and Katana Kitten in Greenwich Village at 27.

The 2023 World’s Best 50 Bars list was unveiled in Singapore on Tuesday. The list is curated by “680 drinks experts with 50/50 gender parity, including renowned bartenders and consultants, drinks writers and cocktail specialists from around the world,” according to a press release.

Double Chicken Please returns as North America’s best bar, while rising up from sixth place on last year’s list to second place in 2023. The bar is known for pairing innovative cocktails with delicious chicken sandwiches.

The bar’s drinks are inspired by foods, including the Mango Sticky Rice (mango rum, sticky rice, pu’erh tea wakame, and cold brew coconut) and the Cold Pizza (Parmigiano Reggiano, burnt toast, tomato, basil, honey, and egg white).

Overstory is another familiar face on the list, having earned the number 34 spot in last year’s ranking. Located on the 64th floor of the Financial District skyscraper 70 Pine Street, the swanky bar’s highlights include the Golden Bird (rum, coffee, turmeric, pineapple, ginger, and soda), and In The Clouds (whiskey, earl grey, vanilla, champagne, and clarified milk).

These delectable beverages can be enjoyed while taking in breathtaking views on the bar’s outdoor wraparound deck.

Katana Kitten is another returning finalist; last year, the West Village bar came in ninth place. The Japanese bar serves Asian-inspired beverages like the Slowpitch Paloma (tequila, Pocari Sweat, Thai chili, and lime zest). Their menu also includes izakaya-style bites like crispy chicken sandwiches.

Barcelona’s Sips took the topspot in this year’s list as the world’s best bar, marking the second year in a row that a Barcelona establishment has earned the crown.

“At 50 Best, we take great pride in highlighting the unparalleled diversity of the global bar industry and we extend our sincere congratulations to each bar that has earned a place on this illustrious ranking,” William Drew, director of content, said in a press release.

“We have once again seen the number of cocktail cities represented here increase, and hope this list continues to ignite the spark of wanderlust for cocktail lovers around the world.”

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Manhattan’s first Wegmans grocery store has finally opened its doors. Located at 770 Broadway in the East Village, the 87,500-square-foot Wegmans Astor Place offers the grocer’s signature affordable prices and prepared food options, as well as Next Door, a 94-seat restaurant with a sushi bar and Champagne-oyster bar which is expected to open during the first half of 2024. The grocery store, which replaced a Kmart, is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Curated by Executive Chef David Lopatynski and his staff, prepared food options include sushi, salads, sandwiches, soups, pizza and wings, and Asian cuisine. The store also offers a wide selection of ready-to-eat and ready-to-heat entrees.

According to Eater, the store’s layout is in a “doughnut shape,” with the most popular items located in the center of the store.

The new grocery store is replacing the Kmart on Astor Place, an oddly beloved neighborhood fixture that in July 2021 closed suddenly after 25 years of business. The store was only one of two Kmart locations in Manhattan, the other of which was located in Penn Station and closed in early 2020.

Wegmans paid tribute to the storied history of its former occupier by keeping some of Kmart’s original interior design features, such as a number of columns that were part of Kmart’s layout, according to TimeOut.

The East Village store is the brand’s first Manhattan location and its second location in New York City, with the other outpost located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The Brooklyn store opened in October 2019 and saw more than 25,000 shoppers arriving for its grand opening, breaking the chain’s record for opening day sales.

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The Michelin Guide has added 11 new restaurants to its New York dining guide. Located in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Hudson Valley, the guide’s new additions include Little Myanmar, a Burmese restaurant in the East Village, Peppercorn Station, a Szechuan restaurant in Midtown West, and the Apropos Restaurant at the Abbey Inn, a Mediterranean restaurant in Peekskill. No restaurants in the Bronx, Queens, or Staten Island were included in Michelin’s latest update, according to Eater New York.

The new restaurants can be found below:

• Agi’s Counter
  818 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn
• Apropos Restaurant at the Abbey Inn
  900 Fort Hill Road, Peekskill, NY
• Fasano
  60 East 49th Street, Manhattan
• Kingfisher (closed until further notice)
  505 Rogers Avenue, Brooklyn
• Little Myanmar
  150 East 2nd Street, Manhattan
• Mischa
  153 East 53rd Street, Manhattan
• Monsieur Vo
  104 2nd Avenue, Manhattan
• Peppercorn Station
  66 West 39th Street, Manhattan
• Potluck Club
  133 Chrystie Street, Manhattan
• Torrisi
  275 Mulberry Street, Manhattan
• Superiority Burger
  119 Avenue A, Manhattan

These starred restaurants will be announced at a ceremony in Tribeca on November 7, according to Eater.

Michelin updates its list of recommended restaurants throughout the year. The New York guide currently includes over 400 restaurants added in previous years.

Michelin’s second-most recent dining guide update was early last month, which added restaurants in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Westchester to the esteemed list. Highlights include the East Village’s Ariari, Columbus Circle’s Bad Roman, and more.

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October 28 will be the last day you’ll be able to sample the food, crafts, and other local wares at the Bronx Night Market at Fordham Plaza. The borough’s beloved foodie fest is closing down for good after a farewell fling. After seven years, the team behind the ground-breaking seasonal event has made the tough decision to close after safety concerns rose and sponsorships fell short.

Launched in 2017 by Marco Shalma, the event was a collaboration between the quarterly magazine Edible Bronx and Bronx-based creative agency BLOX with support from the Fordham BID.

Vendors like Bronx Brewery and Sweet Milk and Sugar Desserts provided treats and helped local businesses gain recognition; music and dancing added to the lively vibe.

The market’s operators said in a statement that it has become a struggle to secure sponsors; a further challenge has been the atmosphere at the plaza, which has raised safety concerns for the vendors and affected the experience of attendees.

“While the decision to conclude our presence in the Bronx is difficult, we remain committed to celebrating the spirit of the Bronx Night Market as vibrantly and unforgettably as possible,” Shalma said in a statement. “We have always strived to deliver an exceptional experience to our attendees, and our final events will be no exception.”

The market’s grand finale celebration will be held on October 28, starting at 1 p.m. Visit the Bronx Night Market website for more information.

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The Statue of Liberty was erected in 1886. The Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 1883. Grand Central Terminal opened to the public in 1913. Fraunces Tavern, a famed Financial District watering hole, has been serving New Yorkers since 1762.

“Fraunces Tavern’s remarkable ability to remain in business throughout its long history is attributed to its resilience in the face of numerous disasters and challenges. These include surviving the 1775 British bombings, the 1975 FALN bombing, weathering Hurricane Sandy in 2012, and navigating the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Edmund Travers and Dervila Bowler owners/operators of Fraunces Tavern Restaurant.

“The key factors behind its enduring success include its iconic status, historical significance, dedicated management, loyal patronage, and adaptability in evolving with changing times and circumstances.”

Many of New York City’s oldest eateries and watering holes predate some of the city’s most iconic landmarks and have “lived” through eras and eras of change.

“NYC is a unique world capital. Though not as old as some of the great European capitals, NYC has a unique and valuable history to preserve and unfortunately, it’s vanishing quickly,” said a spokesperson for Pete’s Tavern, which has been in business since 1864.

Owners of NYC’s historic restaurants have a unique task of preserving the past while staying relevant and profitable in today’s ever-changing world. It’s a task that’s not always easy, according to Pete’s Tavern.

“Due to many factors including the recent Pandemic, high rents, a transient population, changing customers’ tastes and rising costs for all inputs, historic restaurants face many obstacles to their longevity – especially at a single location.”

But a passion for history and for the city keeps these restaurants — many of them family-owned for generations — alive and well hundreds of years after their founders served their first beer, burger, or plate of pasta.

“NYC has a rich and diverse history that encompasses so many cultures, communities, people, and events. Preserving its history allows us to understand and celebrate the city’s roots that have made it one of the greatest cities in the world,” said Dennis Turcinovic, owner and operator of Delmonico’s Restaurant Group.

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Fraunces Tavern, 1762
54 Pearl Street, Manhattan

Located downtown in the Financial District, Fraunces Tavern bills itself as New York’s oldest bar and restaurant. And old it is. Founded in 1762, Fraunces Tavern is on the National Register of Historic Places, recognized as a “watering hole for many of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America,” according to its site.

Its early American history can be expired at the Fraunces Tavern Museum where visitors can explore rooms where George Washington held meetings as well as a collection of Revolutionary War artifacts. But, of course, the age-old pastime of eating and drinking is still alive and well too. Fraunces Tavern has five bars with menus that include unique beers, cocktails, and whiskey. The food menus include traditional and upscale American bar fare and some U.K. favorites like fish and chips and pot pie.

The Ear Inn, 1817
326 Spring Street, Manhattan

Another bar with a connection to George Washington, The Ear Inn on Spring Street is located in the James Brown House, a designated NYC landmark. Brown “was the first owner of the home, and according to lore an aide to George Washington during the Revolutionary War,” Village Preservation reports. “Some have even suggested that Brown was depicted in the famous Emmanuel Leutze painting of the victorious Delaware River crossing.” The Ear Inn was established in 1817, and the townhouse in which it resides remains “virtually untouched.” But according to the bar’s site, the unique name only dates back to the 1970s. “They called it The Ear Inn to avoid the Landmark Commission’s lengthy review of new signage, simply covering the round parts of the long-standing neon “BAR” sign, leaving it to read “EAR.” And so, a modern legend was born.” The menu features American fare.

Neir’s Tavern, 1829
87-48 78th Street, Queens

Proudly described as the “most famous bar you’ve never heard of,” Neir’s Tavern in Queens has been featured in two films: 1990’s “Goodfellas” starring Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci and 2011’s “Tower Heist” starring Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller. According to its site, Neir’s is also “known as the tavern where as a child, Mae West used to dance (and possibly first performed) in the ballroom, which featured a wooden balcony with small hotel rooms around the upper walls, similar to the Wild West dancehalls of the movies and television.” The bar has operated in its current space continuously since it was established in 1829, though the name Neir did not come into play until 1898. In the 1890s it became the meeting spot for jockeys from the old Union Course Race Track, and to this day, it features a horse and jockey logo. The menu includes traditional pub fare, including a “Goodfella” burger with a special “Goodfella” sauce

Delmonico’s, 1837
56 Beaver Street, Manhattan

A true piece of history, Delmonico’s was one of the first fine dining establishments, not only in the city but in the United States. It was also the first dining establishment to call itself a “restaurant,” have a cookbook and, according to Dennis Turcinovic, owner and operator of Delmonico’s Restaurant Group, serve women at a table without men. Starting as a successful pastry shop, the Delmonico brothers then purchased a “triangular plot of land” to open their soon-to-be iconic restaurant.

It’s also where Baked Alaska — served then as “Florida, Alaska” — was served for the first time as a commentary on the United States’ purchase of Alaska. “Charles Ranhofer, an expat Parisian pastry chef at the legendary Delmonico’s restaurant in New York City, was renowned for dishes doubling as cultural commentary,” according to NPR. “The price tag reflected its grandeur — the cost of the dessert then would equal about $40 today. And Delmonico’s, established in 1837 and still in business today, was a who’s who of the dining scene, drawing personalities like the Rockefellers and Charles Dickens.” Other signature dishes include the Delmonico’s Steak and Lobster Newberg.

Today, the clientele is a mix of tourists from around the world and loyal customers who were “thrilled” when the restaurant reopened in September after being shuttered since the start of the pandemic, Turcinovic said. The menu is upscale and includes land and seafood dishes, a raw bar, and the original Baked Alaska, which today costs $24.

McSorley’s Old Ale House, 1854
15 East 7th Street, Manhattan

The origins of the East Village’s famed Irish bar date back to 1854 when ​​John McSorley opened an ale house on East 7th Street called The Old House at Home. “In the beginning the building was not five stories tall–there was nothing in the neighborhood that tall,” the official historian of McSorley’s told 6sqft in 2015. It wasn’t until 1908 that the name New Yorkers know and love today donned the building (which grew into a tenement in the 1860s).

“The sign over the front door falls in a storm (in 1908),” the bar’s history details. “It is replaced by one that reads “McSorley’s Old Time Ale House”. Later the word ‘Time’ is removed.” With original details like its old bar taps, wooden bar, and pot-bellied stove, the bar remained a mainstay of the neighborhood through the ages. In 1923 E.E. Cummings penned the poem “Sitting in McSorley’s,” and in 1940, The New Yorker published an article titled “The Old House at Home” about “McSorley’s, the oldest Irish saloon in the city.” In more recent history, McSorley’s was the last bar in New York City to only admit men. It wasn’t until 1970 that women were allowed to enter (due to a lawsuit) and 1986 that women had a restroom to use in the establishment.

Killmeyer’s Old Bavaria Inn, 1855
4254 Arthur Kill Road, Staten Island

Out in Staten Island, Killmeyer’s Old Bavaria Inn dates back centuries, but Nicolas Killmeyer purchased the property around 1855, according to the restaurant’s site. “The next generation of Killmeyers expanded the original building, made the upstairs hotel, and commissioned the beautiful Mahogany bar in 1890.” Through the years, the business changed hands and names until in 1995, the current owners bought and named it. As the name implies, the menu consists of traditional German dishes and beer.

Pete’s Tavern, 1864
129 East 18th Street, Manhattan

Pete’s Tavern in Gramercy celebrated 159 years of business on Sept. 26, and a spokesperson said the secret to the bar’s appeal is in the walls. The building at Irving Place was built in 1828 and originally served as a hotel. Fast forward to today, and the current owners are dedicated to preserving history and even unearthing new stories.

The 1864 Project was started this year as a way to collect “memorable stories, recollections and pictures from Pete’s past,” a spokesperson said. “We have learned even more about the history of this incredible place that somehow remained a working bar during Prohibition.” The stories are disseminated in a newsletter and featured online (those interested in submitting can email the1864project@petestavern.com). The current story online tells of a patron who painted Pete’s Tavern in 1966 and still has the painting hanging up. And like the building itself, much of the staff has been around for decades — two people for more than 50 years. The menu features a range of cuisines from Italian dishes to burgers and salads plus a full bar menu.

Old Homestead Steakhouse, 1868
56 9th Avenue, Manhattan

Aptly located in the Meatpacking District is the Old Homestead Steakhouse. Before the neighborhood became synonymous with trendy clubs and high-end hotels, the little corner of Chelsea was home to slaughterhouses and meatpacking plants, so it’s no surprise beef was and still is on the menu at this long-standing neighborhood restaurant. The current owners made the historic eatery a family business 70 years ago when former dishwasher Harry Sherry decided to buy it. Today, his grandsons, who learned the business from the ground up as he did, run the show but admit to not changing much. “Why change something that has worked for 150 years?” owner Greg Sherry is quoted as saying on the website. The menu boasts 10+ beef and steak dishes (including wagyu) as well as burgers and seafood options.

Landmark Tavern, 1868
626 11th Avenue, Manhattan

NYC is chock full of Irish Pubs, especially around Midtown, but what makes Landmark Tavern special is that it actually used to be a waterfront eatery on the Hudson River when 11th Avenue was the end of the west side. According to the website, it was a saloon and the owners’ home until Prohibition when it became a speakeasy. Today, it’s a local haunt for New Yorkers — some might say, literally. Legend has it, the Landmark Tavern is haunted by multiple ghosts. The spirits one can be sure to find there, though, are the ones behind the bar along with a menu of American and traditional Irish fare

Gage & Tollner, 1879
372 Fulton Street, Brooklyn

Downtown Brooklyn lost its iconic restaurant Gage & Toller for a while. Opened in 1879 and achieving landmark status for its dining room in 1975, the restaurant was “Brooklyn’s answer to Delmonico’s,” the New York Times wrote in 2020. “The restaurant was an elegantly appointed dining temple that served seafood, chops, and steaks, and it attracted celebrities like Mae West, Lillian Russell, Jimmy Durante, and members of the Brooklyn Dodgers.” It served patrons for over 100 years until it shuttered in 2004. T.G.I. Friday’s replaced it, and then Arby’s.

The restaurant sat vacant until 2020 when a group of restaurateurs decided to revive the Victorian eatery. Sohui Kim, Ben Schneider, and St. John Frizell joined forces to revive Gage & Tollner to its former glory, but their targeted opening date of March 2020 proved to be bad timing. Finally, in 2021, Gage & Toller officially reopened taking “inspiration for our food and beverage offerings from the Gage & Tollner archives, honoring and elevating beloved longtime classics with meticulously sourced ingredients and diligent technique,” the website describes. In the ornate dining room, upscale menu items while Sunken Harbor Club upstairs serves up tropical libations.

White Horse Tavern, 1880
567 Hudson Street, Manhattan

Though it has been around since 1880, Whitehorse Tavern in the West Village achieved legendary status in the 1950s. Poet Dylan Thomas often frequented the tavern, and “The White Horse Tavern is famous for being where Dylan Thomas had his last drinks before his untimely death just a few days after turning 39,” according to the bar.

The beatnik and jazz movements also passed through Whitehorse’s doors with names like Jack Kerouac, Anaïs Nin, and James Baldwin on the clientele list. “Legend has it that the idea for the Village Voice…was born over drinks at the bar, known colloquially as ‘The Horse,’ Gothamist writes. Today, the Village is still bustling with artists and students and Whitehorse Tavern remains a watering hole for New Yorkers and tourists alike, instantly recognizable by its neon sign and greenery. The menu features classic American pub fare as well as a raw bar.

P.J. Clarke’s, 1884
915 Third Avenue, Manhattan

P.J. Clarke’s started as a saloon serving mostly Irish Immigrants, and in fact, got its current name from an Irish bartender who purchased it in 1912, according to the restaurant’s history. After making it through prohibition, the bar became a watering hole for famous crooner Frank Sinatra who “regularly closed the place down at Table #20 and Johnny Mercer wrote ‘One for My Baby’ on a bar napkin.” Buddy Holly and Nat King Cole were also familiar faces in the joint and Holly even proposed to a woman there. Later the Kennedys were frequent customers. Today, P.J. Clarke’s has three NYC locations as well as spots in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia.

Keens Steakhouse, 1885
72 West 36th Street, Manhattan

Located in Herald Square — and the lone survivor of what once was the Herald Square Theatre District — Keens Steakhouse was originally “part of the Lambs Club, a famous theatre and literary group founded in London,” according to its site. In 1885 it became an independent eatery and a hot spot for theater actors. “By the time Keens celebrated its 20th anniversary, you could glance into the Pipe Room and see the jovial congregations of producers, playwrights, publishers and newspaper men who frequented Keens.”

And speaking of pipes, according to Keens, the restaurant houses the largest collection of wooden churchwarden smoking pipes in the world, which was a popular pastime of the time. “The membership roster of the Pipe Club contained over ninety thousand names, including those of Teddy Roosevelt, Babe Ruth, Will Rogers, Billy Rose, Grace Moore, Albert Einstein, George M. Cohan, J.P. Morgan, Stanford White, John Barrymore, David Belasco, Adlai Stevenson, General Douglas MacArthur and ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody,” the site writes. The menu is a traditional chophouse one with red meat and seafood as the stars.

Peter Luger Steakhouse, 1887
178 Broadway, Brooklyn

Williamsburg’s most famous steakhouse opened in 1887 as “Carl Luger’s Café, Billiards and Bowling Alley.” Today, the restaurant is owned by the Forman family who established a silverware company across the street from the restaurant in the early 1920s. Sol Foreman frequented the eatery so much with clients that when owner Peter Luger died, he bought the restaurant at auction in 1950 and turned it into what it is today. “The critical job of inspecting and purchasing meat fell to his wife, Marsha Forman. Marsha spent two years learning this special skill from a retired USDA grader, who took her to the wholesale houses in the meat market along New York City’s West Side Highway. In keeping with tradition, and to ensure the highest quality of meat, the selection process is still performed by members of the family, who visit the wholesale markets to inspect the selection of short loins,” the site details. In the hipster neighborhood, Peter Luger’s menu stays classic and simple with red meat and seafood.

Katz’s Delicatessen, 1888

Everyone knows that famous scene from 1989’s “When Harry Met Sally.” But Katz’s history started 100 years before Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal stepped foot inside this Lower East Side landmark. Once named “Iceland & Katz,” Katz’s deli got its current name in 1910, and seven years later it moved to its current location across the street from where it first opened.

Serving Jewish delicacies like matzoh ball soup, knishes, and pastrami, “during the peak of the Yiddish theater, the restaurant was forever filled with actors, singers and comedians from the many theaters on 2nd Avenue, as well as the National Theater on Houston Street. Although the age of the Yiddish theater has passed, Katz’s still has its fair share of famous customers, whose photos now line our walls,” the site details. Those celebrities include the likes of Barack Obama, Lionel Richie, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Matthew Broderick. But on any given day (or late night), local customers line up for Katz’s true NYC comfort food.

Old Town Bar, 1892
45 East 18th Street, Manhattan

Youth is one of the most coveted things in the world. But when you’ve been around since 1892, you wear the name “old” proudly. Old Town Bar in Gramercy serves casual American fare in an old-school tavern setting. “It’s easy to have an 1890s moment at Old Town without realizing it,” Jennifer Berg, professor of food studies at New York University told the Village Voice in 2014. “It has that gorgeous musty smell. It’s like New York’s own little secret.”

One hundred years later, it got a taste of fame in the opening for “The David Letterman Show” in the ‘80s-’90s. In 2017 when it celebrated its 125th anniversary, owner Gerry Meagher told Gothamist that many of the restaurant’s original fixtures, including the mahogany bar, are original. “My father’s philosophy was not to be trendy. Implicit in that is that your trend will not last. He liked to keep Old Town Bar like an old New York tavern,” he said.

Rao’s, 1896
455 East 114th Street, Manhattan

Many of the restaurants and bars on this list are American, Irish, and German pubs, taverns, and steakhouses. But Rao’s is as Italian-American as one can get. The East Harlem landmark restaurant is all about classic southern Italian food like grandma used to make. But unlike a seat at nonna’s table, the ones at Rao’s are hard to come by. “If you’ve never eaten at Rao’s, well, join the club. It’s impossible to get a table at the East Harlem Italian restaurant,” Bon Appetit wrote in 2016. And, in fact, a call to Rao’s gets you a voicemail that simply says, “Our reservation book is filled for 2023 and we are not taking any reservations. Thanks for calling Rao’s and have a good day.”

The restaurant’s prestige goes beyond reservation exclusivity all the way to Hollywood. Frank Pellegrino Sr., who ran Rao’s for years before his death in 2017, was an actor as well as a restaurateur, appearing in “The Sopranos” and “Goodfellas.” “He was cast in 1990’s ‘Goodfellas’ by Martin Scorsese, a longtime regular at Rao’s…Pellegrino was a beloved fixture at Rao’s where, in addition to Scorsese, bold-face diners over the years included Leonardo DiCaprio — who filmed a scene for ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ at the uptown restaurant — as well as Woody Allen, Keith Richards, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart, Jimmy Fallon and others,” Deadline wrote in 2017.

Today, Frank Pellegrino Jr., or “‘Frankie’ as he is known to Rao’s regulars,” co-owns the restaurant along with newer outposts in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. He “grew up helping his father and family at the restaurant – waiting tables, cooking, managing the restaurant – basically learning the family business, even though his father, Frank Sr. attempted to talk him out of it,” the site writes.

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Midtown’s latest fine dining establishment has opened inside the 34th Street-Herald Square subway station. Located in what was a former barbershop and newsstand at the 32nd Street entrance of the station, Nōksu is a 13-seat Korean tasting counter with a carefully crafted 12-course tasting menu served in a sleek dining room. Nōksu is owned by Bobby Kwak and Joseph Ko and run by Chef Dae Kim.

The $225 tasting menu includes items that draw from Chef Kim’s fine dining background and childhood in Korea. Highlights include Surf Clam, a combination of golden petals of fried potato surrounding a Korean steamed egg known as gyeran-jjim, garnished with caviar, and stewed surf clams in a scallion sauce. The same kind of dish can be found at many of the humble establishments found in nearby Koreatown.

Another highlight is the BBQ squab, which is aged for several days, smoked, and then glazed. The culinary creation, which hang in an aging cabinet, is an homage to Kim’s love of Chinatown, where ducks hang in storefront windows. He serves this course with a truffle bao bun filled with duck offal.

While each course of Nōksu’s tasting menu is masterfully created, their fish offerings are especially delicious. The restaurant’s mackerel is aged for two days in vinegar and poached in ginger oil.

Another highlight, the sardine, is aged in plum vinegar and sandwiched between potato crisps with a Caesar emulsion and Castelfranco.

Diners can also order a wine pairing featuring German, Austrian, and Californian selections for an extra $175.

Kwak and Ko first discovered Kim while he was working at Silver Apricot, a Chinese-American restaurant in Greenwich Village, with Kwak’s nephew. The two also own Baekjong, a Korean BBQ restaurant, and Sundae’s Best, a Korean gelato shop. They are also the founders of Korean nightclubs Mission and Circle.

The two businessmen met when they were club promoters in the 1990s. In 2000, they joined forces for the first time to work together in nightclubs and later ventured into the restaurant business.

The entrance to the restaurant is down a staircase on the northeast corner of the subway station at Broadway and 32nd Street. After entering a key code, guests enter through an inconspicuous black door into the sleek dining room which features black and white counters inspired by sumuk-hwa, traditional Korean ink wash paintings.

Kwak had been eyeing the space at the station for years and jumped at the opportunity to fill the space with a world-class fine dining eatery.

“I’ve been walking past this barbershop space for decades. It’s just such a cool, unique
space,” Kwak stated in a press release.

However, the establishment’s peculiar location posed a few problems when Kwak and Ko first signed on in 2019. The space doesn’t have gas, a complication they had to design the menu around. On the bright side, the pandemic gave them a long while to brainstorm ways to make the best of this issue.

The restaurant’s landlord is the Martinique Hotel, which sits directly above Nōksu at street level, while the entrance is owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which brings some additional requirements from the city in terms of upkeep, according to Eater New York.

When asked about what the restaurant would do in future flooding events, like the one that rocked NYC and disrupted the subway system on September 29, Kwak told Eater he installed his own drains in anticipation of future flooding events.

Reservations can be made through Resy here.

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What’s a better pairing than pudding and pastrami? New York City icons Katz’s Delicatessen and Magnolia Bakery this week announced a collaboration on a meal package that includes beloved menu items from both institutions. Now available to ship nationwide for a limited time, the “New York Classics” bundle includes two pints of Magnolia’s banana pudding and enough Katz’s hand-carved pastrami, corned beef, and sandwich fixings for up to six people.

“Collaborating with Magnolia Bakery on this package was a natural choice for us,” Jake Dell, owner of Katz’s Deli said. “Both our brands boast devoted fan bases and encapsulate the essence and allure of NYC. We look forward to sharing this sweet and savory package with those both near and far so they can enjoy a taste of our home.”

For $160, the meal package serves four to six people and includes:

• 1 pound of Katz’s hand-carved pastrami
• 1 pound of Katz’s hand-carved corned beef
• A half loaf of deli rye bread
• 2 quarts of full sour pickles
• 1 pound of Swiss cheese
• 8 ounces of deli mustard
• 8 ounces of Reuben dressing
• 8 ounces of sauerkraut
• 2 pints of Magnolia Bakery’s famous banana pudding

“This package is the perfect opportunity for us to partner with our friends at Katz’s to celebrate our hometown and to share a true taste of NYC with fans from coast to coast,” Bobbie Lloyd, CEO of Magnolia Bakery said. “We’re excited for fans to get a taste of one of our best-selling desserts and Katz’s incomparable deli creations.”

The New York Classics Package is available for shipping nationwide while supplies last through Katz’s website.

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