Dry Pepper Wings (Yelp) And Brooklyn makes three for Han Dynasty's NYC locations. The new location in City Point, the giant new Downtown Brooklyn development that also houses Alamo Drafthouse and DeKalb Market, is currently in...

(Hershey's) One hundred and seventeen years after it created what is perhaps the world's most iconic (if basic) candy bar, Hershey's has...adapted. The candy company has announced a new candy bar to its lineup, a gilded...

Chef Danny Brown has transformed his newish Upper East Side bistro into a charcuterie and cheese-centric restaurant with a more informal environment than his previous concept. Despite being well received by the neighborhood, X Bar Bistro will...

A post shared by milk bar (@milkbarstore) on Nov 1, 2017 at 6:28am PDT Have you clicked through all the galleries of amazing Halloween costumes? Good, because the time for goo-filled skulls is OVER and the...

Nearly a year ago, Chef Mark Ladner left his job as Executive Chef at Del Posto to pursue his dream of a fast casual pasta restaurant, Pasta Flyer. Now the chef, along with partner Nastassia Lopez, have...

Hamro Bhim's Cafe (Clay Williams/Gothamist) The 6th annual Momo Crawl celebrates dollar dumplings in Jackson Heights this Sunday with a self-guided tour to over 20 restaurants and food trucks serving the Himalayan dumplings. The event concludes...

(Bouley At Home) The rise of the gourmet fast casual restaurant has meant the elimination of front of house staff, and now that concept flourishes in fine dining, too, notably at chef David Bouley's newest venture,...

Waiting for a bartender to shake or stir your drink is so yesterday. Brooklyn creator Michael Cirino, boasting some serious Italian heritage cred — check the mustache — decided to change the game. That’s kinda his MO: His culinary experience company A Razor/A Shiny Knife has long conceived and executed unexpected and unusual events, like serving a fancy lunch on the L train or organizing a 100-course meal for a discerning crowd.

Courtesy Eli Walker The first time I went to a yoga class, I was so inflexible and self-conscious I swore I'd never go back. The second time, I was dragged by a friend who promised me...

Following a five year absence, acclaimed French chef Joël Robuchon returns to NYC to bring the 12th in his L'Atelier line to the Meatpacking District. L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon will actually be two concepts in one: L'ATELIER,...

(Sushi Ginza Onodera) Last week, Michelin released their list of restaurants that received their Bib Gourmand distinction; now they've released their Michelin Guide New York, which includes the tire company's coveted star distinctions. For its 13th...

(NicholasBPhotography/Getty Images) New Yorkers went Cronut-level insane when the DO raw cookie dough shop opened earlier this year, waiting over an hour to devour the allegedly "safe to eat raw" dough. Riding that wave of popularity,...

Left Bank's sausage (Yelp) Five years after it opened (without power) the week of Hurricane Sandy, Left Bank in the West Village will be celebrating with a candlelit dinner on Tuesday evening with 10% of the...

Waiting for a bartender to shake or stir your drink is so yesterday. Brooklyn creator Michael Cirino, boasting some serious Italian heritage cred — check the mustache — decided to change the game. That’s kinda his MO: His culinary experience company A Razor/A Shiny Knife has long conceived and executed unexpected and unusual events, like serving a fancy lunch on the L train or organizing a 100-course meal for a discerning crowd.

(portishead1/Getty Images) Health PSA: if your plans for the evening include sitting on your own in your apartment and stuffing your face while contemplating the likelihood that you will die alone, just know that your sad,...

Craft cider is big business in New York. Just look at the rise of state-certified farm cideries, in addition to the strong contingent of bars and restaurants dedicated to serving the stuff. Now Bad Seed, what's being...

The fifth location of vegan chainlet by Chloe arrives in Midtown on Halloween in a 2,666-square-foot space at 1 Rockefeller Plaza. With 54 seats, this is one of the larger by Chloe locations in town and one...

French Toast at Grand Tier Restaurant (Yelp) A Harvest Fest takes over 14th Street Park in the Meatpacking District on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The family-friendly (and dog-friendly) event will feature fun activities...

A new DUMBO edition makes three for Randolph Beer, with the latest debuting Thursday in the rapidly expanding new restaurant scene in the neighborhood. This latest brewpub has more of an industrial feel than the Nolita and...

Lace up your golf shoes and step right into the middle of the Hell's Kitchen reptile zoo, where someone is giving booze to these goddamn things right now at Bar Gonzo, the Hunter S. Thompson-inspired bar. Described...

Chicken wings, the second best part of that essential bird, may have become associated with fall and football-watching, but I tend to eat them as much as possible all year long. Like other ubiquitous dishes however (burgers,...

(Alex Ostroff) Wow, have we really been living in Cronut world for almost five years? And nearly five years later are we still subject to an endlessly desperate parade of hybrid pastries? Yes, and as long...

The Eden Local restaurant opening Thursday inside the Cachet Boutique NYC Hotel won't source its ingredients from the sumptuous garden of biblical fame that grew "every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food,"...

Bryant Park's seasonal holiday market—officially known as the "Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park"—kicks off on Saturday, October 28th with the promise of free hot chocolate for eager beavers who show up before the official...

The Pool Lounge, the cocktail bar component to the Major Food Group's overhaul of the former Four Seasons space, opened alongside the second restaurant in the space, The Pool, over the summer. This week, the Lounge invited...

Dons Bogam Black, sibling to Koreatown staple Dons Bogam BBQ & Wine Bar, has soft opened on 5th Avenue, offering another option for Korean BBQ and cuisine in the Koreatown environs. The restaurant officially opens on November...

(Getty / istock) Be they bendy or straight, designed with loops or oversized, straws are bad. How bad? Well for one, they're killing the whales and other marine life, who ingest plastic matter like pieces of...

(King David Tacos/Facebook) A mobile cart hawking Austin-style breakfast tacos will be wheeling into the Financial District in November, offering three different types of egg-based fillings in tortillas. King David Tacos, which began as a taco...

CHILI (courtesy Shake Shack) Despite being known as a burger joint, I've always had a fondness for the Shake Shack hot dog, which began with an introduction to their fully-loaded Shack-Cago Dog that evolved into a...

Are you ready to make some really bad decisions in regards to your body and what you put on and in it? Sure you are, which is why our inboxes are inundated with bizarre holiday-themed pitches from...

A post shared by Sunday Bird (@sundaybirdsf) on Jun 30, 2017 at 12:38pm PDT San Francisco-based Sunday Bird pops up in Manhattan Monday evening for a joint menu between Deuki Hong and Nom Wah Tu's Jonathan...

Octopus Skewers from Alta Calidad (Liz Clayman) Michelin's list of New York City's best restaurants will be unleashed next week, but the French tire company announced their selections for the more affordable Bib Gourmand distinction today....

(fuku) David Chang's flourishing fried chicken brand Fuku swoops in for a landing in its new home in Brookfield Place at the end of November. A scoop by Commercial Observer reveals that the brand has inked...

Start making room now. (via Facebook) There's lots of ways to celebrate Halloween, but if you're worried about not getting your invitation to the Molly-fueled warehouse party by the abandoned train tracks in Bushwick (or is...

Getty Images When I studied abroad in Rome, I was terrified of speaking Italian in front of people. This changed, though, after a few glasses of wine or Peroni bottles, in which case I was able...

Ube crinkle cookies (Autumn Stanford) When cravings strike for freshly-baked cookies dunked into a cold glass of milk, you either head to the grocery store for those tubed numbers or roll up your sleeves to bake...

Federal Donuts, a cult favorite in its native Philly, landed in Chelsea Market on Friday morning, bringing three flavors of their signature "hot and fresh" donuts to a cadre of Manhattan followers. The pop-up ran in the...

Dutch Baby Pancake (John Condon) Explore the sweet and savory sides of the Dutch Baby Pancake with two newbies on the brunch menu at Left Bank in the West Village. Chef Laurence Edelman has created both...

(Handout) We at Gothamist are fully in support of bagels, be they Canadian or styled as pizza or, begrudgingly, rainbow colored (but never toasted). Things we are not fully in support of: ridiculous marketing gimmicks that...

Pictured: A unfair drain on capital. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Chipotle is having yet another rough day, although this time it has nothing to do with people getting violently ill from eating their product or other people...

Union Square Cafe 2.0 (Emily Andrews) Restaurateur Danny Meyer's bid to revolutionize the dining industry by eliminating tipping appears to have had a rocky rollout in the two years since the "Hospitality Included" model was first...

Halloween is just around the corner, and we've got candy on the brain. Though a Duane Reade bag of miniatures will kill a craving in a pinch, nothing beats a real candy store, complete with loose candy...

(HiFi/Facebook) HiFi, one of the quintessential East Village bars, will close at the end of October. Owner Mike Stuto, who's run the joint for the past 23 years, penned a Facebook note explaining the shutter has...

In early 2016, serial restaurateur David Chang opened Nishi as a Korean-Italian fusion entry into his Momofuku fleet. Five months later, the restaurant received a tepid one-star review from Times reviewer Pete Wells, calling it uncomfortable and...

A Japanese restaurant group that operates 50 restaurants worldwide brings a casual seafood concept to Murray Hill with the opening of Wokuni, serving an assortment of seafood that's flown in daily from Japan. Parent company Tokyo Ichiban...

Our latest installment of Quick Bites brings us to Uncle Boons Sister, the successful spin-off from a Michelin-starred team. THE VIBE Uncle Boons has been a hit since it opened on Spring Street more than four years...

(Cider Week/Facebook) Similar to the rise of craft rye whiskey, local craft hard cider has continued to grow in popularity, enabled by initiatives out of Albany that encouraged the growth and proliferation of hard cideries. Several...

(Souvla/Facebook) Souvla, a Greek-inspired wrap spot with three San Francisco locations, arrives in NYC for two days this week with a delivery-only pop-up via Caviar, the third party delivery company. The restaurant—which SFist dubs "supes pops...

(Mike Persico) Philadelphia's popular donut shop Federal Donuts descends on NYC once more for a one-day pop-up this Friday at Chelsea Market. The donuts will be taking over the Dizengoff space—owned by Federal Donuts mastermind Chef...

If you were too busy placing a security freeze on your credit file following John Oliver's segment on the Equifax breach this week, you may have missed this 1 minute and 40 seconds of perfect entertainment. On...

(courtesy New York Distilling Company) Rye: so hot right now. As the grain regrows in prominence in the culinary world, so too is that growth mirrored in the spirits industry, where rye whiskey is rising to...

Suppli at Trapizzino (Scott Heins/Gothamist) Danny Meyer's new pizzeria Martina hosts Stefano Callegari of Trapizzino for "Rome Night" Monday evening from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. The restaurant will be serving a special menu of pizzas—Brussels...

(Taste of the Seaport) Depending on how you take your New York City—I like mine with cream and one packet of cynicism—you either loved the old, slightly down-on-its-luck South Street Seaport or appreciate that the area...

(macarosha / iStockPhoto) The Threesome Tollbooth is not, as I initially thought, smutty fanfiction about the children's fantasy adventure novel The Phantom Tollbooth, though as a youth I fully shipped Tock the Watchdog and the lady...

We've got world class beer in the five boroughs, to be sure, but the Nutmeg State is just a short hop on the interstate or MetroNorth and boasts some incredible breweries—many of them opened in the last...

(Mr. Bing) The pop-up location of Mr. Bing opens in the East Village on Saturday and there'll be some free grub if you're awake before noon. The first 100 customers through the door at the St....

This summer, Eleven Madison Park closed for an extensive revamp that included addressing issues like an out-of-date kitchen and changing the restaurant's Art Deco design—which had not been altered since owners Will Guidara and Daniel Humm purchased...

What we lack in spectacular foliage—so far, anyway—we more than make up for in proximity to and volume of wonderful cocktail bars, many of which note the changing seasons by revamping their menus to fit the weather....

The Dining Concourse at Grand Central Terminal (Navid Baraty / Gothamist) Shakeups are coming for Grand Central Terminal's dining offerings in the next year, with over a dozen retail spaces going on the market. Junior's Cheesecake...

If you don't mind the noise from the trains thundering over the Manhattan Bridge, dining along the DUMBO waterfront affords some pretty sweet views, and 2017 brought us a boatload of new options for becoming intimately familiar...

(Yelp) The delivery-only restaurant model has had its ups and downs, but My Belly's Playlist, a sandwich delivery service, has managed to both survive and thrive, keeping its delivery kitchens while also opening up a proper...

Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli cook some of the best Italian food in New York City. If you ever dined at Quality Italian you know this to be true; same goes for their stint at dinnertable, the...

On your next day off, consider Ferris, one of several new dining and drinking properties to arrive at the new Made Hotel in Nomad. In the kitchen is Greg Proechel, a decorated former chef from Blanca and...

Vini e Fritti, the evening counterpart of Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group's trio of Roman-inspired concepts in Nomad, opens Tuesday showcasing the Italian tradition of aperitivo. Like a classier happy hour—one perhaps best enjoyed in a...

Popular pop-up market purveyor Mr. Bing gets a (semi) permanent home beginning this weekend, when the jianbing purveyor opens up on St. Marks Place. On Friday, Mr. Bing begins a three month stint in the East Village,...

A post shared by Cherry Point Restaurant (@cherrypointnyc) on Sep 16, 2017 at 8:27am PDT Standout Greenpoint restaurant Cherry Point debuted a new lunch service they'll offer on Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m....

(YouTube) On their quest to make the topic of food waste sexy, Anthony Bourdain and Danny Bowien talked about their new film, "Wasted! The Story of Food Waste," which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this...

Wooooo ice cream. (via Facebook) It's a beautiful mid-70s October day here in New York City (just uh, put the larger context of that fact out of your mind), and that can mean only one thing:...

Steak Bulgogi (Clay Williams/Gothamist) A second location of London-born Japanese chain Wagamama opened this week in the East Village. This new outpost took the place of Asian food market M2M, which is reportedly reopening a block...

Clockwise starting upper left: brown butter key lime, cherry pie, pomegranate tahini, banana malt (Sarah Amar/Gothamist) Starting Friday and running through the fall, Chefs Club Counter in SoHo will host a pop-up location of Du's Donuts...

A supperclub hidden behind a Parisian-inspired patisserie debuted recently in the Flatiron, with a full launch of performances and special dinners beginning October 18th. Doux Supperclub operates two distinct spaces. Up front, a cafe environment offers coffee...

blue crabs eggs benedict (courtesy Bar Uni) Bar Uni in Greenpoint wants to get more sea urchin in your body with the launch of a new brunch program on Saturdays and Sundays. The restaurant will offer...

Liquid Nitrogen SOP. @aviarycocktails #TheAviaryNYC A post shared by WillPeet (@willpeet) on Sep 16, 2017 at 3:29pm PDT The Aviary, Chef Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas's award-winning Chicago cocktail bar, has landed in NYC, opening a...

"The size of the box in comparison to the volume of the Product contained therein makes it appear as though Plaintiff and Class members are buying more than what is actually being sold." No company is...

(Yelp) A burglar with the midnight munchies has patronized a Long Island restaurant at least twice in the past week to sift through the restaurant's kitchen and, in one visit, prepare a gourmet meal for himself...

Island Oyster's lobster roll. (Jen Carlson/Gothamist) The first time I went to Island Oyster on Governors Island I almost didn't order the lobster roll, which, in my opinion, came with too many things in the mix...

The inexpensive, 30-minute sushi concept continues to expand with a new location of Sushi On Jones now open in the West Village. The quick sushi restaurant will be more than double the size of the original—which is...

Shake Shack will be moving into the former Blue Bottle space on Berry Street. (Google Maps) In celebration of their new Williamsburg location, opening in Spring 2018, Shake Shack is hosting a "surprise party" for their...

As a followup to his outstanding vegetarian restaurant Nix, Chef John Fraser has opened The Loyal, in what's being touted as an homage to the "American tavern." In practice, that looks to be gourmet comfort foods like...

(courtesy Urbanspace) The biannual Broadway Bites pop-up food market returns for its second stint of the year in Greeley Square, the pocket park on Broadway between 32nd and 33rd Streets. The market is one of several...

(courtesy Jalapa Jar) The salsa-makers turned breakfast taco hawkers at Jalapa Jar debut their second NYC taco shop on Tuesday in Downtown Brooklyn, joining their first location inside the subway station at Clark Street. Tommy Byrnes...

"I didn't open a Thai restaurant, I opened a restaurant that serves Thai food," Hong Thaimee says overlooking the open kitchen of her latest NYC restaurant that opened a few weeks back inside Williamsburg's McCarren Hotel &...

(Garth Johnston/Gothamist) Shake Shack joins the evolution of the human-free restaurant with word that their forthcoming Astor Place location will employ robots instead of people for the ordering process of the meal. A spokesperson for the...

The L.E.C. (Alex Ostroff) If you're looking to switch up your egg sandwich game head to the Nolita and East Village locations of Black Seed Bagels this month for the L.E.C., a Filipino twist on the...

Though delicious, NYC's best known brunch spots are likely to be mobbed. Instead of fighting the crowds, try out one of the city's new brunch options, which we're outlining below. HUMBOLDT & JACKSON With a new chef,...

Korean Fried Chicken at Red Star Sandwich Shop Red Star Sandwich Shop on Smith Street celebrates its third anniversary with some cheap chicken and beer specials on Friday. Throughout the day, stop by for $3 Korean...

(Pourt) We don't need a "day" to celebrate coffee—the world's most life-giving legal drug—but we have one, and with it comes opportunities for a free buzz. This Friday is National Coffee Day (following quickly on the...

They say summer's "over," but that doesn't mean you have to bid farewell to beach season altogether. In fact, the folks behind the Riis Park Beach Bazaar at Jacob Riis Park have a plan to extend Rockaway...

Bacon Sushi (Photo by Scott Lynch/Gothamist) Williamsburg's all bacon all the time restaurant Belly will be taking its talents to Manhattan beginning Sunday, expanding its bacon omakase experience to the Gansevoort Market on 14th Street in...

A rainbow assortment of arepas arrived in Midtown East this week with the soft opening of Arepas, a new Venezuelan cafe that debuted on the busy intersection at 57th Street and 3rd Avenue. Run by Celestino Diaz,...

(courtesy First We Feast) It's been an interesting few years for the chopped cheese, the iconic bodega sandwich made by spots like Blue Sky Deli (aka Hajji's) in Spanish Harlem. Now the creator of the Hajji's...

(Slice Out Hunger/Facebook) Trepidation about taking part in a festival devoted to pizza is understandable, but there are several fine pizza-eating opportunities, including next Wednesday's annual Slice Out Hunger event, where some well-placed singles net you...