Restaurant News


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And more New York City restaurant intel to know this week

Chicago’s Soho House will welcome an outpost of acclaimed Iranian restaurant Berenjak in September


Plus, a decade-old Italian staple in Williamsburg — and more restaurant shutters

After 73 years, the iconic Russian bakery’s burnt honey cake and piroshki land at 24th and Alabama

Las Vegas went home with one-star and two-star recognitions at the first Michelin ceremony in the city in 17 years


Plus, a sandwich shop in the East Village — and more new restaurants

Srijith Gopinathan and Ayesha Thapar are on a roll as they open their latest restaurants in San Jose

Lana Lagomarsini is opening Creola this September on the Upper East Side

Three friends are opening Hommali as an ode to the Thai national rice

NYC’s newest smoked meats destination from Barbs B Q and Goldee’s is finally here

Three new cart pods are bringing new energy to the food truck scene

Brothers Oliver and Nicolas Poilevey’s latest, Chez Poulet, pairs chicken with wine, gussied-up sides, and bread from Mindy’s Bakery

Mayor Karen Bass brings street food vendors into the election, Pink’s crosses the Pacific Ocean, and more

One week in, the restaurant and shop is already halfway to its target goal for the new Cole Valley location

Housed in the M Resort, Meril spotlights Lagasse’s Creole and global influences

Tarra & Sura features refined Thai food and innovative cocktails in its lower-level lounge

The reimagined restaurant will serve dishes like General Tso’s chicken and black pepper filet mignon


It’s the growing company’s second restaurant acquisition after Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken earlier this year

The bake-to-order shop will open along Sunset Boulevard in spring 2027


Raini Skye Field shares her tribe’s culinary history through Lakota Frybread Co.

Continental Club serves classic martinis and Old Fashioneds with a bird’s-eye view of the gold leaf-adorned grand hall


The SoMa location of Matko will remain open

A youthful hospitality duo tapped a famous pizzaiolo to produce formidable pies on the Central Coast


Eugene Remm’s Cafe Charmant brings an Eleven Madison Park alum and a coastal spin on bistro classics to Bleecker Street


Plus, Prime Pizza heads to the South Bay with a new location, and more

The Cinerama Dome, the Alex Theatre, and the Bruin are proof that locals still want to go to the movies

Build-your-own hand rolls, banchan, and serious steak sandwiches are just the beginning at the Mess Hall

Owners D’Andre Carter and Heather Bublick created a monument to art and community with their first sit-down restaurant, opening on Tuesday, September 1


Cicatriz is teaming up with Bed-Stuy’s Olmo to open Peral, an all-day taqueria and cafe, in September

Zuma brings its famed miso black cod and torched salmon nigiri to the historic Guild Hotel

Outside Lands 2026 proves the formula of music and local food is tough to beat

Mistral reopens along Ventura Boulevard with a refreshed menu and interior

Bar Sprezzatura arrives at the Heathman Hotel this fall


Chef Sirichai Sreparplarn is reopening his lauded restaurant in a much bigger space

La Merna debuts in Dupont with promising toasts, pastas, and salads — but the real show-stopper is the crisp Midwest pizza

Chefs Katya Shastova and Kevin De Los Santos will reveal a 10-course tasting menu on August 12

Your shortcut on what to eat at the three-day festival


Newcomers include a Uyghur restaurant serving hand-pulled noodles and kabobs, a tofu-pocketed inari sushi slinger, and a cocktail bar awash in agave spirits