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NYC's 21 Most Exciting Fall Openings

An oyster disco, a long-awaited burger, and new spots from the folks behind Cote, Don Angie, and more.
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Fine dining in a subway station. The city’s most anticipated burger. A Fort Greene oyster disco. Sequels galore. The NYC restaurant scene is about to get busier, buzzier, and more exciting than it's been all year. There’s a lengthy slate of promising fall openings, including new spots from the people behind Fish Cheeks, Semma, Cote, Don Angie, and more. Start making plans, and check our guide to restaurant openings for the latest updates.

THE SPOTS

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Uzuki

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Opening: September

Shuichi Kotani knows soba. Founder of Towari, the educator and consultant has been making the noodles for over 25 years—and now he has his own restaurant. At Uzuki in Greenpoint, the focus is on buckwheat. You can, of course, get your buckwheat in soba form, topped with sashimi or several varieties of duck, but there are also small plates, desserts, and drinks featuring the headlining ingredient. Everything is gluten free, and there will eventually be a tasting menu at the chef's counter.

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Le B

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Opening: September

Les Trois Chevaux is moving uptown, and the restaurant’s chef, Angie Mar, will be opening a new spot in the space on West 12th Street. Its name, Le B, is a nod to The Beatrice Inn, the iconic West Village establishment previously run by Mar until it closed in 2020. Expect over-the-top dishes similar to what you would have eaten at The Plaza in 1959, like crab Wellington, lobster Newburg, and dry-aged duck finished with pear confit in goose fat.

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HAAM

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Opening: September

Pop-up and ghost kitchen Healthy As A Mother (or HAAM, for short) is bringing its fresh sugarcane juice and plantain boats stuffed with vegan beef to a brick-and-mortar location in Williamsburg. In addition to plant-based dishes with Dominican and Trinidadian influence, they’ll also have wine, beer, and cocktails.

Octo

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Opening: September

It’s not hard to find Chinese-Korean food in this city, where there are plenty of spots serving jajangmyeon. But there aren’t many restaurants that focus entirely on the genre. Octo, opening in Koreatown, will spotlight the cuisine, with a menu of dishes like tangsuyuk, meatball bao, and the noodle soup jjamppong. (Jajangmyeon will also be available.)

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Café Carmellini

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Opening: October

The Fifth Avenue Hotel is opening in Nomad this October. Located in a landmarked five-story Renaissance palazzo, it'll feature some unfathomably expensive rooms and suites, as well as a new fine-dining spot from the chef who brought you Locanda Verde, Bar Primi, and a bunch of other places you’ve probably heard of. Called Café Carmellini, the restaurant will have an 1,800-bottle wine list and signature dishes like lobster cannelloni au caviar.

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Veselka

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Opening: TBA

Veselka, the classic East Village Ukrainian diner, is expanding once again. They already have a second outpost in Essex Market, and now they’re bringing another to Grand Central. Soon, you’ll be able to pick up some quality pierogies before your commute to Scarsdale.

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Radio Star

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Opening: September

From the team behind Glasserie, Radio Star is a Mediterranean-style diner with a 1940s vibe opening in Greenpoint. They'll start with dinner service, but will eventually be open all day, so you'll be able to have a breakfast sandwich at 8am, an espresso in the afternoon, and smoked short ribs at night.

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Ilis

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Opening: September

When it comes to Ilis, there's a lot to cover. Here's a quick primer: From a founding chef at Noma, the restaurant will be located in a former Greenpoint warehouse. All the food will be served raw, or cooked over an open fire. The chefs will personally deliver each dish. Guests will be able to pick the length of their meals. No animals with four legs will be served, aside from bison and venison. Meals will begin with carts of produce and seafood presented tableside. Sundays are family-style. Get the gist?

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Nōksu

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Opening: September

We already have speakeasies in subway stations, and now we're getting caviar. Down the stairs at the 32nd street entrance of Herald Square, Nōksu, a 12-seat counter from the owners of Baekjeong Korean BBQ, will offer a 15-course Korean-inspired tasting menu. Locally sourced and seafood-focused, it'll involve things like eel with foie gras and abalone with sea lettuce shell. 

Opening: September

The team behind Rosella is expanding with a new eight-seat omakase counter in the East Village. Like Rosella, Bar Miller will spotlight North American seafood and local produce, this time in the form of a 15-course meal with nigiri, sashimi, chawanmushi, and a variety of pickled and preserved ingredients.

Opening: October

If you can’t snag a seat at Bar Miller, you can get a preview of their sustainable seafood options at a new sushi deli next door. In addition to locally-sourced fish by the pound and Rosella’s famous seasoning, TJ’s Sushi Deli will sell take-home and delivery sushi rolls, rice bowls, and salads.

Opening: September

Author, historian, and filmmaker George Motz has eaten at hundreds of burger joints across the country, so we have high expectations for his upcoming restaurant. In addition to three burgers, with one rotating monthly special, the retro Soho establishment will also have an extensive milk menu—yes, milk menu—with everything from chocolate milk to egg creams. 

Opening: September

The team behind Fish Cheeks has a new Thai place in the West Village, inspired by Bangkok’s late-night food scene. The focus is on small plates, and dishes like rice-stuffed chicken wings, spicy beef tongue, and a whole branzino—all coming off a big charcoal grill in the open kitchen. Expect more of an upscale cocktail bar vibe, with a smoky, spicy cocktail program, than a casual BBQ spot.

Opening: September

Unapologetic Foods is known for their hyper-specific, regional Indian food at spots like Dhamaka and Semma, but one of their head chefs is actually from the Philippines. Chef Eric Valdez is taking the lead again at their new East Village restaurant Naks, where they’ll serve kamayan-style dinners involving things like kapis with eden cheese, lechon served with pork liver dip, and spicy sliced beef that you’re encouraged to eat with your hands.

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Little Grenjai

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Opening: September

After meeting in Bangkok, Trevor Lombaer and Sutathip Aiemsaard bought a hot dog cart off Craigslist and started serving pad thai at pop-ups around Brooklyn. Their operation, Warung Roadside, eventually became a full-on food truck, and now they’re running a takeout spot and general store called Little Grenjai in Bed-Stuy. Offerings include chicken satay, wings tossed in nam jim jaew, and cucumber salad with chili crisp.

Opening: October

Silver Apricot is one of our favorite spots for creative small plates in the West Village. The team’s next project, a former pop-up called Figure Eight, will be right next door on Cornelia Street, serving a Chinese-American take on food from Lower-Atlantic states like Florida and West Virginia. It's unclear what exactly the menu will look like, but during the restaurant’s pop-up phrase, the chef served an HK-style chopped cheese with scrambled egg on milk bread.

Opening: October

Popular Fort Greene Mediterranean spot Miss Ada, home of the pinkest beet hummus in all of NYC, is getting a sibling. Theodora will also be Mediterranean, with an emphasis on dry-aged fish, seasonal produce, and wood-fired cooking. The restaurant will have a selection of natural wine, which is very hot right now.

Opening: November

Strange Delight calls itself an "oyster disco," but that's not a phrase to be taken literally. If anything, it's a mood. Opening late fall, the Fort Greene restaurant is aiming for something fun and vibrant. The space will be divided into two rooms, with a bar in each, and the New-Orleans-inspired menu will involve shrimp remoulade and various preparations of local oysters. During the day, they’ll have takeaway sandwiches, and at night you’ll be able to stop by for a seafood tower and a Ramos Gin Fizz.

Opening: November

First, they opened a Korean steakhouse with an impressive wine list and a destination-worthy prix fixe with lots quality beef. Now, the people behind Cote are taking on poultry. Located on 22nd Street in Flatiron, Coqodaq will serve Korean-influenced fried chicken in an upscale space with amber lighting, dark wood, and hunter green leather.

Opening: September

Fort Greene is a popular place to open a restaurant these days. In addition to upcoming Strange Delight and Theodora, the neighborhood also has a new spot from chef April Bloomfield. She’s teamed up with restaurateur Gabe Stulman of Jeffrey's Grocery and Joseph Leonard to open Sailor, a bistro with a nautical theme to match the name. It has dishes like mussels, pâté en croùte, and herb-roasted chicken.

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Opening: November

The owners of Don Angie, one of NYC’s toughest reservations for several years now, are opening a similar spot just a few doors down on Greenwich Ave. Like its sister restaurant, this 55-seat place, as yet unnamed, will be serving Italian-American food, with a menu of raw bar items, antipasti, and housemade pasta. Former tenant Benny's Burritos will, of course, be missed, although hopefully this makes Don Angie slightly easier to get into.

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