Since March 16, 2020, when the state first temporarily closed indoor dining, hundreds of new restaurants have opened, including a Carroll Gardens luncheonette, a New England-inspired tasting menu counter in Dumbo, and a Colombian-style empanadas spot in the West Village.
Here's a roundup of the restaurants and bars that opened in September. This list will be updated weekly. If there's an opening in your neighborhood that we've missed, let us know at ny@eater.com.
Health experts consider dining out to be a high-risk activity for the unvaccinated; it may pose a risk for the vaccinated, especially in areas with substantial COVID transmission.
Bed-Stuy: Refuge is a new coffee shop with espresso drinks, vegan pastries, and communal backyard seating. 80 Vernon Avenue, at Marcy Avenue
Carroll Gardens: Gus's Chop House is a new European-style chophouse with "old-school flair" from Chris McDade and James O'Brien, the team behind nearby Columbia Waterfront District Italian spot Popina. The menu features pork shoulder, beef coulotte, hash browns with smoked trout roe, potatoes with horseradish, shrimp cocktail, oysters, as well as pavlova with figs for dessert. McDade told Grub Street earlier this month the difference between a chophouse and a steakhouse: "it's not an expense-account place. It's a lot of meat, but it also focuses on fish and vegetables," and hopes it will be a neighborhood spot. 215 Union Street, at Henry Street
Chelsea: Natural wine bar and vegan Mexican spot Pia opened inside of the Chelsea Market in May, according to the team. The owners are behind Bar Suzette, also in the market. 75 Ninth Avenue, at West 15th Street
East Village: Compilation Coffee is a new coffee shop where every drink is $5 "in perpetuity," according to a representative. 102 St. Mark's Place, between First Avenue and Avenue A
East Village: The Fragile Flour has opened one door east of the newly opened raw food tasting menu, Rabbit, also from Ravi DeRossi's Overthrow Hospitality. Pastry chef and burlesque dancer Lady Ashton Warren, formerly at Restaurant Marc Forgione, spearheads desserts. Look for items like "tiramisu," coffee-rum-soaked chocolate cake with hazelnut "mascarpone," and lemon chamomile cream pie with bruleed meringue. 122 E. Seventh Street, near Avenue A
Flatiron: The Florida-based fast-casual chain Effin Egg opened earlier this summer, a fast-casual shop designed for pick-up and third-party delivery, according to Restaurant News. "Good Effin Mornin" is the tagline for the restaurant that offers egg-based sandwiches, tacos, burritos, bagels, and bowls Prices range from $7 to $14. 38 E. 23rd Street, near Park Avenue South
Kips Bay: A new modern Korean restaurant called Sam Sunny, opened this summer in Manhattan. The 80-seat restaurant features a menu of kimchi soup with pork belly, rolled galbi skewers, braised oxtail, and sides like an egg souffle. 517 Second Avenue, near East 29th Street
Tribeca: Le Salon is a new French-inspired cocktail bar from Thyme Bar, according to a representative. Bar bites include truffle steak tartare and fried polenta; it's attached to Chanson Le Salon, the flagship of bakery Patisserie Chanson. 355 Greenwich Street, at Harrison Street
Williamsburg: Bryan Chunton and Pei Wei have switch their former Tiger Prawn space for the second location of their Isan hit, Zaab Zaab, now open, Chunton confirms. Chef Kannika Kittipinyovath steers a menu that leans heavily into Isan-style seafood with dishes like oysters with papaya salad - though greatest hits from the Elmhurst location, such as salt-crusted and pandan-stuffed fish or larb ped udon with minced duck, are also available. The location has a full bar that boasts ya dong, a version of Thai moonshine made from fermented rice and herbs. 208 Grand Street, between Driggs and Bedford avenues
Carroll Gardens: The Bar Bête team has opened a second restaurant down the street, but instead of French food, it's a more casual luncheonette called Ruthie's. The menu lists baked corn cheese dip, a blue cheese burger with spicy mustard, and peach and burrata salad. 241 Smith Street, at Douglass Street
Chinatown: Gai Kitchen is a new Thai food stall joining the vendors at the Mott Street Eatery food court, which debuted in the area last fall. 98 Mott Street, between Hester and Canal streets
Clinton: Clementine Bakery is building a mini vegan empire in central Brooklyn. The team runs multiple locations of the French-themed coffee shop Le Petit Monstre, cocktail bar Izzy Rose, and now the summer launch of Dreamery. Located next door to their bakery, Dreamery might just fill the Clinton Hill soft serve void. 299 Greene Avenue, near Classon Avenue
Chelsea: Cucina Alba has opened near the High Line in a residential building from Thomas Heatherwick, the artist who made the Hudson Yards Vessel. The restaurant from Prince Street Hospitality features Adam Leonti cooking "vacation Italian," which includes a menu of four pastas that will switch out with the season, an Italian wine list, and an emphasis on bread, with grains milled in-house. 515 W. 18th Street, between 10th and 11th avenues
Dumbo: Pearl Street Supper Club is a new 10-course, 10-seat tasting menu counter, led by Aska alum Chris Cote. The menu, focused on seafood and veggies, is "modern New England cuisine," the Connecticut native tells Grub Street. Dishes include blue fish, live scallops, and monkfish tails, priced at $125 per person. 147 Front Street, between Pearl and Jay streets
Fort Greene: A new coffee shop named Textbook is now open with sandwiches stuffed with egg and other fillings, like a version with chorizo and manchego. 118 Dekalb Avenue, at St. Felix Street
South Slope: A new Peruvian restaurant called Mikhuy is cooking up salchipapas, ceviche, and maduros in South Brooklyn. 524 Fourth Avenue, near 14th Street
Upper East Side: Flex Mussels has moved after 15 years to another spot in the same neighborhood. At 160 seats, the new location is larger than both the original and the West Village outpost. Other changes include menu tweaks like crudos and ceviches made with local fish as well as expanding oyster varieties. For a bit of a show, there's new-hire Patrick McMurray, a Canadian who has apparently set a world record for fast shucking, the Times reports. 1431 Third Avenue, at East 81st Street
Upper West Side: Upper East Side institution William Greenberg Desserts, which first opened in 1946, is bringing its rugelach, black and white cookies, and Linzer cookies to the Upper West Side, in the former home of Jacques Torres's chocolate shop, a representative tells Eater. 285 Amsterdam Avenue, between 73rd and 74th streets
West Village: What began as a pandemic-era pop-up with Colombian-style empanadas to feed hospitality workers developed into stints at the Union Square Holiday Market and Smorgasburg. Earlier this summer, Nadas opened a permanent shop with mango pork, guava and cheese, and beef empanadas, all of which are gluten-free. 48 Greenwich Avenue, between Charles and Perry streets
Williamsburg: Padel Haus, a 16,000-square-foot, members-only club in South Williamsburg devoted to padel, a game that's similar to tennis, but with a shortened court size and perforated racket, has debuted the Juice Bar. Both are owned by Santiago Gomez, co-founder of Cosme and Atla. Locations in Long Island City and Manhattan are in the works. 307 Kent Avenue, near South Third Street