Tour - NYC - Restaurants by Guide NYCGO.com

NYC - Restaurants by Guide NYCGO.com

New York, Manhattan, New York 10019, United States

Created By: PocketSights

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Change can be hard, change can be welcome and change can be delicious in the case of the five new venues we're highlighting this month. Chef Justin Smillie, formerly of the fabulous Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria, is now cooking Italian with a California twist at a new Manhattan brasserie. A charming New Orleans–style bistro in the East Village has become another charming New Orleans–style bistro—albeit with different owners, a different chef and Louisiana-meets-Canada influences. And the same owners at the beloved Five Points have remade and renamed their space and hired a new chef to remake the menu. Our slideshow also has details on Alex Stupak's latest rocking taqueria as well as a cool artisan food market in the Meatpacking District.

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Empellón al Pastor

Empellón al Pastor 132 St. Marks Pl., 646-833-7039, East Village, Manhattan Alex Stupak, formerly revered as a brilliant pastry chef, turned his eye to mastering Mexican cooking some years back, opening downtown's highly regarded Empellón... Read more

Gansevoort Market

52 Gansevoort St., 212-242-1701, Meatpacking District, Manhattan The Meatpacking District exhibits less and less of its bloody origins, the cobblestone streets now lined with designer shops, boutique hotels, chic restaurants and luxury high... Read more

King Bee

424 E. 9th St., 646-755-8088, East Village, Manhattan The New Orleans–themed Exchange Alley is now the Acadian-themed King Bee (with nods to both Louisiana and the Canadian Maritimes), though current partners Ken Jackson and Eben Klemm ha... Read more

Upland

Located at: 345 Park Ave. S., Call: 212-686-1006, Flatiron District, Manhattan The city of Upland, California, is where it all began for Justin Smillie, a chef who's come far in the culinary world. At NoHo's Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria he ... Read more

Vic's

Location at: 31 Great Jones St., Call: 212-253-5700, NoHo, Manhattan Five Points was a pioneer in NoHo 15 years ago, settling on cobblestoned Great Jones Street long before neighbors like Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria, DBGB, Acme (the curren... Read more

Cosme

Located: 35 E. 21st St., Call: 212-913-9659, Flatiron District, Manhattan Excitement is building for the October 28th debut of Cosme, a roomy, chic Mexican restaurant from celebrated chef Enrique Olvera. Pujol, the cornerstone of Olvera's r... Read more

Dirty French

Located: 180 Ludlow St., Call: 212-254-3000, Lower East Side, Manhattan The media fuss over Dirty French has much to do with the team behind it: Mario Carbone, Rich Torrisi and Jeff Zalaznick of Parm, Torrisi Italian Specialties and Carbone... Read more

Egg Shop

Located: 151 Elizabeth St., Call: 646-666-0810, NoLIta, Manhattan This eggshell-hued luncheonette, where egg dishes are cooked up day and night, is more than a gimmick. No eggy avenue has gone unexplored: there's eggs benedict, grass-fed st... Read more

Marta

Located: 29 E. 29th St., Call: 212-651-3800, NoMad, Manhattan Danny Meyer and chef Nick Anderer—from Maialino—have knuckled down to offer the best take on cracker-thin, Roman-style pizza this side of Rome. Marta, at the newly reopened M... Read more

White Street

Located: 221 West Broadway, Call: 212-944-8378, TriBeCa, Manhattan Floyd Cardoz has had a storied career at Danny Meyer's Tabla and North End Grill and as the winner of Top Chef Masters (season 3). At this beautiful, spacious, clubby TriBeC... Read more