This Week’s New Openings in NYC

You heard it here first. Each week, we’re rounding up the newest bars and restaurants opening around NYC — no fluff, just spots we’d actually check out.

They're not on PartyPlace (yet), just cool places we think you should have on your radar.

Follow along and stay one step ahead of the group chat.

The Ripple Room

• Cocktail Bar
• Lower East Side: 183 Bowery, New York, NY 10002
• Instagram: @therippleroomnyc

From the same people as Bushwick dive bar Carmelo’s, The Ripple Room is a new cocktail bar on the Lower East Side but more geared towards dancing.

The Dynamo Room

• Grill House & Oyster Cellar
• Penn District: 2 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY 10121
• Instagram: @thedynamoroom

A vibrant MSG-adjacent grill-and-oyster concept serving seafood, steak, and cocktails in a sleek, late-night-ready dining room.

Papa San

• Peruvian Restaurant
• Midtown: 501 W 34th St, New York, NY 10001
• Instagram: @papasannyc

A bright, big-space Nikkei izakaya mixing Japanese and Peruvian flavors for lunch, dinner, brunch and happy hours near Hudson Yards.

Buchette del Vino NYC

• Tuscan restaurant and wine window
• Times Square: 200 W 43rd St. New York, NY 10036
• Instagram: @bdvnyc

This brand new wine window may be the one thing worth trudging to Times Square for! Buchette del Vino is bringing a taste of Tuscany to NYC, opening a brand new wine window just in time for summer.

Oyamel by José Andrés

• Mexican kitchen & bar
• Hudson Yards: 10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
• Instagram: @oyamelbyjose

José Andrés's festive Mexican spot near the High Line, featuring antojitos, tacos, ceviches and margaritas in a vibrant, market‑style dining room.

Lei

• Wine bar
• Chinatown: 15‑17 Doyers St, New York, NY 10013
• Instagram: @lei.wine

An intimate, thoughtfully designed 28‑seat Chinese‑American wine bar on Doyers St with a 300‑bottle list and small bites rooted in regional Chinese cooking.

Le Chêne

• French restaurant
• West Village: 76 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014
• Instagram: @lechenenyc

A 50‑seat intimate French fine‑dining debut from Chef Alexia Duchêne, marrying classic techniques with a contemporary New York edge.

Chez Nous

• French brasserie
• Greenwich Village: 5 W 8th St, New York, NY 10011
• Instagram: @cheznousmarlton

Margaux’s evolution into an all‑day village brasserie, serving elevated French classics in a cozy, velvet‑lined setting at the Marlton Hotel.

dell’anima

• Italian restaurant
• West Village: 18 Cornelia St, New York, NY 10014
• Instagram: @dellanima

West Village staple reborn—a soul‑satisfying, rustic Italian spot with fresh pastas, chef’s‑counter seating, and Italian‑heavy wine list.

Adda NYC

• Indian restaurant
• East Village: 107 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003
• Instagram: @addanyc

A warm and vibrant Indian canteen known for its butter chicken and homestyle dishes, now serving casual dinners in the East Village.

That’s it for this week — now you’re in the know.

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