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Immense, Overwrought Eatery Headed to Desolate Downtown Area
It’s big, it’s crazy, and it’s headed to the financial district.
Posted 08/20/08 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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Free Frozen Yogurt Today in the Financial District
But only till 4 p.m., so hurry!
Posted 08/12/08 in Grub Street : Openings
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La Maison du Chocolat to Open on Wall Street With New Look
The 30-year-old brand is eschewing its old-world, dark-wood look for a spare, bleached-blond setting.
Posted 08/04/08 in Grub Street : Openings
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“Beach Brawl” at Beer Island; Tomato Farmer Hosts at Telepan
Five Guys opening is like "a cow fart," and Southern Hospitality owner fights FiDi residents for a liquor license, in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 07/25/08 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch
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Future of Financial District Grime Looks Bright
Cordato's, the original grind-and-grinders joint.Photo: Mark Peterson/Redux Last time we checked in with neighbors Cordato's and the Pussycat Lounge, they were in a fight for their lives with hotelier Sam Chang. According to The Real Estate, however, that changed in...
Posted 07/18/08 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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New York School Coming to East Village; Financial District Giddy Over Fresco to Go
One more reason to wish you could get into NYU's Chick-fil-A, and the nice food coming to Harlem, in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 07/11/08 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch
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Sapa to Get Latin Makeover; Dorrian’s Inspires Preppies to Sing
Where you can now find Vietnamese sandwiches in Tribeca and watching the Euro Cup at a beer garden, in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 06/12/08 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch
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De Niro to Open Nobu Hotel; Start Stockpiling Food Today
Robert De Niro will put an outpost of the Japanese restaurant in his financial-district hotel, 'Law and Order: SVU' featured a locavore villain this week, and consumers are starting to stockpile food again.
Posted 05/01/08 in Grub Street : Mediavore
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Burger Shoppe Is Bad to the Bone Marrow
Pop Burger was the original burger joint–cum–party spot, so when partner Kevin O'Connell opened Burger Shoppe in the financial district a couple weeks ago, we were curious to see what would be on the house sound system.
Posted 03/27/08 in Grub Street : House Mix
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It’s Pancake Month — Where to Celebrate; New Fresco Financial District Will Be Huge
Astoria: Igloo, at 22-26 31st Street, serves brunch, and the fries are “hot and crisp, not soggy at all.” That would describe the ideal fry, no? [Joey in Astoria] Financial District: A second Fresco on the Go is set to open in May at 10 Hanover Square, only this version will be 8,000 square feet and "combine elements of a retail store, restaurant, and party space." [Zagat] Morningside Heights: It’s Pancake Month! And it’s no surprise that some of the best hot cakes in town can be found at Clinton Street’s sister restaurant, Community Food & Juice. [Gridskipper] Tribeca: The new sommelier at Cercle Rouge, Jorge Riera, comes from the late 360 in Red Hook, and he’s hosting a biodynamic-wine dinner on Monday with Loire Valley winemakers Chateau Tour Grise. [Grub Street] West Village: Le Gamin has been rechristened the New French now that one of the owners is out and there’s a new chef and a reworked menu. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
Posted 02/15/08 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch
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Wing Woes on First Avenue; French Bistro Tougher Than Gun Shots in Brooklyn
Ditmas Park: Patois and Sweetwater owner Jim Mamary is opening a French bistro at the corner of Newkirk Avenue and Argyle Road, and his progress hasn’t been hampered by a recent shooting nearby: "You can’t open up a flower shop on a strip nobody would walk on. It’s us guys who take the risks. Restaurants take the risks.” [NYT via Eater] East Village: Despite having encouraged wing reservations for yesterday’s big game, Atomic Wings lost track of orders and left customers waiting one to two hours for what turned out to be cold Buffalo not-so-goodness. [Grub Street] Financial District: A new Mexican cantina called Mad Dog and Beans has brought fish tacos and chiles rellenos to Pearl Street. [Zagat] Soho: Palacinka has lost its lease. [Eater] West Village: L’Impero alum chef Michael Genardini will be in the kitchen of a rustic Italian eatery called I Sodi, which should be ready this March in the former Puff & Pao space. [TONY]
Posted 02/04/08 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch
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The Palm Coming to Chambers Street
The Palm, having launched satellite steakhouses everywhere from Atlanta to Atlantic City, will soon have a third restaurant right here in the 212. The restaurant confirmed a tip that a third Palm is coming to the financial district — Chambers Street, to be exact. We’re still working on the address but thought you would like to know, because there aren’t enough steakhouses popping up in Manhattan these days. Related: Can Downtown Support Another Steakhouse?
Posted 01/31/08 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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Four Seasons Bringing Hotel and Restaurant to Ground-Zero Area
With the hype starting to swirl over which restaurateur will snag space in the Freedom Tower, Crain’s brings news that the Four Seasons will be erecting an 80-story structure designed by Robert A.M. Stern to contain a hotel, condos, and a restaurant. The city’s tallest residential tower will open in 2011 at 99 Church Street, a block from ground zero. Taking inflation into account, we predict the martinis will be at least $30 by then. Four Seasons Inks Deal for Downtown Hotel [Crain's NY] Related: Robert A.M. Stern Likens New Larry Silverstein Development to the ‘Titanic’ [Daily Intel]
Posted 01/29/08 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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Can Downtown Support Another Steakhouse?
Grimly optimistic developer Larry Silverstein announced today that Capital Grille, the steak chain with a midtown location, has signed a ground-floor lease in his 120 Broadway tower. By luring the D.C.-based operation to join neighbors like Bobby Van’s Steakhouse, Silverstein said, “downtown has become a true beckon for foodies.” (We think he meant beacon, but he said “beckon.”) In the same speech, Silverstein said 86 percent of lower Manhattan’s new businesses have come from outside the financial sector. But since there are already at least six other steakhouses in the neighborhood, can all those new nonfinancial (and presumably, more edamame-inclined) sectors keep them all in business? Silverstein argues that the influx of spendthrift apartment owners around Wall Street will attract more prominent retail, which will make the area a perfect business hub. Hmm. Sounds like Soho to us, a neighborhood that has yet to open, much less support, even one fratty meatery. —Alec Appelbaum
Posted 01/29/08 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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Chinese Restaurant, After-hours Spot Finally Goes to Sleep
The China Room, known to financial-district lunchgoers as a humdrum Chinese restaurant and known to hipsters as the location of a popular after-hours techno party, will close tomorrow. A manager tells us it’s because business has dropped off. The restaurant’s poor location — practically hidden away in the basement of an office building — better served the early-morning revelers than the deeper-pocketed lunch crowd. Yes, there are still other places to score a 5 a.m. bottle of Tsingtao, but nevertheless, we’re sad for the loss. Earlier: Blind Item: Name That After-hours!
Posted 01/29/08 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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Yet Another Haru Opens, Appropriately on Wall Street
Whether Haru’s reputation as the Dos Caminos of the sushi trade is deserved, the chain keeps growing: This week the latest sushi megastore opens up, with all its ridiculous (and surprisingly good) specialty cocktails intact. This one is in the Beaver Building downtown and will likely mint money as fast as the other Harus. Like its parent, Benihana, Haru has found the perfect formula: good sushi, big menu, big bar, and lively atmosphere. Even though the food is better at Chanto, the dull atmosphere keeps people away (in a bad-for-business cycle). Successful Japanese restaurateurs know that Americans prefer big cocktails to kaiseki or soba noodles. All you have to do is ask Rocky Aoki, if you can find him behind his mountains of yen. *Correction: Haru does not yet have a liquor license. The restaurant's reps say it should come "any day now."
Posted 12/11/07 in Grub Street : Openings
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Gusto Now Going to Look and Taste Like Centro Vinoteca
Chelsea: It doesn’t look good for those who are just getting used to the belly; pig’s ears are the latest trend, and even the version at stellar tapas spot Tía Pol was described by Peter Meehan as "crunchy and sticky with a funky pigskin flavor." [Mouthing Off/Food & Wine] Financial District: Don’t forget, the trial run for the proposed year-round seasonal market at South Street Seaport starts on December 16 (and Molto Mario will be there). [Grub Street] Park Slope: Tempo Presto is closing this Friday because the restaurant can’t keep up with the pricey rent. [Gowanus Lounge] Upper West Side: Dovetail‘s opening next week. [Zagat] West Village: Sasha Muniak must feel really good about the Centro Vinoteca formula; after tapping chef Anne Burrell to take over for Amanda Freitag, he plans to redesign the Gusto space by next year with help from Centro Vinoteca and Jean Georges designer Thomas Juul-Hansen. [Restaurant Girl] Andrea Strong unveils renderings of Jason Neroni’s new gig, 10 Downing. [Strong Buzz via Eater] Magnolia Bakery will be open regular hours every day this holiday season except for Christmas, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on December 24, kids can pick up a cupcake that comes with a note to Santa. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch] Williamsburg: A benefit party at Supreme Trading tomorrow night promises an open Bass Ale Beer bar from 7 to 8 p.m. and "one of the most difficult cuisines to find in New York City: Rwandan." [Cakehead]
Posted 12/05/07 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch
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Chris Cheung Swings in to Monkey Bar; Astoria's Greek Restaurants Challenging Thanksgiving Leftovers
Astoria: The nabe’s Greek tapas offer a light respite from overstuffing on leftovers. [NYT] A & D Meat on 31st Street now sells organic beef. [Joey in Astoria] Hell’s Kitchen: Not only does Bis.Co. Latte on 47th at Tenth Avenue make over 40 varieties of biscotti, but the bakery also offers seasonal soups and daily gelati. [Blog Chelsea] Financial District: Flames Steakhouse is now an Italian restaurant called Giardino D’oro, though the chef hasn’t changed. [Restaurant Girl] Midtown East: After dispensing with Patricia Yeo, the Monkey Bar has installed promising chef Chris Cheung, who so memorably left Almond Flower this past summer. [Eater] Prospect-Lefferts-Gardens: Lime might not be open yet, but the bar is planning a fund-raiser for a nonprofit preschool. [Across the Park]
Posted 11/26/07 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch
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Brooklyn's Top Bed-and-Breakfasts; Free Cupcakes in the Financial District Friday
Bedford-Stuyvesant: Akwaaba Mansion at 34 Macdonough Street made it to the top of this list of Brooklyn bed-and-breakfasts. [Gridskipper] Financial District: Crumbs has opened a bakery at 87 Beaver Street between Hanover Street and Wall Street, and to celebrate the shop will give away 1,000 cupcakes this Friday starting at 7 a.m. [Snack] Harlem: Among its other delicacies, Fairway sells flagels, which are “to the bagel what nuggets are to fried chicken. When toasted, they are delightfully crunchy, but the inside still has the chewiness a bagel should — “just less of it” — because they’re flattened, of course. [Eat for Victory/VV] Jackson Heights: The city's first Tibetan street-food cart is up and running near the 74th Street stop. [Gothamist] Lower East Side: Six Point Ales debuted a new flavor called 8 Days of Wheat at the Whole Foods Beer Room last night, and the first impression is that “it’s pretty darn good.” [Down by the Hipster] Upper West Side: Senor Swanky’s has put its space on Columbus Avenue between 84th and 85th up for rent. So line up, if you just happen to have a business plan that incorporates giant chile peppers and underage drinking. [Eater]
Posted 11/13/07 in Grub Street : Neighborhood Watch
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Blind Item: Name That After-hours!
What Chinese restaurant by day sometimes operates as an after-hours club, complete with smoke machines and vest-wearing barkeeps? A couple of clues: It’s hidden away in the basement of a Financial District office building and LCD Soundsystem front man James Murphy was spotted there late Saturday morning. Click on the headline and leave your suggestions in the comments.Posted 11/05/07 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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