Carlos Lacayo

In true Milanese style, Nomad Girl is an all-day café and ristorante in the heart of Nomad, which has become known as a hotbed of luxury condos anchored by an increasing number of posh hotels. Nomad Girl sits in the heart of Nomad’s new Piazza and joins the neighborhood’s concentration of trendy bars, lounges and restaurants, set to be a destination to connect with friends and linger over classic Italian specialties. The restaurant was conceived by hospitality veterans Alex Cesaria and Rich S...

Michelin-recognized aRoqa is the culmination of Owner Monica Saxena’s life journey from India to California—where she was Senior Program Manager at Qualcomm managing end-toend semiconductor chip programs in Los Angeles—to New York and opening aRoqa in 2017, now in its 7 th year. Her vision for aRoqa has always been to create an elevated Indian dining experience featuring small plates allowing guests to taste multiple dishes paired with a refined, Indian-inspired cocktail menu by Beverage Dire...

ICHIRAN is the world’s leading expert in Tonkotsu ramen. Conceptualized by President & CEO Manabu Yoshitomi in Fukuoka, the epicenter of this ramen movement, ICHIRAN has 83 locations throughout Asia with three more in New York City. The family-owned business started in Fukuoka as a simple ramen stall in 1960 and ultimately created the “Five Originals” for Tonkotsu ramen including Original Spicy Red Sauce, aromatic Tonkotsu broth, solo dining booths, order forms and the Kae-Dama ordering syste...

Slava was conceptualized in 2021 to be a restaurant that celebrates Ukrainian cuisine and culture. It is named after Nazar’s mother Yaroslava and has taken on a second meaning as a reference to the phrase “Slava Ukraini”, which means glory to Ukraine. Partners Nazar Hrab, Travis Odegard, Matt Sylvester, and Josh Spiezle—who also own the East Village’s Pineapple Club and Bee’s Knees Cocktail Bar in Williamsburg—have come together to create this one-of-a-kind eatery. Slava serves Ukrainian cuis...

Palermo Argentinian Bistro is inspired by the neighborhood of Palermo in Buenos Aries. With its Spanish Colonial architecture, it is a newly-minted fashionable part of the city dotted with hip restaurants and bars that has become a popular area for the hipster crowd and tourists alike. In that spirit, Owner Orhan Cakir, also proprietor of Pierre Loti—a Mediterranean tapas and wine bar with several locations throughout the city and expanding—has joined forces with longtime friend Executive Che...

Trust Bae, located at 1204 Broadway, showcases the cuisine and culinary point of view of leading, ambitious female chefs. Trust Bae features a Japanese-style menu with Filipino flair from Celebrity Chef Frances Tariga (Top Chef, Beat Bobby Flay, Chopped).
Akin to other SimpleVenue concepts, Trust Bae will be an intimate counter-style tasting experience guided by its chefs, with each location serving as an incubator of each chef's unique culinary concept, providing them an outlet to express th...

London + Martin, a new tavern located in the Financial District (FiDi) of New York City, is set to open its doors on May 3rd, offering a sophisticated dining experience with a classic elevated menu.
Situated in a 17th-century building that evokes a sense of history, the owners have taken great care to incorporate design elements, food, and drinks that pay homage to the space’s past while adding modern touches.
Spanning 4,000 square feet, the tavern boasts an impressive and stylish centerpiece...

Randy Narod devised a restaurant system that offers one-of-a-kind, quick, tasty, and affordable sandwich options. As “All Day, the Filthy Way!” is one of their mottos, the menu includes Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Dessert Flats, which are available all day long. It was constructed to introduce some of Narod’s top-selling items from his Long Island Bagel Cafes to a new demographic like his signature Cranberry Chicken Salad and Tuna Salad, complemented by recipes created in collaboration with ...

Osteria Accademia, noted in The New York Times as one of the city’s favorite destinations for cozy Italian dining, has launched weekend brunch and daily happy hour specials. Brunch is a mature, adult affair with a well-curated playlist of music playing softly in keeping with partners Huseyin Ozer (Bodrum, Leyla) and Murat Akinci’s mission of providing the Upper West Side community with a cozy spot where it is easy to lose track of time over good food, fine wine, and intellectual conversation....

If you've been following my stories at all, you know that I truly LOVE Hortus. I honestly recommend the contemporary Asian restaurant to anyone looking for recommendations on fine dining in NYC. The restaurant has a new Executive Chef in Geo Park and I was excited to see what was new at one of my favorite restaurants.
Chef Park is adding his own touches to Hortus NYC, breathing new life into the menu, highlighting diverse seasonal ingredients that are perfect to be enjoyed in the restaurant’s...

Duomo 51, Italian for “Cathedral,” is a new Tuscan restaurant from owner Sammy V. Gashi and the Ramerino Italian Prime team in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. The restaurant is tucked away on the seventh floor of the DoubleTree Hotel directly across the street from Rockefeller Center. The elevator opens to an expansive dining room that leads into the glass-enclosed terrace that is more causal and offers sweeping views of Rockefeller Center and St. Patrick’s Cathedral where guests can enjoy a ...

La Pulperia opened in Hell’s Kitchen in March of 2021 to provide diners fun, innovative Latin American cuisine and cocktails, showcasing renditions of familiar dishes infused with cross-cultural flair. The kitchen is led by Executive Chef Miguel Molina, who prides himself on his creativity reimagining dishes from Latin and South American countries like Peru, Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico, to create and plate dishes that are totally unique.
Chef Miguel hails from Guerrero, Mexico, where he wor...

The Juicy Lounge is a brand-new smoothie and juice spot in the Hudson Yards area. Restaurant industry veteran David Lindo has created a juice bar featuring slow-pressed juices, juice shots, smoothies, a coffee program from Harlem-based Dell’Aria Coffee Roasters, and small bites in an artsy modern boutique space that breaks the mold of chain juiceries, filling the space between them and bodegas.
Designer Peter Sibilia has curated a mid-century Italian meets modern aesthetic, with a seafoam gre...

Bear Donut is a reimagined retro American donut shop with South Korean flair. The new shop, located on 40 W 31st, bakes fresh donuts twice a day; 10am and 2pm. Bear Donut’s chewy and crispy donuts are made with sweet rice flour in a bubble-ring shape dressed with powdered or glazed toppings like Powdered Sugar or Pink Chocolate Glaze. Their classic ring-shaped donuts are also made with sweet rice flour in flavors ranging from Classic glaze to a sour Grapefruit Poppy. The shop also features ho...

Osteria Accademia is a new Italian restaurant with Mediterranean overtones from restaurateur Huseyin Ozer of Upper West Side mainstays Bodrum and Leyla. Now partnering with Murat Akinci in this new venture. The duo conceived the restaurant with the Upper West Side residents in mind, creating an environment that makes them feel like they are in an Upper West Side brownstone dining room. The restaurant’s name is a nod to the universities, schools, and academies that the neighborhood is known fo...