NYC Restaurant Openings: New For Fall 2016
As summer comes to an end, people are looking forward to the new restaurants that will be springing up throughout the city. From the Upper East Side to Downtown and Williamsburg, here are some of the most anticipated restaurant openings this fall.
Fowler & Wells
5 Beekman Street
New York, NY
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Acclaimed restaurateur and chef Tom Colicchio is opening the highly-anticipated Fowler & Wells in September. Located in the historical The Beekman hotel, the menu reflects American culinary sensibility, calling to mind classic New York dishes from the 19th and 20th centuries, prepared in modern iterations. Influenced by New York's original fine dining restaurants and the restaurant's location in the 19th century landmark building, Colicchio and Executive Chef Bryan Hunt will integrate flavors and cooking techniques from across the world, with a New York twist. The name of the restaurant pays homage to an original tenant of The Beekman site, circa 1840: Fowler & Wells Phrenological Cabinet.
Primal Cut
333 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022
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The Upper East Side is getting a fully-rebranded and sultry steakhouse. Primal Cut will host a 60-seat dining area and large bar, and the innovative new design will bring smoked oak flooring, granite tabletops, and sleek bronze details to the space where Prime 333 enjoyed seven years of success. The menu, created by Executive Chef Thomas Perone from Thomas' Green Kitchen and Pig Guy NYC, will focus on elevated steakhouse staples with fresh, seasonal additions. Signature dishes will include a warm lobster salad, double-cut lamb chops and plenty of meat cuts of the highest quality, including a Tomahawk ribeye for two.
Fishbowl
210 West 55th Street
New York, 10019
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Opening this Fall, Fishbowl will be Midtown's premiere game room and event space with a speakeasy vibe. Once people enter the subterranean lounge, located inside the Dream Midtown, guests will be greeted by a 5,000 gallon fish tank complete with exotic salt-water fish. The large, exposed brick bar will serve up a variety of libations and dishes made to order. The venue is anchored by seven large flat-screen TVs, two mini-bowl lanes, two skee ball machines, a photo booth, and a state-of-the-art sound system.
Avra Estiatorio
14 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022
www.avrany.com
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The popular Midtown Greek restaurant, Avra Estiatorio, will be expanding to the Upper East Side this September. The expansive 17,000-square-foot restaurant will transport diners to an open-air villa in Greece with fresh lemon trees, imported limestone and stone-washed walls. Offering a mix of Mediterranean dishes and authentic Greek cuisine, the restaurant will serve charcoal grilled octopus, crispy zucchini and eggplant chips with homemade tzatziki sauce and pan fried imported red mullet.
Harvey
96 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11249
718-362-8100
www.TheWilliamsburgHotel.com
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Brooklyn will be home to Chef Adam Leonti's new restaurant, Harvey, located in The Williamsburg Hotel. Featuring a grain and vegetable-focused menu, Chef will focus on freshly-milled grains for pastas, breads and cakes. A small, special daily selection of local meat and fish will continue the agricultural story seeded from his popular Brooklyn Bread Lab pop-up.
DeKalb Market Hall
445 Gold Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
www.DeKalbMarketHall.com
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When the DeKalb Market Hall opens this November in Brooklyn's City Point development, it will be one of the largest food halls in the country. The 35,000-square-foot space will be home to a diverse collection of nearly 40 local and regional food outposts, including Ample Hills Creamery and New York's iconic Katz's Delicatessen's first venture beyond its original location. In addition to the various eateries, the hall will offer a wide variety of seating and will host both late-night and daytime family programming that will reflect the distinct culture of the borough.
John Friia is a freelance journalist and native New Yorker writing about food, drinks and lifestyle. You can follow his adventures on Instagram.
