The 5 Recently-Opened New York Restaurants You Should Be Dining at This Fall

Looking for new restaurants in New York to add to your Resy watchlist? Well, open up your Notes app and get ready to type: the past few months have seen several notable openings. (And so will the next few—Hauser & Wirth’s hospitality arm, for example, is opening a new project in SoHo called Manuela, whereas Daniel Humm will helm the upcoming Clemente Bar.)

Below, the recently opened restaurants that are currently on our radar.

Eel Bar

The group behind the beloved Cervo’s recently opened Eel Bar on the Lower East Side. Despite having “Bar” in the name, it would be a mistake not to come for a whole meal (which should almost certainly include one of the following dishes: white shrimp in fresh tomato sauce, black rice with tuna and cherry tomatoes, or the half chicken al ajilo.) The music is loud and the ambience is dark, so it’s also the perfect place for those seeking an energetic night along with their wine.

Elvis.Photo: Liz Clayman

There’s no shortage of natural wine bars in New York City–but Elvis proves the more the merrier. The cozy space, painted in a statement-making burnt orange feels like a psychedelic ’70s NoHo apartment meets Provence: rattan bar stools surround red marble perimeter ledges while vintage posters hang on the wall. In addition to plenty of Pet Nats, Elvis has a menu that’s a play off of the Left Bank sidewalk cafés of Paris, with small plates that include homemade charcuteries, pâtés in a jar, duck and salmon rillettes, and beef tartare. Although perhaps “play off” isn’t the right term here, as Elvis, too, is streetside: the dining room windows swing out onto the hustle and bustle of Great Jones Street, whereas several tables are lined up outside.

Photo: Gentl + Hyers