IN THE NEWS: www.Eater.com reports the closings of Socialista, A Chau Deli, Around the Clock, Deborah, España en Llamas, Madaleine Mae, Maki Sushi, New Southwind, Sahara Grill, and Waikiki Wally’s. … New York magazine’s Grub Street reports the closings of East Village’s Panificio, while Adam Platt reviews 10 Downing and West Branch, giving them both […]

Filed under: New York Restaurants | Tags:10 Downing, A Chau Deli closed, Alta Voce, Around the Clock closed, Braeburn, Cabana Bar, Cafecito Bogota, Cub Room, Daniel, Deborah closed, Espana en Llamas closed, John Dory, La Fonda del Sol, Lovin Cup Cafe, Macao Trading Company, Madaleine Mae closed, Maki Sushi clsoed, New Southwind Closed, Panificio closed, Rooster's, Sahara Grill closed, Socialista clsoed, Urumamba, Waikiki Wally's closed, Warung Kario, West Branch | No Comments »

IN THE NEWS: Eater.com reports the closing of Fiamma, Ruby Foo’s (Broadway and 77th), Push Cafe (294 3rd Ave.), Level V, and Chocolate Bar … New York magazine’s Grub Street reports the closings of Old Devil Moon, and Caffe on the Green after 17 years, and that Apiary has turned executive chef duties over to […]

Filed under: New York Restaurants | Tags:Apiary, At Vermilion, Bar Breton, BarBao, Bond Street Chocolate, Caffe on the Green closed, Catherine's Caffe, Chocolate Bar closed, Da Silvano Bistecca, Desnuda, Dirt Candy, Ella, Fiamma closed, Get Fresh Table, John Dory, La Fonda del Sol, Leo's Bagels, Level V closed, Marco Polo Cafe, Mr Jones, Old Devil Moon closed, Onda, Push Cafe closed, Rainbow Room, Rouge Tomate, Ruby Foo's closed, Smak Taama, Terroir, Trigo, Union Prime, Walter Foods | No Comments »

IN THE NEWS: From New York magazine’s Grub Street column, “The Cipriani family will shutter the fabled Rainbow Room on Jan. 12, about five months after a Times article chronicled the restaurant’s perseverance. Though the restaurant opened in 1934 amid the Great Depression, it could not weather this latest fiscal crisis and a projected 100 […]

Filed under: New York Restaurants | Tags:Atria, Au Bon Pain closed, BarBao, Butcher Bay, Cattyshack closed, Centro Vinoteca, Chicken n Beer closed, Chip Shop closed, Chloe 81, City Winery, Da Vincenzo closed, Devin Tavern closed, Eet closed, Fishtail, Five Leaves, Flex Mussels, Forge, Ga Si Ri, John Dory, Kefi, Krishna Cuisine, La Vineria, Lomito closed, Macao Trading Co, Marc Forgione, Minetta Tavern, Oak Room, OKO closed, Palm Court closed, Panifico closed, Panya closing, Patois closed, Porchetta, Portofino Grille closed, Prime Meats, Rainbow Room closed, Rouge Tomate, Rusty Knot, Tokyo Pop closed, Totally Baked closed, West Branch | No Comments »

IN THE NEWS: New York magazine’s Adam Platt lists his Top 10 New Restaurants of 2008, in order: Corton, Momofuku Ko, Convivio, Dovetail, Scarpetta, Commerce, The John Dory, Char No. 4, Adour Alain Ducasse, and Persephone. … Grub Street reports that Union Square’s Tisserie has closed, but a new branch has already opened in midtown, […]

Filed under: New York Restaurants | Tags:10 Downing, Agnanti, AJ Maxwell's Steakhouse, Al Safa, Almond, Bar Bao, Boneshakers, Buttermilk Channel, Cafe Select, Colandrea New Corner, Eleven Madison Park, Frank Bruni top 10, Grand Sichuan House, Jills of Cobble Hill closed, Le Bernardin, Motorino, Moustache, Nablus Sweets, New York magazine top 10, Ramen Setagaya, Tailor, Tisserie 55, Tisserie closed, Tokyo Lamen | No Comments »

IN THE NEWS: www.Eater.com details the opening of Midtown’s Boi Sandwich (708 Third Avenue). … The New York Times’s Frank Bruni gives one star to Braeburn (117 Perry St, Greenwich Village). … Openings: Inatteso Pizzabar Casano (28 West Street), Ortine (622 Washington Avenue, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn), Patisserie Claude (187 West Fourth Street), Wilfie & Nell […]

Filed under: New York Restaurants | Tags:10 Downing, Belcourt, Boi Sandwich, Braeburn, Counter, Da Silvano Bistecca, Inatesso Pizzabar Casano, Irving Mill, Keens Steakhouse, Motorino, Oak Room, Patisserie Claude, Txikito, Wilfie and Nell | No Comments »

IN THE NEWS: Bloomberg’s Ryan Sutton lists his top 10 new (or revamped) restaurants of 2008: 1. Bar Boulud; 2. Corton; 3. The New Momofukus: Ko, Bakery & Milk Bar; 4. Tom: Tuesday Dinner; 5. Convivio; 6. Allegretti; 7. Matsugen; 8. Tie: Wine Bars at Adour, Terroir; Cocktails at Bar Milano; 9. Irving Mill; and […]

Filed under: New York Restaurants | Tags:10 Downing, Alta Voce, Bar Boulud, Bar Milano closing, Bloomberg Best New Restaurants 2008, Camodian Cuisine closed, Caracas Brooklyn, Choice Greene, Cipolla Rossa, Dainobu, Devin Tavern, Dousoeur de Paris, Draft Barn, Ellis Bar, Haven, Hee Seung Fun closed, Inatteso Pizzabar Casano, inoteca north, Kam Chueh closed, Kefi, La Barra, Macao Trading Co, Marlow and Daughters, Mi Cocina closed, Mo Gridder's BBQ, Moustache, Naya Messe and Grill, Oak Room, Ortine, R and L, Secession, Sorella, Stogo, Sun Shine 27 Seafood, Sycamore, Urban Lobster Shack, Vesta Trattoria, Vinegar Hill House, Vino 313, Vintage New York closed, Wilfie and Nell, World of Taste | No Comments »

IN THE NEWS: Eater.com reports the closings of Devin Tavern, Archipelago, and Greenwich Steak & Burger. … The New York Times’s Frank Bruni gives three stars to Corton (239 West Broadway, TriBeCa, cortonnyc.com). … Openings: Playa (648 President St, Park Slope, Brooklyn), Seasonal (132 West 58th Street), and Wild Ginger (112 Smith Street, Boerum Hill, […]

Filed under: New York Restaurants | Tags:Anima Italian Bistro, Archipelago closed, Bar Breton, Benoit, Body, Bouley Upstairs, Braeburn, Brookvin, Corton, Devin Tavern closed, Flatbush Farm, Greenwich Steak and Burger closed, JoeDoe, John Dory, Kefi, Kyo Ya, Playa, Pranna, Roosevelt Food Court, Seasonal, Top Cafe Tibet, Vermilion, Vinegar Hill House, Wild Ginger | No Comments »

IN THE NEWS: www.Eater.com reports the closings of Portofino Grille on 64th and 1st, and First Wok (at 88th-89th and 3rd Avenue). … The New York Times’s Frank Bruni gives three stars to Momofuku Ssam Bar (207 Second Avenue, momofuku.com) and also visits Pranna (79 Madison Ave), while Julia Moskin considers Hea (145 East 13th […]

Filed under: New York Restaurants | Tags:67 Orange Street, Baoguette, BarBoa, Danku, Ducale, First Wok closed, Fishtail by David Burke, Five Leaves, Grayz closing, Hea, Indochine, Irving Mill, JoeDoe, L'Artusi, Los Dados, Manducatis Rustica, Momofuku Bakery and Milk Bar, Momofuku Ssam Bar, Motorino, Mr Jones, Obika Mozzarella Bar, Perle, Portofino Grille closed, Pranna, Prespa, Rouge Tomate, Secession, Shang, Suenos | No Comments »

IN THE NEWS: Dining Critic Gael Greene gets dumped from New York magazine and reflects on her four decades of reviewing. … Time Out gives its first-ever six-star review, to Chef Paul Liebrandts’ Corton (239 West Broadway between Walker and White Sts) and also reviews Yerba Buena (23 Ave A between 1st and 2nd Sts) […]

Filed under: New York Restaurants | Tags:Almond, B-Bap Fusion Rice Bar, Baguette 61, Bouley Bakery, Braeburn, Bussaco, Buttermilk Channel, Center Cut, Char No. 4, Corton, Dinosaur Bar-be-Que, Double Crown, Fishtail by David Burke, Five Rose's Pizza closed, Gael Greene, John Dory, L'Artusi, La Bouillabaisse, La Superior, Macao Trading Company, Mama's Mudslider's, Mr Jones, Perle, Shang, Sweetpie, Vinegar Hill House, West Branch, Yerba Buena, Zibetto Espresso Bar | No Comments »

IN THE NEWS: www.Eater.com reports the closings of Sophie’s Cuban on 40th between 7th and 8th, Two Boots in Rock Center, and Cobble Hill’s Trout. … The New York Times’s Frank Bruni gives a satisfactory grade in reviewing Kurve (87 Second Avenue) and also reviews Home (20 Cornelia Street, homerestaurantnyc.com), while Oliver Schwaner-Albright considers BCD […]

Filed under: New York Restaurants | Tags:Apertivo, BCD Tofu House, Center Cut, Cipolla Rossa, Darbar Grill, Home, Kurve, Libertine, Momofuku Ko, Morton's, No. 7, Philippu Lounge, Secession, Sophie's Cuban closed, Ted and Honey, Tierras Centro Americanas, Trout closed, Two Boots closed, Vai | No Comments »