Opening
Le Chêne
Fresh from a brief stint in the kitchen of Margot in Brooklyn, Alexia Duchêne is now on her own in a room filled with art. She’s in partnership with Ronan Duchêne Le May, her husband, who was at Café Boulud and is handling the beverages. Her French menu looks forward with uni French toast, green bean beignets and pithiviers of pork and smoked eel, but also goes retro with foie gras Lucullus, crab thermidor, and potato gratin inspired by Joël Robuchon. (Opens Friday)
76 Carmine Street (Seventh Avenue South), lechenenyc.com.
Teruko
The chef Tadashi Ono, previously at Matsuri, is now at this underground space in the Hotel Chelsea. The restaurant, run by Sunday Hospitality alongside Charles Seich, is named for Teruko Yokoi, an artist who resided at the hotel and whose works are on display. There’s sushi served à la carte, though omakase is an option. From Mr. Ono’s kitchen come smoked and seared kampachi, whole Dover sole karaage, and robata-grilled Wagyu. The restaurant’s back bar was rescued from the Hotel Okura in Tokyo. (Friday)
222 West 23rd Street (Seventh Avenue), hotelchelsea.com.
Deux Luxe
Jean Denoyer’s contribution to the food scene is La Goulue, still going strong. Now, his daughters, Charlotte and Carrie Denoyer, have picked up the baton and are opening this burger spot where the beef is Wagyu. There’s a vegan mushroom version. The Wagyu burger at their Café Deux in Harrison, N.Y., is the inspiration. The compact space has diner in its DNA. Look for variations like kimchi and butter chicken burgers.
384 Broome Street (Mulberry Street) deuxluxeny.com.
Santo Taco
Barely a restaurant, with just a counter and ample outdoor seating at a location it shares with La Esquina, it offers five tacos wrapped in heirloom corn tortillas: beef trompo, pork confit carnitas, charcoal-grilled carne asada, seared chicken, and mushroom with squash blossom. (Thursday)
114 Kenmare Street (Lafayette Street), no phone, eatsantotaco.com.
Ferrane
The scent of cardamom perfumes Brooklyn Heights in the old St. George Hotel as the classic swirled Swedish buns emerge from the oven at this new bakery. It’s from Selim Adira, a founder of the BonBon candy stores, and Emon Maasho, a former Swedish glassware executive. Swedish breads with rye dominating; seeded crispbreads; pastries, including the princess cake and fruited crumble pies; and gluten-free almond cakes, are some of the inventory. Along with the cardamom the Scandinavian vibe comes from pale wood and clean lines.
57 Clark Street (Henry Street), Brooklyn Heights, ferranebakery.com.
Papa d’Amour
Though the chef Dominique Ansel is unlikely to shed his French approach to pastry-making, he is now deep into mochi, milk bread, black sesame and taro at his spacious new bakery inspired by Asian breadmaking styles and traditions. “I’ll always follow French techniques, but I’m also learning,” he said. Custardy little egg tarts, a taro and mochi doughnut with a crunchy exterior, lacy swirled shokupan bread, and creamy, jam-filled cake “jars” are some of his new items, along with sandwiches with fillings like homemade shrimp patty and pork with sesame oil cabbage slaw. (Thursday)
64 University Place (10th Street), papadamourny.com.
Hamptons Openings
Here’s what’s new this season, traveling from West to East:
El Verano Taco Lot, El Farm Market
The chef Julian Medina is adding these adjuncts, a taco stand and a small market, next door to his Southampton Mexican restaurant.
101 Jobs Lane, Southampton, elveranony.com.
FreshDirect on Main
The first brick-and-mortar store for the home delivery grocery company will be open until the end of the year in a former market space in Southampton. (Friday)
70 Main Street, Southampton, freshdirect.com.
Fēniks
The chef at Southampton’s Plaza Cafe, Douglas Gulija, and his cousin Skip Norsic, are opening this new light-filled spot in the former Le Chef space in late June. There’s a dining room, chef’s counter and second floor lounge, each with separate menus.
75 Jobs Lane, Southampton, feniks.com
Sagaponack General Store
It’s taken years, but this village cynosure is lovingly restored and stocked with goods that deserve the overused term “curated.” The owner, Mindy Gray, has brought in Daniel Eddy, the chef and owner of Winner in Brooklyn, so count on plump rotisserie chickens.
542 Sagg Main Street, Sagaponack, sagaponackgeneralstore.com.
Crazy Pizza
This East Hampton spot has been a revolving door. Now an outpost of Crazy Pizza, which opened in SoHo last fall, is moving in with thin-crust pies and other Italian specialties.
47 Montauk Highway, East Hampton, crazypizza.com.
Camp Rubirosa
This pop-up in the former Laundry on Race Lane in East Hampton brings Mulberry Street east. The red sauce Italian menu will be served indoors and out until mid-September.
31 Race Lane, East Hampton.
Swifty’s at the Hedges Inn
Having moved from the Upper East Side to the Colony in Palm Beach, this restaurant favored by the Belgian loafers set has opened in East Hampton, in the historic property now owned by Andrew and Sarah Wetenhall, the owners of the Colony. The very pink and greenery-filled dining room is the setting for well-mannered breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
74 James Lane, East Hampton.
Wayan and Ma-Dé
Cedric and Ochi Vongerichten’s restaurants will take up residence in the former Sunset Harbor space at EHP Resort and Marina on Three Mile Harbor in East Hampton. Expect a taste of Indonesia along with inventive small plates.
313 Three Mile Harbor Hog Creek Road, East Hampton, ehpresort.com.
Ocean Club Montauk
Fully renovated, the restaurant at the Montauk Yacht Club, which first opened nearly 100 years ago, will satisfy cravings for lobster, steaks and pizza from a wood-fired oven in the open kitchen.
32 Star Island Road, Montauk.
Closed
Mah-Ze-Dahr West Village
Umber Ahmad’s flagship bakery has closed. It was evicted over a dispute with the landlord. The location is no longer on the website, which also advises that e-commerce is temporarily paused.
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Florence Fabricant is a food and wine writer. She writes the weekly Front Burner and Off the Menu columns, as well as the Pairings column, which appears alongside the monthly wine reviews. She has also written 12 cookbooks.
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