Opening
Askili Orchard
Georgian cuisine is increasingly on New York’s radar. This West Village newcomer is now serving khachapuri, the open pastry canoe with egg and cheese and other fillings; plump, juicy khinkali, soup dumplings with Silk Road connections; stuffed cabbage called tolma (think dolma of course); and many dishes involving tart fruits, fermented ingredients, nuts and yogurt. Maya Toria is the chef, the owner Giorgi Papiashvili’s origins are Georgian, and Lisa Granik, a Master of Wine, monitors an impressive collection of Georgian wines. Adequately exploring the food and drink options in this moody, brick-walled space would take several visits or a large party willing to share.
401 Avenue of the Americas (Greenwich Avenue), 646-344-1241, askiliorchard.com.
Togyushi
Japanese Wagyu is varied according to breeding and terroir, with a type called Zao, from Yamagata Prefecture north of Tokyo, said to be among the most select. It’s now exclusive outside of Japan at this new beef omakase in Koreatown. The menu, nine-courses, with modern and traditional interpretations like searing over rice straw for smokiness, and marinating with rice bran, is $195; $95 for five courses. The restaurant also has a lounge that serves assorted small plates with Wagyu on skewers (from $6), in seven-ounce portions ($90, $110) and in other preparations along with seafood and vegetable dishes.
37 West 37th Street, 212-702-3737, togyushi.com.
Arvine
Despite the sommelier Adrien Falcon’s roots in the Savoie region of France and the chef Joe Anthony’s experience at Gabriel Kreuther and Daniel, the partners in this brick-walled bistro have not taken recipes from “Larousse Gastronomique” for their wide-ranging modern fare. The menu showcases bison tartare with chiles, duck liver hush puppies, black bass with chorizo sauce, chicken fried in whole wheat batter and kingfish with chiles and garlic.
19 Greenwich Avenue (10th Street), 212-901-5700, arvine.com.
Metro Cinema
An hour of fine dining and then the film of your choice (from a massive list of options) is the way it works at this luxurious new multiplex in Chelsea. Book a private screening room for a group of 4, 8, 12 or 20 people (at $50 per seat) and select your menu, prepared by the chef Josh Guarneri. Some menus are themed to films, like an Oz-themed “Wicked” menu with lamb tongue carpaccio and emerald prawns, and a Chinese banquet with roast duck for “A Christmas Story.” (But don’t expect venison alongside “Bambi.”) The project is the work of Tim League, who co-founded Alamo Drafthouse. (Opens Wednesday)
131 Eighth Avenue (19th Street), 646-933-2800, metrocinema.com.
Nuyores
Another interpretation of Peru’s cuisine has landed, with international elements shaping many Peruvian and South American dishes. Yuca huancaina cacio e pepe style, quinoa done like risotto and lomo saltado with rib-eye are a sampling. It’s owned by Oscar Lorenzzi, the chef and a native of Peru who was at Contento, and Jonathan Charnay, from Chile, who runs the liquid side, including a classic pisco sour and a wine list dominated by South America. The interior is sleek and copper-toned, with artisan touches.
154 West 13th Street, 646-422-7615, nuyores.com.
Boro Brine
The chef Mark Nobello, formerly a chef de cuisine at Atoboy, has creative notions. Focaccia with stracciatella, anchovies and tomato-garlic confit proves you’re not treading the well-worn burrata trail. Also signposted are lobster pot pie with clams, tilefish with whelks, steamers in smoked eel broth and a skate sando that’s a riff on Filet-O-Fish, all headed in the same direction.
109 South Sixth Street (Bedford Avenue), Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 347-689-4223, borobrine.com.
Carne by Allora
Straightforward Italian, as might have been defined in New York 50 years ago, has settled into the newly renovated Hilton Brooklyn. The chef, Pietro Aletto from Naples, knows his red sauce but also travels north with pasta all’Amatriciana, Florentine steak and Milanese osso buco. The beverage director David Choi adds a touch of tiramisù flavor to his espresso martini. Rope motifs decorate the bar to tie into the building’s history as a maritime rope factory. (Thursday)
140 Schermerhorn Street (Smith Street), Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, 929-337-1280, alloraristorantenyc.com/carne-by-allora.
Terra
For many decades going back nearly 100 years Lundy’s was Sheepshead Bay’s draw for seafood; it closed for good in 2007. This newcomer might now attract food lovers from beyond the neighborhood with its contemporary menu: beef tartare with bone marrow; beets masquerading as ravioli with goat cheese; black linguine with seafood in tom yum sauce; and quail, stuffed with bulgur and mushrooms, with pomegranate sauce. The owners are a couple of locals, Dmitry Khavko and Oleg Rybak, who have Dima Mastseniuk, who owned the Ukrainian restaurant, Ruta, in Washington, D.C., and Anna Shitova from Russia, in the kitchen.
1716 Sheepshead Bay Road (Voorhees Avenue), Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, 718-675-3939, terrabrooklyn.com.
Amanda’s Good Morning Cafe
Amanda Perdomo is bringing her New Orleans breakfast and lunch menus to Strange Delight in Brooklyn, in collaboration with the chef Ham El-Waylly. Beignets, a breakfast sandwich, a muffuletta, corn muffin and bananas Foster pudding pie are served from 8 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with no end date set.
63 Lafayette Avenue (South Elliott Place), strangedelight.nyc.
Norma’s at Thompson Central Park
The over-the-top brunch once served at Norma’s, in what was Le Parker Meridien hotel, is being revived from Thursday until Nov. 9 (every Thursday through Sunday) in the same premises, new name.
Thompson Central Park, 119 West 56th Street, 212-245-5000, hyatt.com.
Branches
Taishoken
A ramen spot known for tsukemen, or dipping noodles, which originated in Tokyo in 1951 and already has a presence in the Bay Area, is making its New York debut. Noodles and broths are made daily; there’s seating indoors and on a patio.
92 Second Avenue (Sixth Street), 917-675-6765, taishokenusa.com.
Frita Batidos
A New York outpost of a Cuban-inspired burger and street food spot from Michigan (Ann Arbor, Detroit) will open Wednesday.
334 Kent Avenue (South Fourth Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn, fritabatidos.com.
Big Night
The dinner party emporium that started in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, has opened on the Upper East Side with lines out the door. Does that suggest a trend for entertaining at home?
1015 Lexington Avenue (73rd Street), 332-205-3584, bignightbk.com.
Il Mulino New York — Madison
The now global collection of Italian restaurants that started in Greenwich Village has settled a new location into a spacious Upper East Side location.
58 East 56th Street, 212-750-3270, imny.com.
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