Gotham Guide is a weekly list of new restaurants, special menus and pop-ups throughout New York City. Support local businesses and head out on a culinary adventure with our suggestions below.
From holiday treats to a Latin-inspired bottomless brunch and the opening of a new Mediterranean restaurant, this week’s Gotham Guide has a little bit of everything.
Keep the post-Thanksgiving food frenzy alive by visiting one of the following restaurants for new, delicious food.
See also: The 12 Best NYC Restaurants With Private Dining For The Holidays
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385 Ninth Ave, Suite 85 / Website
From chef Madeline Sperling, formerly of Gramercy Tavern and The NoMad, comes a lively new Eastern Mediterranean restaurant on the West Side. Zou Zou’s brings together culinary influences from Lebanon, Israel, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Jordan and more to create a menu celebrating the cuisine and flavors of the region.
The menu features a number of breads, dips and mezze to start, with entrees including lobster tagine, grape leaf black sea bass and fire roasted leg of lamb.
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40 W 55th St / Website
Fast-casual wrap destination Wolfnights will open its fourth Manhattan location December 1st, bringing their gourmet wraps to Midtown West. In honor of their grand opening, Wolfnights will offer a $50 gift card to the first 20 people in line at the new location.
Additionally, all wraps served in Midtown West on opening day will be available for $5, with all proceeds going to Crossroads Community Services to provide shelter, meals and healthy groceries to vulnerable New Yorkers.
Multiple NYC Locations / Website
The holiday season means treats, treats, and more treats, and Le Pain Quotidien will offer limited-edition holiday baked goods to enjoy through December.
The pistachio cranberry shortbread cookie is a classic holiday treat with a sweet, crumbly biscuit dotted with chopped pistachios and dried cranberries. The holiday linzer star uses ground hazelnuts and sweet raspberry jam topped off with a dusting of powdered sugar. LPQ’s le cougnau, a small, sweet bread with raisins and crunchy sugar crystals, pays homage to its home country of the Netherlands.
Exclusively from December 8th through 25th, guests can order the Buche de Noel Chocolate Praline, a classic European Christmas dessert.
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505 Columbus Ave / Website
Upper West Side restaurant Tasca blends Spanish and Latin Caribbean cuisines, creating a modern take on the traditional recipes of Spain, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Cuba.
For brunch, Tasca offers a two-course prix fixe menu for $25 with the choice of an appetizer and entree, as well as bottomless sangria for an extra $15 or a premium bloody mary or mimosa for an extra $10. Highlights from Tasca’s brunch menu include huevos gitanos, churrasquito y huevos and torrija, Spanish-style French toast with flambé sweet plantains.
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1215 Third Ave / Website
PJ Bernstein, the old school, family-owned Jewish deli which has resided on the Upper East Side for the past five decades, will now accept cryptocurrencies as a form of payment for everything from their towering pastrami sandwiches to cozy homemade soups.
The delicatessen and full-service restaurant will be accepting most coins traded through Coinbase, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin. PJ Bernstein’s is one of the few remaining authentic restaurants of its kind, having served a number of stars from Lucille Ball and Liza Minelli to Mel Brooks and, most recently, Daniel Craig.
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Multiple NYC Locations / Website
Cutlets Sandwich Co., the modern deli concept from Richard Zaro, has officially opened its newest location in the East Village, bringing quality sandwiches made with premium ingredients to the neighborhood.
After launching as a delivery-only service in July 2020 followed by a successful pop-up in the Flatiron District, Cutlets launched their flagship location at 213 W. 35th Street. Cutlets will launch a third brick-and-mortar location in Williamsburg in early 2022, in addition to the recently launched Cutlets Catering, a seamless ordering platform for large orders.
Photography by: Le Pain Quotidien
