High Street on Hudson, 637 Hudson St., West Village
Open since: Dec. 21
Type of cuisine: Soups, salads and sandwiches made with locally-sourced ingredients.
Chef Eli Kulp, who was paralyzed in the Amtrak derailment last year, has realized his “lifelong dream” of opening a restaurant in New York City. He and restaurateur Ellen Yin have three restaurants in Philadelphia, including High Street on Market. The Hudson Street restaurant will feature the an all-day menu, as well as an on-site bread bakery in the dining room. The restaurant is currently serving breakfast, brunch and lunch, but they plan to start dinner sometime in the coming weeks.
Cousins NYC, 1514 First Ave., Upper East Side
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Open since: Jan. 8
Type of cuisine: American, Greek
Cousins is an American restaurant with a Greek flair, offering comfort food like burgers, hand-cut fries and sandwiches alongside traditional Greek fare based on the owner's mother's recipes.
Dar 525, 168 Driggs Ave., Greenpoint
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Open since: January
Type of cuisine: Mediterranean
Dar 525, the beloved joint on Grand Street in East Williamsburg just expanded to another location in Greenpoint earlier this month. It boasts a wide array of Mediterranean fare from baba ghanoush and beet salad to flatbread pizzas and lamb sausage omelets for brunch.
Hartley's, 14 Putnam Ave., Clinton Hill
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Open since: Dec. 14
Type of cuisine: Irish
Hartley’s, which opened last month in the space that formerly housed Sip Bar, brings authentic Irish comfort food to Clinton Hill. The small, cozy pub offers favorites like traditional Irish soda bread, potato and leek soup and, of course, Guinness on tap. But it’s not all beer and bread at Hartley’s: cocktails include the Mary O, made with Old Overholt Rye, Campari, Carpano Antica and Prosecco.
Parkette Brooklyn, 4022 Fifth Ave., Sunset Park
Open since: Nov.
Type of cuisine: Coffee shop and baked goods
This sunny coffee shop has opened its doors across the street from Sunset Park’s namesake green space on Fifth Avenue near 41st Street. Parkette Brooklyn serves hot and cold beverages, $8 sandwiches and baked treats like Bed-Stuy’s DOUGH doughnuts.
Excuse My French, 96 Orchard St., Lower East Side
Vegetables Crab Cake on Spicy Red pepper Coulis topped with Fry Leek😋
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Open since: Dec. 30
Type of cuisine: French-inspired tapas
As its name suggests, the menu at Excuse My French is full of Franco-inspired dishes like fresh fig and goat cheese tartines, crepes and a duck confit parmentier. Excuse My French also offers a wide selection of cocktails.
Zio Luigi, 42-13 Queens Blvd., Sunnyside
Italian restaurant, which had been in business just 3 days, reopens after fire
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Open since: Jan. 4
Type of cuisine: Italian
This Italian eatery finally reopened earlier this month following a kitchen fire in November, which took place just three days after its original debut, according to the Sunnyside Post. The restaurant serves up fresh pasta dishes and other Italian cuisine.
Della, 1238 Prospect Ave., Windsor Terrace
Open since: Late Dec.
Type of cuisine: Italian
The restaurant revival of Windsor Terrace continues with the addition of Della, a cozy Italian eatery serving housemade pastas ($18 for saffron tagliatelle with chorizo, piquillo peppers and pecorino cheese) and main dishes such as roasted eggplant ($17), hangar steak ($18), and branzino with smoky lentils, pickled veggies and charred lemon ($19).
Xi'an, 41-10 Main St., Flushing
Open since: Dec.
Type of cuisine: Western Chinese
Those devastated after Biang!, the acclaimed Flushing restaurant serving food from the Xi’an region of China, moved to the East Village, can cheer up, as they don’t have to travel to Manhattan to taste the wide hand-pulled noodles, which the eatery was known for. The owner, Jason Wang, decided to turn the Flushing space into another outpost of his popular chain Xi'an Famous Foods, which also serves Xi'an-style Chinese fare, including noodles, skewers and soups.
Nare Sushi, 115 E. 57th St., Midtown East
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Open since: December
Type of cuisine: Japanese
If you’re in search of expertly crafted sushi for a reasonable price, look no further.
Fruits & Waffles, 81-20 Broadway, Elmhurst
Open since: Nov.
Type of cuisine: Colombian desserts
Elaborate desserts including Colombian fruit salads — topped with the signature cheese shavings — and decadent waffles are the stars of this new dessert shop. The menu is inspired by the owner’s childhood in Cartagena, like the flat crepes know as obleas filled with dulce de leche and creme. On weekends they set up a chocolate fountain. The savory menu has hot dogs with a pink sauce and quail eggs, a specialty in Colombia.
UPDATE: Previously, a second location in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens of the Crown Heights-based sushi restaurant Silver Rice was included on this list as having opened on Jan. 11. However, the owner of the new Flatbush Avenue location has revised the opening to the end of January and the post has been removed by DNAinfo.