10 Restaurants for You to Try Right Now

Open since: January
Type of cuisine: Korean

This Korean restaurant offers traditional food “with a twist” and has a sister spot in Astoria. Their stews, like a spicy Korean curry with potatoes, onion, carrots and peas is the perfect antidote to this bitter weather and the vegetables in almost every dish will make you feel like you’re keeping your New Year’s resolutions. Those seeking a filling meal should check out the Bibimbap burger — a burger topped with vegetables, a fried egg and a brioche bun. There’s also traditional Bibimbap, noodles, and Korean barbecue offerings, among other offerings.

Open since: November
Type of cuisine: New Hong Kong-style

Looking for an upscale Chinese restaurant that serves dim sum? You may want to try Brasserie du Dragon, a newly opened eatery in downtown Flushing, which combines traditional Chinese décor with the style of a modern French bistro. The menu, focused on new Hong Kong-style cuisine, offers a variety of Chinese delicacies, from crispy duck rolls and crab dumplings to “porcupine” meat buns and Peking duck with caviar. Vegetarians will also find multiple meatless options, like Szechuan mapo tofu and eggplant with sweet spicy sauce.

Open since: January
Type of cuisine: Burgers, sandwiches and milkshakes

The newest outpost of the popular Hell’s Kitchen and Upper West Side burger joint is the biggest yet. The space on Broadway has a bar, a long red couch that lines the exposed-brick wall, and several tables in the middle. Burgers range from $12.95 to $15.95.

Open since: Jan. 5
Type of cuisine: Paleo-friendly food

Hu Kitchen is a multi-level restaurant that serves non-processed and non-GMO foods, from juices to line-caught tuna salad with homemade aioli and organic vegetables, organic chicken and quinoa soup.

Open since: Jan. 15
Type of cuisine: Gourmet American comfort food

Fill your belly with duck confit nachos, lamb skewers, bacon butter meatballs, or beer battered mushrooms before settling in at the area’s first movie theater that opened up last week.

Open since: Mid-November
Type of cuisine: Japanese

As the smaller offshoot of Ditmars' ramen spot, Hinomaru, (“Ko” means “baby”), this 30th Avenue location offers much of the same of the original, including its pork-broth ramen dishes, gyoza and buns.

Open since: December
Type of cuisine: Indian

Kitchen Grill Indian Restaurant brings Indian favorites like samosas, chicken tikka masala and saag paneer to Clinton Hill. The vegan-friendly restaurant will prepare vegetarian dishes with oil instead of butter for those who prefer a dish free of animal products, and spice-levels are customized to order. Kitchen Grill does not offer alcoholic drinks, but customers who prefer something stronger than a mango lassie can BYOB.

Open since: Open for 40 years, started serving brunch Sept. 19
Type of cuisine: French

After nearly 40 years as a family-owned and operated neighborhood favorite, Raoul’s started serving brunch this fall. Warm up your winter weekends with rich French dishes like a ricotta and egg raviolo, ratatouille Provençal, steak tartare from Creekstone Farms or steak au cheval, pictured above.