Swell Dive, 1013 Bedford Ave., Bedford-Stuyvesant
Open Since: June 18, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Filipino Tex-Mex
Try some tacos with a little Filipino flair at this new beach shack-inspired eatery on Bedford Avenue. Menu items include charred beef and pork belly adobo tacos, which you can pair with some beer, fishbowl punches and tropical cocktails.
Snow Story, 72-38 Austin St., Forest Hills
Open Since: June 15, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Ice cream
Try this season’s hottest frozen dessert at Snow Story, a new ice cream parlor in Forest Hills. The store offers Thai-style ice cream rolls in eight flavors, including Purple Galaxy with taro and blueberry and Monkey C Monkey Do with chocolate and banana.
Sea Wolf, 19 Wyckoff Ave., Bushwick
Open Since: Spring 2016
Type of Cuisine: Seafood
Get breakfast, lunch and dinner at this backyard barbeque spot featuring fresh seafood, occasional lobster bakes, frozen drinks and late night DJs.
BKW by Brooklyn Winery, 747 Franklin Ave., Crown Heights
Open Since: June 21, 2016
Type of Cuisine: New American
Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Winery has now opened a second location on Crown Heights’ Franklin Avenue, serving New American small plates and entrees with their own Brooklyn-made wines, by the glass or bottle. Do root beer glazed pork ribs sound like your thing? Try them out here.
Bison & Bourbon, 191 Seventh St., Gowanus
Open Since: June 7, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Kosher steakhouse and cocktail bar
Bison & Bourbon replaced the Turkish cafe The Bahche in a sprawling space on Seventh Street. It’s open for dinner, appetizers and cocktails and the menu is meat-focused. There’s an upstairs lounge that’s ideal for larger parties, and a spacious bar on the ground level. “In the kosher world, there’s nothing like this at all both in terms of ambience and size,” co-owner David Shagalov told DNAinfo.
The Smith, 1150 Broadway at West 27th Street, Flatiron
Open Since: April 2016
Type of Cuisine: New American
Fill up on French-inspired American brasserie fare, or fill up on snacks like oysters or salmon tartare.
Duet Restaurant, 37 Barrow St., West Village
Open Since: June 2016
Type of Cuisine: Seafood
Duet has been around since 2014 but just launched a new Monday Oyster Night featuring oysters fresh from Blue Point, Long Island for just 50 cents apiece all night, served with an array of sauces.
The Lowery Bar and Kitchen, 43-02 43rd St., Sunnyside
Open Since: June 20
Type of Cuisine: New American
This eatery serves New American cuisine, such as a flatbread topped with pulled pork and caramelized pineapple, a short rib and brisket burger and a veggie burger option made with black beans and sweet potatoes. Drinks include wine, cocktails and New York-area craft beer.
1633, 1633 Second Ave., Upper East Side
Open Since: June 16, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Greek
An oasis awaits diners at 1633, a new Second Avenue eatery that is meant to block out the noise and ongoings on the avenue with blacked-out windows and a creative interior that includes a running fountain and 3D mural. The menu — by Chef Dionisis Liakopoulu — is focused on a modern take on traditional Greek foods, including the "Mousse-AKA," a layered ground sirloin, and "The Cube," a brioche dough pie with spring greens, cheese and yogurt.
Bing Kitchen, 71 Orchard St., Lower East Side
Open Since: June 15, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Chinese
The newly-opened Bing Kitchen serves up quirky spins on traditional Chinese cuisine, such as the “Beijing Burrito” with scallions, cilantro and egg, and a fried chicken slaw.