11 New Restaurants to Try Right Now

Open Since: July 4, 2015
Type of Cuisine: gelato and sorbet

Dolce Brooklyn is the neighborhood’s newest sweet shop serving house-made sorbets and gelatos. The eatery will be serving 12 flavors, including standard and rotating ones, such as “fior di latte,” hazelnut, strawberry cheesecake and ricotta honey. Eventually, the owners plan to add savory flavors, such as avocado and parmesan.

Open Since: Spring 2016
Type of Cuisine: French

Greenpoint’s new French bistro Sauvage offers a full raw bar with oysters, queen crab and sea urchin, as well as other cooked delicacies like ricotta dumplings, strip steak, and lobster. They also offer specialty sharing platters like their pig head confit.

Open Since: June 2016
Type of Cuisine: Burgers

A new venture from the team behind the ever-popular Queens Comfort restaurant, Flattopps specializes in comfort food-style burgers, served alongside fries and other sides that you can wash down with funky cocktails, like a grape and vodka slushie.

Open Since: July 2016
Type of Cuisine: Spanish-influenced sandwiches, salads and tapas

The fast-casual eatery uses flavors and ingredients from Spain to create “bocadillos” — Spanish sandwiches that usually involve some tasty cured meats. Salads and some classic Spanish tapas are also on the menu.

Open Since: June 20, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Baked goods, coffee and tea

After a two-week soft opening, the Park Slope-based muffin specialists at Blue Sky Bakery have officially opened their second location as this week, bringing cakes, cupcakes, muffins and tea and coffee to their new Rogers Avenue shop.

Open Since: May 30, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Midwestern American

Angela’s Montana Table offers up bites inspired by the west, like hickory smoked baby back ribs with bourbon coffee barbecue sauce, cornmeal crusted walleye tacos, and garlic, chipotle and lime-roasted half chicken. Its owner Angela Gerdrum, who grew up on a cattle ranch, decorated her restaurant with her family’s old saloon and paintings of the old west.

Open Since: June 16, 2016
Type of Cuisine: American

This restaurant and wine bar uses locally sourced meats and market-fresh produce for its seasonal menu, according to the owner, and offers a selection of vegan burgers, craft beers and ciders, and a variety of dishes including charred chicken, pan-seared salmon, and slow-cooked pork ribs. Brunch begins at the location starting on July 8.

Open Since: June 15, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Mediterranean

This new addition to the Hotel on Rivington boasts fresh seafood, vegetarian, and vegan dishes inspired by the culinary traditions of coastal Spain, Italy, and France.

Open Since: July 4, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Breakfast Cereal

The brand behind breakfast staples like Froot Loops and Rice Krispies is serving up $6 to $8 bowls of cereal with “elevated” toppings at a new cafe in Times Square.

Open Since: April 2016
Type of Cuisine: New-Nordic

The creation of restaurateurs Claus Meyer and Gunnar Gíslason, this Nordic restaurant focuses on “season-driven,” Icelandic-inspired cuisine.