11 New Restaurants To Try Right Now

Opening Date: July 14, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Burgers

This new burger joint is ideal for late night munchies. Union Square Burger at Williamsburg, under the bridge — is open till midnight on weeknights and 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday, all the while slinging colossal burgers like their minced beef paddy with panko and vegetable sauce, their fois gras burger, or their avocado cheese burger.

Open Since: July 29, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Italian

Midtown’s Radicchio has relocated to the Upper East Side but is offering the same handmade pastas, including spaghetti bolognese, lemon fettuccine and gnocchi with pear, walnuts and gorgonzola. Radicchio also has a number of risottos including bacon and gorgonzola, seafood, porcini and sausage pepper and mushroom.

Open Since: Aug. 4, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Small-plate Mexican food

In addition to a stunning array of more than 120 different mezcal and tequila varieties, this new bar, the brainchild of nearby Americana joint Harding’s, serves up small-plate Mexican fare such as tacos and ceviche.

Open Since: July 30, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Latin

Get a taste of the cuisines of several nationalities across Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe at Cultura. On the menu, customers will find Venezuelan arepas, Mexican guacamole, Spanish paella, the "Cubano Perfecto" sandwich and Argentinean churrasco. Beverages right now include beer, wine and aguas frescas, but the menu will soon feature 20 different types of mojitos and other rum-based cocktails. Prices run from between $14 and $24 for entrees and about $10 for appetizers.

Open Since: Aug. 6, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Mexican

Get your taco fix at El Jeffe, a new Mexican-inspired eatery on Fulton Street serving up dishes like fried chicken, rice bowls, nachos and corn. Taco selections include Caribbean jerk pork, blackened catfish, grilled chicken and avocado jalapeño, and more.

Open Since: Aug. 8, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Nordic

The space that once occupied Apartment 138 and White Oak is now home to a Danish restaurant called Bornholm. The restaurant hosted its soft opening on Aug. 8, owners said on Facebook.

Open Since: August 2016
Type of Cuisine: Artisanal coffee, sweets from Balthazar and Amy’s Bread, as well as Stolle pies

The cozy cafe pours gourmet coffee, teas and serves up a variety of pastries to go along with your caffeine fix. Another sweet feature: they showcase local kids’ art on the walls.

Open Since: August 2016
Type of Cuisine: Burgers and milkshakes

Black Tap’s new underground SoHo location features the same menu of burgers, salads, sides and shakes in a space decorated with street art and a collage of signed dollar bills from Black Tap customers.

Open Since: Aug. 5, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Soul food

Mother-daughter team Linda and Zora Browne have opened their “healthy” soul food restaurant on Ninth Avenue. Linda Browne has teamed up with chef Eugene McCall Jr. to oversee a menu “based on the cooking of her Mississippi-raised mother,” which includes offerings like fried chicken, catfish, fried green tomatoes, smothered pork chops, peach cobbler and sweet potato pie. Patrons can also order vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes.

Open Since: Aug. 5, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Chinese

This “contemporary Chinese noodle bar” serves up innovative twists on traditional noodle dishes, both dry and soup-based, “tang wraps” and appetizers such as smoked duck egg and chilled beef shanks.

Open Since: Aug. 2, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Seafood and steak

The space formerly occupied by the beloved longtime eatery Waterfront Crabhouse is back under new owners and a slightly different name and a modern look, serving up a number of seafood dishes as well as steaks and sides.