11 New Restaurants To Try Right Now

Ice & Pan, 136-37 Main St., Flushing

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Open Since: July 15, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Ice cream

This tiny ice cream stand inside a Roosevelt Avenue food market sells traditional taiyaki cakes shaped like fish, but jazzed up with a variety of fillings and topped with soft-served ice cream and toppings. Take a photo of the beautiful dessert before it melts!

LaRina Pastificio & Vino, 387 Myrtle Ave., Fort Greene

Michael Tulipan

Open Since: Aug. 10, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Italian

Fort Greene’s new mini pasta factory and restaurant, from the team behind Clinton Hill mainstay Aita, will sell homemade dry and fresh pastas, as well as serve a range of Italian dishes and wines from several regions curated by head chef Silvia Barban. Try classic pastas like the aglio, olio e peperoncino — spaghetti with garlic, olive oil and chili peppers. The menu will also feature smaller plates that will focus on fresh and seasonal dishes like whole fish with market vegetables and modern take on bollito misto with beef, pork and lamb.

Do or Dive, 1108 Bedford Ave., Bedford-Stuyvesant

Open Since: Aug. 4, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Bar

Cool down with some 32-ounce Budweisers for $5 at Bed-Stuy’s latest bar. Beers range between $4 to $6, and cocktails are up to $8, including the “Bad Dad” cocktail, which mixes grape Pedialyte with well vodka. There are some bar snacks to munch on while you shout the answers to “Jeopardy,” which plays on the bar’s vintage TVs every weeknight.

Café Energy, 147-21 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica

Open Since: Aug. 6, 2016
Type of Cuisine: American plus natural juices and salads

This popular Jamaica café, known for its healthy salads and natural juices, opened its second location in the neighborhood. The new eatery serves a large variety of chopped salads, wraps and smoothies, but the menu was also expanded to include items like gourmet burgers, kebab sandwiches and tacos. Try their signature Café Energy burger with sliced red onion, roasted red peppers, feta cheese, arugula and cucumber dill dressing.

Amani Bar and Restaurant, 57 Nassau Ave., Greenpoint

Open Since: July 2016
Type of Cuisine: Japanese

Owners of Ako Sushi nearby in Williamsburg expanded into Greenpoint last month, offering fresh and elegant seafood, sushi, ramen, pork buns, yakatori and other Japanese fare.

Eataly, 4 World Trade Center, Financial District

Open Since: Aug. 11, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Italian

The massive all-things-Italian food market, complete with five restaurants and host of food counters and Italian groceries, has launched its second NYC location, inside 4 WTC.

Saba’s Pizza, 1217 Lexington Ave., Upper East Side

Open Since: Aug. 9, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Kosher Italian

Saba’s Pizza offers round, square, and thin-crust pizzas with a wide range of toppings, from white cheese pies to baked ziti-topped pies. The eatery also has a number of salads, calzones, pastas and sides — all of which are kosher.

Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot, 105 Bowery, Lower East Side

Open Since: August 2016
Type of Cuisine: Mongolian

This international chain, which has already opened a location in Flushing, has now launched its first Manhattan location in the Lower East Side. The eatery serves up traditional Mongolian hot pot dishes with steaming broth featuring 36 herbs and spices, high-quality meats, fresh produce and noodles.

Fields Good Chicken, 26 E. 40th St., Midtown

Open Since: June 2016
Type of Cuisine: Grilled and roasted chicken

Grab a healthy dose of protein in a salad or bowl chock full of antibiotic-free, never-fried chicken.

The Last Word, 31-30 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria

Open Since: Aug. 16, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Cocktail bar/speakeasy

Hidden behind a storefront designed to look like a hardware store, this 1920s-inspired speakeasy bar and lounge offers craft cocktails, along with bar snacks like charcuterie, spiced nuts and pickle plates.

PLG Coffee House and Tavern, 499 Rogers Ave., Prospect-Lefferts Gardens

Open Since: Aug. 12, 2016
Type of Cuisine: Cafe fare

The popular local eatery PLG Coffee House and Tavern — until recently known as Gratitude Cafe — has begun serving a limited dinner menu for the first time, including homemade pizza, beer and wine. The new menu will be available on Fridays and Saturdays from 6 to 10 p.m.

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