This is Eater’s guide to all the new restaurants, bars, and cafes that have opened this week in February 2026. Throughout the month, we’ll update the list weekly (see: January). When we’ve been to a place, we will then include a few openings on our heatmap to let you know the ones we like. If there’s an opening in your neighborhood that we’ve missed, let us know at ny@eater.com.
Flatiron: Piadi by La Piadineria, Italy’s biggest fast-casual chain with well over 500 locations, made its American debut in mid-January at the foot of Madison Square Park. The New York newcomer specializes in folded flatbread — a thin street food synonymous with the Emilia-Romagna region — that’s freshly rolled, baked, and stuffed with the likes of prosciutto, soft cheese, and arugula from the open kitchen. The 30-seat space offers the starring attraction for $11 to $17, with sides and add-ons available. 18 East 23rd Street, at Madison Avenue
Brooklyn Heights: Confidant, the new American restaurant that closed its original Industry City location in November, reopened on Wednesday, February 4, in a new neighborhood, taking over what had been Colonie for over a decade. Chefs and co-owners Brendan Kelley and Daniel Grossman (formerly of Roberta’s) introduce pastas to a familiar menu full of dry-aged fish and meats. Mariah Neston, a Le Rock alum, continues as the pastry chef, focusing on desserts and breads. The team, which includes co-owners Henry Goldman and Martin Borkan, is also opening a new all-day bakery and pizza restaurant with a wine bar, Lou & Bev’s, next door in the spring. 127 Atlantic Avenue at Henry Street
East Village: Gnihton, a brick-framed destination for coffee, pastries, and sandwiches, recently landed in Manhattan. EV Grieve notes the new matte-black storefront comes from Mariami Emukhvari, partner Murtaz “Muro” Buskadze, and barista Giorgi “JK” Gagua, who all hail from the country of Georgia. 528 East 11th Street, between Avenues A and B
East Village: It’s a good time to slurp some noodles: Noodle bar Nounou opened on Monday, February 2, serving both brothy and dry noodle bowls that draw on a wide range of flavor inspiration. The menu includes potato noodles in Thai-style chile-lime broth with seafood; squid ink pasta with crabmeat, brown butter, and perilla oil; udon with steak, peppers, and Sichuan peppercorn; spinach noodles and chicken in miso broth, and more. 71 First Avenue, between East Fourth and Fifth streets
East Village: Odo East Village opened on Sunday, February 1, by chef Hiroki Odo, who runs the two-Michelin-starred kaiseki restaurant Odo in Flatiron. Whereas dinner at Odo will run you $270 per guest, Odo East Village offers an a la carte menu — featuring sashimi, soups, binchotan-grilled items, and more — with most dishes under $20. The restaurant is meant to be a more approachable, casual take on kaiseki, and everything on the menu also happens to be gluten-free. 536 East Fifth Street, between Avenues A and B
Flushing: Bao’s Pastry, the Beijing-born favorite for fluffy cakes since 2004, debuted its first-ever U.S. store in late January. Founded by pastry master Bao Caisheng, Bao’s is known for Chinese treats like sweet-and-savory cakes wrapped with meat floss, taro egg tarts, and milk and raisin pastries. 135-25 Roosevelt Avenue, near Main Street
Midtown: Greek restaurant Delos opened on Tuesday, February 3, with a family-style menu that leans heavily on seafood in both raw and cooked preparations as well as traditional dishes like spanakopita and dolmadakia. A $35 two-course prix fixe lunch will also be available daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s part of a boom of new Greek openings across the city over the past year. 1185 Sixth Avenue, at West 46th Street
Nomad: Detail-oriented cocktail bar Stone & Soil debuted Tuesday, February 3, inside the Park South Hotel, complete with custom ice and glassware to match from Japan. A group of industry vets behind Bungalow, Elsie Rooftop, and Shinka Ramen spearhead this project, with a 22-drink list from an alum of a World’s 50 Best bar in Tokyo. A sustainability theme is aplenty throughout the space, between recycled woods and leathers and cocktails like a fresh fig-infused Black Boulevardier or mezcal-fermented pineapple syrup Pink Tango that takes seven days to make. In the Lemon Sake Lees snack, a sake byproduct from Hakkaisan Brewery transforms into cream cheese and is served with milk bread. 124 East 28th Street, near Lexington Avenue
Upper East Side: The Africa Center, a nonprofit situated at the top of Central Park, adds a sit-down cafe on the ground floor in partnership with Brooklyn-based Coffee Uplifts People (CUP). CUP at the Africa Center offers freshly roasted and cold brew coffee, loose-leaf teas, freshly squeezed orange juice, and baked goods. Coffee Uplifts People, which operates a flagship cafe in Bed-Stuy, sources single-origin coffee from farms in Ethiopia, Peru, Mexico, and Sumatra. Sales at the new cafe benefit fair-trade certified co-ops within Africa’s Arabica coffee-producing regions. 1280 Fifth Avenue, at East 109th Street
West Village: Dejavu, described as a “supper club and lounge,” opened on the westernmost edge of the West Village on Thursday, January 29. In addition to food and cocktails, it promises live music and other performances. The large space features three different rooms meant to evoke different vibes, including a 10-seat Red Room, in which the restaurant will offer private tasting menus and burlesque performances from Thursday through Saturday. 394 West Street, at West 10th Street
