BREAKING AT BREAKFAST
Latest New York City Restaurant News - September 2021
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THE LATEST RESTAURANT & BAR UPDATES IN NEW YORK CITY
Updated September 21, 2021
Breaking at Breakfast is a weekly round-up of the latest New York City restaurant & bar updates. We haven’t necessarily been to all of these spots. However, they’re on our list and that’s where we’d be eating and drinking if we were you.
Stay safe, be respectful when dining out, tip well & wear your mask.
STOP BY FOR PASTRIES, COFFEE & PIZZA
Updated September 21, 2021
Restaurant: Mo’s General
Neighborhood: Williamsburg
Address: 620 Lorimer St
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There’s no such things as too many slice shops in NYC so here’s one more for all the pizza monsters out there. Max Katzenberg formerly of Olmsted and Maison Yaki and Mac Murdock have opened Mo’s General.
Not only will you find pizza by the slice but also cafecito by Sey Coffee, morning pastries and a market with fun condiments and more. Mo’s General is open Wednesday – Thursday from 8AM – 9PM, Friday – Saturday 8AM – 10PM, and Sunday 8AM – 9PM.
A BAKERY & RESTAURANT PAYING TRIBUTE TO BROOKLYN
Updated September 21, 2021
Restaurant: As You Are
Neighborhood: Fort Greene
Address: 252 Schermerhorn St
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Inside of The Ace Hotel is a new food concept that doubles as a bakery in the day and a restaurant with a full bar in the evening. As Your Are celebrates Brooklyn’s diverse community through food & cocktails. From 7 AM – 11 AM expect Portuguese pastel de nata, a corn cake with sour cherry compote & miso butter, and an ode to the iconic black and white but this time in the shape of a donut.
At night how about some Latkes with celery root, pear butter and horseradish and/or a Game Hen Peri Peri grilled & glazed with yucca. Dinner is available Sunday — Wednesday from 5:30 PM — 10 PM and Thursday —Saturday from 5:30PM — 11PM.
IN SEARCH OF THE BEST MEXICAN TORTILLAS
Updated September 21, 2021
Restaurant: For All Things Good
Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
Address: 343 Franklin Ave
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For the love of corn, stop by For All Things Good. This Mexican cafe takes the tortilla making game to a level that is rare to find outside of Mexico. At For All Things Good, they are committed to preserving heirloom corn and use various methods of nixtamalizing to make fresh, nutritional and delicious tortillas from scratch.
Pretty much everything on their menu incorporates corn masa from quesadillas with squash blossom to tlayuditas (which are personalized crispy tortillas from Oaxaca) with black beans, avocado, fried shallots and salsa Macha, a sauce traditionally made out of dried chiles and garlic. Oh and you can also buy different varieties of masa by the pound to use at home.
ONE LAST AREPA AT ROCKAWAY BEACH
Updated September 21, 2021
Restaurant: Caracas Arepa Bar
Neighborhood: Rockaway
Address: 106-01 Shore Front Pkwy
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Before the temperature drops, you need one last arepa at Rockaway Beach. Stop by Caracas’ seasonal arepa storefront this weekend for your last chance to grab some goodies from their limited menu. We’d go for their tequeños and the Da Pabellón arepa packed with shredded beef, black beans, cotija cheese, and fried sweet plantains by the water.
Their operating hours are usually from 11:30 AM – 8 PM but check their Instagram account HERE before you head out to Rockaway. Oh and if you can’t make it out and are craving arepas, stop by their Williamsburg location.
THIS SEAFOOD POP-UP HAS A PERMANENT SPOT
Updated September 14, 2021
Restaurant: Dame
Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
Address: 87 MacDougal St
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The British seafood pop-up, Dame, has found a permanent home in Greenwich Village. Everything on their menu involves seafood. Expect fish & chips, smoked white fish croquettes, tuna tartare & bottarga on toast, warm lobster tart with morels and green garlic. Dame releases reservations three weeks in advance, and availability flies, so hurry up and book your table!
A NEW CHICKEN SPOT ON THE UPPER WEST SIDE
Updated September 14, 2021
Restaurant: Chick Chick
Neighborhood: Upper West Side
Address: 618 Amsterdam Ave
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The creators of Jun-Men Ramen Bar have opened Chick Chick on the Upper West Side, a casual American/Korean (all things chicken) restaurant.
Fried chicken sandwiches are definitely their specialty: the Classic Chickwich made with perfectly crispy chicken, pickles, lettuce, monterey jack cheese, and Chick Chick sauce; the Nashville Hot Chickwhich with crispy spicy chicken, lettuce, pickles, and white sauce; the Chicken & French Toast made with crispy chicken tenders apple chips, and maple bourbon sitting on a brioche french toast need to be on your list.
Other than chicken sandwiches, there are also other menu items (with chicken, of course) that we definitely want to try like the Caesar Kale Salad with crispy chicken tenders and parmigiano reggiano; the Uni Mushroom (brothless) Ramen with roasted pancetta, porcini butter, crispy chicken tenders, parmesan cheese, truffle oil, fried shallot, and scallions; the Kimchi Fried Rice with chicken sausage, fried egg, and tobiko.
THIS CLASSIC DINER HAS FINALLY REOPENED
Updated September 14, 2021
Restaurant: Old John’s Diner
Neighborhood: Upper West Side
Address: 148 W 67th St
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After a pandemic year, Old John’s Luncheonette was forced to close its doors after 70 years. Fortunately, new owner, Louis Skibar, has reopened the nostalgic spot in its same location on the Upper West Side under the name Old John’s Diner. P.S. you’ll recognize the old staff as they have all been rehired!
Find updated classics on the menu like chicken pot pie, meatloaf, and mashed potatoes, Old John’s burger, blueberry pie, banana split with housemade ice cream, chocolate and vanilla egg creams, and more. Old John’s diner is now using organic ingredients for all its dishes.
VISIT THIS FILIPINO RESTAURANT BEFORE IT CLOSES
Updated September 14, 2021
Restaurant: Jeepny
Neighborhood: East Village
Address: 201 1st Ave
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Jeepny, will be closing on September 25th, after nine years in the East Village, as owner Nicole Ponseca plans to expand.
Ponseca seeks to partner up with a restaurant group in hopes to reopen a more casual version of the restaurant in various cities across the US. For its last two weeks, Jeepney will open for dinner Fridays and Saturdays from 5 pm to 11 pm. Make sure to have their famous, award winning Chori Burger (beef and longganisa patty, with spicy banana ketchup, Magi aioli, atchara pickles, egg, and brioche bun) one last time.
A MILKSHAKE COLLABORATION YOU CAN’T MISS
Updated September 6, 2021
Restaurant: Shake Shack
Address: Various Locations
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Shake Shack and Milk Bar, two iconic New York staples, have teamed up to create two limited-edition mouthwatering shakes: Chocolate Birthday Cake and Cornflake Chocolate Drizzle. These two flavors will be available until November 1st.
The Chocolate Birthday Cake flavor features Milk Bar’s birthday crumbs and birthday frosting hand-spun with Shake Shack’s chocolate cake frozen custard. The Cornflake Chocolate Drizzle shake is made with Milk Bar’s Cornflake Crunch, hand-spun with vanilla frozen custard and topped with Milk Bar’s chocolate fudge drizzle and mini marshmallows.
EAT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA STYLE BURRITOS HERE
Updated September 6, 2021
Restaurant: Electric Burrito
Neighborhood: East Village
Address: 81 St Marks Pl
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Electric Burrito is a counter-service shop brought to you by the creators of Mister Paradise, a cocktail bar in the East Village. A collaboration between Will Wyatt (co-founder of Mister Paradise) and Alex Thaboua (Mister Paradise’s general manager, from San Diego, California). Electric Burrito serves almost a dozen different burritos, including San Diego’s unique french fry-filled burritos -the California Burrito.
Go for their California burrito, made with french fries, chese, pico de gallo, orange sauce, and your choice of pollo asado, carnitas, or carne asada. They also have Egg n’ Cheese burrito, Bean n’ Cheese burrito, tacos, quesadillas, nachos, and more.
Electric Burrito is open from 12 PM – 10 PM Sunday to Thursday and 12 PM – 1 AM Friday & Saturday.
A NEW CROISSANT COUNTER
Updated September 6, 2021
Bakery: Dominique Ansel Workshop
Neighborhood: Flatiron District
Address: 17 E 27th St
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World renowned pastry Chef and cronut inventor, Dominique Ansel, has opened a new croissant counter inside of his Flatiron pastry kitchens. The menu highlights six different croissant flavors: plain, olive oil, almond, ham & cheese, pain au chocolat, and brown sugar DKA. The menu also offers other sweet and savory items such as Salted Caramel Pecan Pull Apart Bun, Brioche Bressane, Tomato Tart Tatin, and a seasonal fresh fruit weekend special pastry available Friday-Sunday.
TRY THIS LITTLE PLACE ON MADISON
Updated September 6, 2021
Restaurant: LittleMad
Neighborhood: NoMad
Address: 110 Madison Ave
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LittleMad, a New American & Korean restaurant is now open in Midtown East and almost all 50 seats have a view of its open kitchen. Some menu highlights we’d like to try include the fluffy scallion pancake taiyaki with seaweed butter; Beef Tartare with yukhwe, shiitake, and maesangi chip; and Mad Toast with Wagyu, caviar, and seasonal truffle.
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