After nearly two years away, the Morini name is returning to Nolita this summer as Piccolo Morini at The Nolitan Hotel.

Tokyo's cult‑favorite Pizza Studio Tamaki opens its first U.S. restaurant in the East Village on May 5, serving 30‑hour‑fermented Tokyo‑Neapolitan pies.

Daniel Boulud will operate Bilt Café and Bilt Supperclub inside Bilt’s new Meatpacking headquarters, filings show. Menus list breakfast staples and modestly priced supper dishes.

The Milling Room quietly closed in December after its owner suffered a serious injury; reports say the restaurant may owe more than $1M in unpaid rent.

TNT Pineapple moved from festivals into The Hungry Pearl at 100 Pearl St, serving jerk-style dishes stuffed into hollowed-out pineapples.

Monkey Thief has quietly returned to Ninth Avenue as a short-term pop-up while its permanent Hell’s Kitchen home is finished.

East Village favorite Sunday Morning has opened a NoMad outpost, serving rotating cinnamon‑roll flavors daily until they sell out.

Smorgasburg will set up at Columbus Circle from May 14 to Sept. 19 with 25+ vendors, free entry and Thursday–Saturday hours for picnics and office lunches.

Cavalier, led by chef Mason Lindahl, has filed to open a Mediterranean restaurant at 1 East Broadway at Kimlau Square and is seeking a wine, beer & cider license.

Little Pine, Cathy Sun’s new Lower East Side restaurant, leans on hearty Northeast Chinese cooking and a roomy 152‑seat dining room — but its liquor license faces Community Board limits.

The rooftop bar perched atop one of Times Square's most historic luxury hotels — bearing the name of a James Beard Award winner with more than 20 Michelin stars to his credit — just scored a 42 on its NYC health inspection. Four critical violations, including flies in the establishment and food from an unapproved source, put St. Cloud at The Knickerbocker well into C-grade territory ahead of a mandatory reinspection.

A two‑concept project opened at 38th and Third, pairing The Consulate's Murray Hill dining room with At The Office sports bar and a large shared terrace. Expect raw bar, sushi and late‑night game‑day energy.

Morgenstern's has quietly returned to the Lower East Side, scooping classic and surprising flavors at 2 Rivington Street.