‘Chef's Table' Star Francis Mallmann's Restaurant Is Opening in Manhattan This Summer
Plus, 'And Just Like That…' bakery pops up in the East Village — and more intel Jun 11, 2025, 2:04 PM UTC
Internationally renowned South American chef Francis Mallmann, known for his live-fire cooking and his appearance in Netflix's Chef's Table , is set to open his New York City restaurant this summer. La Boca will open inside the forthcoming fancy Faena New York hotel in Chelsea on 500 West 18th Street, near 11th Avenue, on Sunday, August 3. Details are still scarce about the restaurant — it's fair to expect Mallmann's live-fire cooking approaches. The name stems from a neighborhood in Buenos Aires. There will be breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Reservations can be booked now. The hotel's other dining and drinking spots will include the cocktail lounge, the Living Room, the speakeasy El Secreto, and the wine cellar La Cava.
It is not Mallmann's first time working with the hotel, running Los Fuegos By Francis Mallmann inside the Faena in Miami.
HBO Max series And Just Like That… is bringing its Hot Fellas bakery into real life in New York this weekend. The pop-up will take over East Village bakery Librae, offering free baked goods such as miniature croissants and flourless chocolate cookies, along with cold brew and hot coffee. The space will be themed for the show — will there be bread sconces and handles? It takes place from Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Paterson, New Jersey Turkish bakery Taskin is expanding into New York this summer, per the Instagram account New Restaurant Openings NYC. The second Taskin Bakery will open in Midtown East at 50 United Nations Plaza at First Avenue and East 46th Street, with an opening date sometime in June or July. The bakery opened in 1997, focusing on Turkish breads like a variety of pides (flatbreads), acma (similar to bagels), and the stuffed scone-like pogaca. See More: Coming Attractions
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