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Eater
6 hours ago
- Business
- Eater
Queens Thai Chicken-and-Rice Favorite Is Expanding to Manhattan
A Queens restaurant known for its Thai take on the Hainanese chicken and rice (khao man gai) is making its way into Manhattan. Eim Khao Mun Kai will be opening in the East Village on 129 Second Avenue, near St. Marks Place, as reported by EV Grieve. There doesn't seem to be an opening date yet; its Instagram notes that it'll keep expanding with 'more coming soon.' Eater has reached out for more information. Owner Krianganan Rawiophap opened the restaurant in Elmhurst in 2014. Chef Srivaset Sajchaacharamontri's khao man gai features chicken poached in a gingery broth and served with ginger rice and cucumbers. This impending Manhattan location took over the space formerly home to ramen restaurant Misoya, which closed in April. Hamptons lobster pops up in NYC Hamptons seafood restaurant Lunch Lobster Roll is in the middle of a summer pop-up at Tribeca steakhouse American Cut. The seasonal menu includes the happy hour special of two miniature lobster rolls, truffle fries or a Caesar salad, and a martini for $28, plus the regular lobster roll at dinnertime It'll run through the end of the summer. Fun cocktail pop-up alert Fresh off its S&P Luncheonette residency, exciting weekend cocktail event A Pop-Up Called Pancakes is venturing into Brooklyn for its next pop-up. Co-founders Izzy Tulloch and Danielle De Block will serve drinks, plus the Instagram post promises pancakes. It takes place on Sunday, June 8, at the Long Island Bar from 9 p.m. to midnight. It's a kick-off to the international drinks trade show Bar Convent Brooklyn, which takes place from Tuesday, June 10 to Wednesday, June 11. Sign up for our newsletter.
Eater
5 days ago
- Business
- Eater
A Chinese Chain Lands in the East Village With Individually-Sized Hot Pots
A restaurant chain from China serving individual hot pots is making its American debut this year. Sanku Maots'ai will be found in the East Village at 167 First Avenue between East Ninth and Tenth streets, as reported by EV Grieve. The fast-casual restaurant is aiming to open in mid-June. Sanku Maots'ai focuses on the Sichuan dish of maocai, spicy individual hot pots filled with broths, meat, tofu, seafood, vegetables, rice, and noodles. People can select ingredients from a buffet table and collect them into their baskets. Then they choose a style of broth ranging from tomato to mushroom to spicy Sichuan. Then everything is given to a staffer, where the hot pot bowl is assembled and cooked in the kitchen, then served to the customer. People pay for the maocai by the total weight of the ingredients beforehand, $3.99 for every 100 grams. Dishes are available for dine-in, takeout, and delivery services. The New York Sanku Maots'ai is run by Chinese American restaurateur Sky Bai, who also runs Flushing restaurant Beijing Hot Pot. The restaurant is taking over what was the former Tatsu Ramen, which closed in 2021. This will also be Sanku Maots'ai's first time in North America. The restaurant company started in Chengdu, China, in 2008. It has grown with over 300 locations in China, and its first out-of-the-country ones are in Germany, with restaurants in Berlin, Cologne, and Frankfurt as of 2024, and recently, New Zealand. There are plans to open 20 to 30 across Europe. Outside of New York, the company wants to expand to Chicago and Seattle next. Another Chinese chain, YGF Malatang, opened its first New York location of the restaurant in 2024, also in the East Village. The import serves similarly styled individual hot pots. As always, there's been a glut of international restaurant companies opening their first American locations in New York. China-based Luckin Coffee is also opening in the East Village; the China-based Hey Tea is opening across the city; and Japanese bakery I'm donut? also expanded into Times Square recently. And for debut New York locations, Jamaica-based chain Juici Patties opened two city restaurants in the Bronx and Brooklyn. Sign up for our newsletter.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
New York City Cafe & Bar Closes After Only Six Months
After only a short time up and running, Upperz Cafe and Bar in New York City is closing down. The all-day cafe debuted in November 2024 at 319 E. 14th St., between First Avenue and Second Avenue in the East Village. Upperz, which is owned by siblings Marilyn and Ramon Velazquez, along with a third proprietor, Fern Gellin, will close at the end of the month. The owners shared the unfortunate news in a statement on social media last week. "It is with a heavy heart that we announce our closure at the end of this month," the statement reads. "This decision was not made lightly, and we are so grateful for the support and love you've shown us throughout our journey. We invite you to visit us one last time throughout this last week before we close our doors to share memories and celebrate the wonderful moments we've created together. Thank you for being a part of our story. We will miss you dearly! 💔With love and gratitude, Upperz." In addition to standard coffee and tea offerings, Upperz served various energy drinks and mocktails throughout the day. From a food perspective, the cafe offered a number of cookies, pastries and pies, as well as bar-style dishes like hummus with buttermilk naan, truffle Parmesan fries and beef & pork meatballs. "We'd like to offer healing for the community," Ramon Velazquez told EV Grieve last October before the store's opening. Upperz will remain open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. today through Friday and from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday before it shutters. New York City Cafe & Bar Closes After Only Six Months first appeared on Men's Journal on May 28, 2025
