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The Kisa Team Is Headed to the East Village With a New Korean Restaurant
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The partners behind Noho Korean Southern restaurant C as in Charlie and Lower East Side Korean restaurant Kisa are going to be opening a new restaurant, as reported by EV Grieve. The unnamed East Village Korean restaurant will be found at 166 First Avenue, near East 10th Street. It'll open in 2026, per a rep, taking over what was American restaurant and bar Ferns, which closed in February.
Bagels will join conveyor belt cheese in a Midtown food hall
NYC bagel mini-chain Tompkins Square Bagels is going to be joining the forthcoming food hall inside the new Amazon building in Midtown next year. This will be founder Christopher Pugliese's fifth location and first in a food hall. Expect a similar menu of bagels, schmears, and loaded breakfast sandwiches.
Amazon's new Hank building had formerly been the iconic flagship for department store Lord & Taylor, at 424-434 Fifth Avenue, between West 38th and 39th streets. The food hall, named Shaver Hall, is now set to open in early 2026, along with other stalls and restaurants such as a wine bar with a cheese conveyor belt, a new omakase spot from Chicago chef BK Park, and a second location of F&F Pizzeria.
George Motz, the notable burger historian behind popular casual NYC burger joint Hamburger America, is going to be releasing a new updated version of his American burger guide next year. This fourth edition of Hamburger America will be published on April 7, 2026, by Running Press Adult. The original book was published in 2016 — this fresher iteration boasts the inclusion of 38 new restaurants and updated photographs.
