28-05-2025
A Manhattan Cheese Shop Is Closing After 14 Years
Bedford Cheese Shop is closing its last remaining location, which it has occupied for 14 years, in mid-June. An announcement posted to the company website states that an exit at 67 Irving Place in Gramercy was necessary because 'the building is set to undergo an extensive, multi-year renovation. This challenge, coupled with other forces outside our control — rising costs of doing business in New York City, increasing prices of products and supplies, and broader economic uncertainty — has made a path forward unfeasible at this time.' The woman-owned cheese shop had previously closed its namesake location, on Williamsburg's Bedford Avenue, in 2020 after a 17-year run — a casualty of the pandemic. In its farewell post for Manhattan, the team hinted that 'change is a constant, and with every challenge comes the possibility of new beginnings.' Eater has reached out for more information on Bedford Cheese Shop's next steps. Lower Manhattan's latest wine bar comes from Cosme alums
David Wilson and Zoe Clifton met years back working in the back-of-house of Cosme. This week, they opened Babysips, the Lower East Side's next hot natural wine bar at 176 Rivington Street, near Attorney Street. The food menu 'will pull inspiration from our time spent in Spain and Brazil, with a focus on more local ingredients,' Wilson told Eater back in January. This throwback lunch spot is back in Manhattan
One of the best things to ever come out of the Hamptons was probably the dosa chain Hampton Chutney Co., which at its height had grown to several locations in Manhattan from the Upper West Side to Soho. In 2021, it closed its last remaining city outpost, but now it's eyeing a return: A lease has been signed on a storefront at 740 Broadway, at 2 Astor Place, near the NYU campus. Gary and Isabel MacGurn, still behind the business, got their start in 1995, making chutney sold at farmers markets, before opening an Amagansett cafe in 1997 that drew lunch crowds; New York City cafes followed in 2001. On the menu, dosas are served with untraditional fillings like goat cheese and mushrooms or grilled corn with pepperjack and avocado that mark a throwback era of fast-casual; they also serve chai and cardamon coffee. A Harlem Japanese cocktail bar calls it quits
ROKC, a Japanese spot with an acronym that referred to ramen, oysters, kitchen, and cocktails, is closing on July 21, the owners announced on Instagram. The business endured for a decade and was listed on Eater's best restaurants in Harlem. The bar was an underrated leader in New York's experimental cocktail scene, with garnishes and vessels that even included a miniature diorama of gardening.
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