NEW YORK CITY LIFESTYLE

New York City Food and Drink News

This page covers culinary trends, restaurant openings and closures, food safety, hospitality and industry developments. Reporting follows the evolution of food culture throughout the city.


Healthy Food

Live Poll

Do you think New York's food assistance programs should be expanded to cover more residents?

Healthy Food

Mamdani Pushes SNAP Re-Enrollment in New York

Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited Williamsburg's Moore Street Market as residents who lost SNAP benefits under new federal rules became eligible to reapply.

Mamdani Pushes SNAP Re-Enrollment in New York

Coffee

Live Poll

Would you visit a luxury watch store mainly for its café or bar?

Coffee

Rolex Files Trademark for Rolex Café

The luxury watchmaker has filed a US trademark application for a café concept as it develops a new Manhattan headquarters.

Rolex Files Trademark for Rolex Café

Wine

Wine

Wine Spectator Owner Marvin Shanken Dies at 83

The influential publisher who transformed wine journalism passed away at his home in Manhattan.

Wine Spectator Owner Marvin Shanken Dies at 83

Organic Food

Live Poll

Do luxury retail chains like Erewhon benefit or negatively impact affordability in your local neighborhood?

Organic Food

Erewhon to Open Smoothie Shop and Cafe in Manhattan

The California-based chain is set to expand to the NoHo neighborhood at the intersection of Bleecker and Broadway.

Erewhon to Open Smoothie Shop and Cafe in Manhattan

Cocktails

Live Poll

Would you spend an evening at a competitive social venue like Flight Club?

Cocktails

Flight Club Opens Union Square Bar November 11

State of Play Hospitality is bringing Flight Club's thirteenth US location, a 10,700-square-foot darts venue, to Union Square in New York City.

Flight Club Opens Union Square Bar November 11

More in Food and Drink

Reporting here centers on food safety protocols, local restaurant industry shifts, culinary trends and seasonal dining patterns. It reaches across the city and the communities around it. Restaurant turnover and health safety regulations represent the primary drivers of the daily news cycle here. Real estate costs and staffing requirements serve as the constant factors that constrain the landscape of local dining.