The NY Times on Wednesday revealed the best of the city’s restaurant openings this upcoming Fall – with new LES and EV restaurants dominating the list. LES and EV locals, you’re in for some colorful and diverse cuisine next season, with new offerings such as Michael Bao Huynh’s highly-anticipated Chinito on Orchard Street, offering up fusion Mexican-Southeast Asian fare. Wolfgang Ban and Eduard Frauneder will be kicking off Essbar on Avenue C, which will offer contemporary Austrian cuisine (we’re talking dishes like crispy Cornish hen in pumpkinseed oil and sea scallops with cabbage and bacon), while Sara Jenkins’ new pasta joint Porsena will launch on East Seventh Street with signature dishes like Tuscan Lasagna and Macaroni with Ragu. Get your tummies and tastebuds prepared!
Chinito will be located at 154 Orchard Street (between Stanton and Rivington Streets). Essbar will be located at 102 Avenue C at Seventh Street. Porsena will be located at 21-23 East Seventh Street (between Second and Third Avenues).
