Spring is New York's reset button — and this season, the city is opening some of its most anticipated restaurants, bars, and venues yet. From a Carroll Gardens wine bar made for lingering to a Midtown hotel that's been years in the making, here's what to put on your radar this spring.

Bars

June Baby

East Village

June Baby is a Filipino-American cocktail bar from co-owner Darwin Pornel, who draws on past experience at The NoMad Hotel and Mister Paradise, alongside Roxanne Bangalan, formerly of Union Street Cafe. The name pays homage to the Philippines' independence day on June 12, and the food menu features Filipino drinking snacks like pork adobo and kilawin alongside classic American dishes like a copycat In-N-Out burger. The cocktails are equally mixed, highlighting classic cocktails with a Filipino twist. The bar hopes to be open until 4AM 7 days a week, and will seat 42 with subtle cultural nods in the interior design.

Sonny's Corner

Greenpoint

After the beloved Pencil Factory closed after 25 years last summer, the neighborhood feared it'd be taken over by a chain bar – or worse, a national slop bowl institution. To locals' delight, it reopened as Sonny's Corner Bar, owned by two Greenpoint Locals: Ismail of Cafe Alula and David Doyle of Cafe Balearica. The bar is named after Doyle's four-month-old baby, with branding designed by a local studio that honors the diamond pattern on the original Pencil Factory building. House cocktails are $15, there are two frozen cocktail options, and happy hour runs daily from 4–6pm.

Golden Child

NoMad

A new rooftop bar is coming to NoMad, just in time for the sunny season. Golden Child is a 3,000-square-foot Italian-American rooftop bar atop Hotel Park Ave from Renwick Hospitality — the group behind Lindens, Altair, and the ART Hotel rooftop bars. Expect the polished, crowd-pleasing execution the group does well: reliable cocktails, an Italian-leaning food menu, and outdoor terrrace seating with views over the neighbourhood. A strong option for group drinks and corporate evenings that need a little elevation — literally.

Bar Chucho

Two Bridges

The team behind Vato — the Park Slope tortilleria and café that quietly became a neighbourhood staple — is expanding downtown with a bar concept, tucked into a double-height space just a five minute walk from their sister restaurant Corima. The concept takes its cues from the cantinas of northern Mexico: a bar-forward room with a tight, well-considered food programme running to two tacos, a burger loaded with queso chihuahua, toreados, and a bone marrow and burnt onion mayo that deserves its own feature. The drinks list covers beer, wine, micheladas, and signature cocktails alongside non-alcoholic options. With 39 seats across 16 tables and a ten-seat bar, co-owner Jesse Kranzler has described wanting it to feel light and airy by day — like Mexico City — and intimate enough by night for a late-night linger. Bar Chucho opens April 2nd.

Restaurants

Dean's

SoHo

Is Dean's a restaurant or a bar? Well, NYC, you've been introduced to the British pub. Named after Dean Fryer, the last remaining dayboat fisherman on the beach in Aldeburgh, Suffolk — the hometown of chef and co-owner Jess Shadbolt — Dean's channels English Shaker design through Douglas fir pine panelling, a pewter bar, and a British enamel stove: a pub in spirit, not in kitsch. Pints of Guinness pour alongside local oysters, potted shrimp on hot buttered crumpets, and roasted langoustines from the grill. Come summer, an oyster window on Sixth Avenue will have a dedicated shucker ringing a bell when your order is ready. With around 20 indoor seats and a bar for six, walk-ins are the move, and they'll go quickly.

Or'esh

SoHo

Having opened less than a month ago, Or'esh is already the hottest table in SoHo this spring. Seems like the team sticks to a pattern: the Meditteranian spot is from the team behind The Corner Store, which is still one of the toughest reservations in the city to nab. The name translates to "light" and "fire" in Hebrew, and a coal-fired kitchen and custom charcoal grill — around the size of a bathtub — touch 70 percent of the menu, turning out handcrafted Jerusalem bagels with house-made dips, market fish, and a Wagyu New York strip. The 80-seat interior, designed by the Rockwell Group, leans into warm red hues, glittering chandeliers, and leather bar seating — maximalist, edgy, and deliberately not Mediterranean.

Kidilum

Flatiron District

The coastal South Indian wave is still picking up steam, and now this Kerala-inspired spot is joining the conversation in Flatiron. Chef Vinu Raveendran, whose resumé includes the two-Michelin-starred Mugaritz in San Sebastián and Carnival by Trèsind in Dubai, draws on the Malabar Coast for a menu built around house-ground spice blends made fresh in an on-site grinding room. You'll find coconut in every form, kilawin, and a vindaloo finished with pork belly. Culinary-driven cocktails are built using spices, herbs, and infusions rooted in South Indian tradition.

Cleo Downtown

West Village

Is rotisserie chicken the food trend of 2026? Halley Chambers and Kip Green — the team behind Brooklyn's Margot and Montague Diner — are making their first Manhattan move in the space formerly home to longstanding Italian restaurant Piccolo Angolo. The 40-seat West Village spot pairs warm lighting and an energetic playlist with a menu built around the golden chickens turning behind a marble counter, alongside sea salt-dusted fries, herb-forward sauces, market-driven salads, and (in true Brooklyn fashion). a menu of natural wines. The design features old-school European elements, with plenty of brass and wood. Cleo Downtown is starting with a dinner service, with daytime service to follow this summer.

Hotels and Venues

Kimpton Era Hotel

Midtown

Midtown has needed a hotel like this for a while. The 33-story Kimpton Era hotel brings 529 thoughtfully designed rooms to the heart of the city, with custom window seats framing views of the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, and One World Trade. The food and beverage lineup alone is worth showing up for: Bar Rocco is Rocco DiSpirito's Italian-American brasserie running from breakfast through dinner; The Parlor handles coffee and cocktails with a daily social hour; Amasa is a Latin steakhouse from chef Christopher Loeffl; and Jade Rabbit — a rooftop Asian izakaya with 360-degree city views — opens in April. Meeting rooms and event spaces throughout make it a natural pick for corporate groups who need to be in Midtown and don't want to compromise on where they stay. No beige meeting rooms here.

Convene 555 Broadway

SoHo

Set to open this spring, Convene 555 Broadway occupies over 32,000 square feet on the second floor of the landmarked Scholastic Building, comprising seven meeting and event spaces including a 252-person main hall, a 16-person boardroom, five smaller studios, and three gallery spaces for networking and receptions. The venue targets SoHo's artistic and fashion and media industries with splashes of color and subtle patterns, honoring the building's industrial nature. Event support includes flexible layouts, branding opportunities, and full AV and production capabilities. Full buyout capacity sits at just over 450 guests.

New Museum

Lower East Side

Nearly a decade in the making, the New Museum's long-awaited expansion finally opened in March. The new seven-story addition adds 60,000 square feet to the Bowery institution, doubling its gallery space and making it arguably the most architecturally significant cultural site in the city right now: the only place in the world where two living Pritzker Prize-winning architects — SANAA and OMA — exist in continuous, connected dialogue. A dramatic central atrium staircase anchors the new building, with gallery floors connecting across both structures, a public plaza outside, and a restaurant from artist and cook Julia Sherman opening later this spring. For private events, the expanded campus offers gallery spaces, a Sky Room, and an auditorium with floor-to-ceiling views across the Bowery. The kind of backdrop that genuinely needs no decoration.