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The Five Towns’ already crowded—and super appreciated—kosher restaurant roster will soon count Crave, a popular eatery in Jerusalem, among its ranks. According to Yeah That’s Kosher, Eric and Chaya Fiedler, the couple that operates Hunki’s Pizza Bar, also in Woodmere, contacted the Israeli restaurant last year and is now gearing up for an August 15 Popular Israeli street food restaurant Crave is opening on Long Island

Chloe Coscarelli, the celebrity chef that opened vegan destination By Chloe to much fanfare years ago, has just announced that she will be debuting am new all-day vegan cafe aptly named Chloe tomorrow, July 16. Just like By Chloe, Chloe is certified kosher. The move follows Coscarelli’s much talked about dramatic exit (read: forced departure) from Former By Chloe owner and chef is opening a new kosher vegan restaurant in NYC

Nomé opens in Union Square in Manhattan

When one door closes, another opens. Case in point: the debut of Nomé, a new Nikkei restaurant at 127 4th Avenue near Union Square, where the (let’s be honest!) overpriced Mocha Red used to be. The new eatery is the brainchild of Naftali Abenaim, the former owner of Mocha Red. Expect to be delighted by A new kosher Japanese-Peruvian restaurant just opened where Mocha Red used to be

When it comes to kosher restaurants, diners know not to get too attached: no matter how delicious and well-run, eateries tend to suddenly close. Case in point: Basil Pizza & Wine Bar, which debuted to much fanfare at 270 Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights back in 2010 but permanently closed last year.  Now, just a A new kosher pizzeria is opening where Basil used to be in Brooklyn

Perhaps the most well-known kosher food truck in New York, Moshe’s Falafel, first founded in 1981, is set to open a brick-and-mortar destination at 142 West 83rd Street near Columbus Avenue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan “by the end of the month,” according to an official spokesperson. Although news regarding the debut broke EXCLUSIVE: Moshe’s Falafel to debut third food truck on the Upper West Side

OPA, a new meat-centric kosher Greek restaurant, is gearing up to open on the Bowery in Manhattan later on this summer, as first reported by Yeah That’s Kosher. A first in the kosher world—there are no similar eateries in New York—OPA will offer a menu filled with shareable dishes (“a Greek version of tapas,” according Upscale kosher meat Greek restaurant OPA to open on the Bowery

Known for its stellar smashed burgers, kosher chain Smash House is gearing up for the opening of its second Manhattan location, this one in the Garment District. The joint will be taking over the space previously occupied by PokeWorks at 63 West 37th Street by Sixth Avenue. “We don’t have a date yet but we Popular burger joint Smash House is opening a new Manhattan location

A new kosher restaurant is opening in midtown Manhattan this week: Bonito 47 is set to debut at 114 West 47th Street by Sixth Avenue near the Diamond District on June 5. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because Bonito Downtown, by the same owner as upscale eatery Barnea Bistro, first debuted on 17th Street. New Manhattan restaurant Bonito 47 serves the only kosher meat omakase in the city

Kosher crowd, rejoice: a new kosher and vegan speakeasy inspired by Mexico City just debuted right below Jajaja Mexicana at 63 Carmine Street near Varick Street by Greenwich Village. Called Bar Nena, the new destination is found inside a private room at Jajaja Mexicana, also a kosher vegan eatery. Open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, See inside Greenwich Village kosher speakeasy Bar Nena

PopUp Bagels, the viral bagel shop that originated in Connecticut during the COVID-19 pandemic and just opened up a new storefront at 338 Columbus Avenue by 76th Street on the Upper West Side, will now officially be serving kosher bagels, according to Instagram account @kosherjunkie. In the post announcing the news, the account makes clear Viral bagel shop PopUp Bagels on the Upper West Side is now kosher (sort of)