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NYC's May Openings: What's Actually Worth Your Time & Money
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New York City's May opening surge is here — but which new venues are worth your time and money? A sharp-eyed guide to Ray-Ban House Soho, Chococo Midtown, Andrew Steak Society, and more.
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Manhattan has a measles case. One.
Start with Ray-Ban House in Soho, which opened May fifth. Two floors, fifty seats, a patio, and a full restaurant concept built by Pasquale Cozzolino, the founder of Ribalta.
Midtown East got something more straightforward. Chococo, a UK chocolatier with a genuine cult following at home, opened its New York flagship on May second at five hundred Madison Avenue.
The East Village got Andrew Steak Society, which opened April thirtieth on Avenue B. Chef Niklas Lucich is running wood-fired, dry-aged meats out of a room designed around maroon booths.
Two smaller openings worth noting. Caffè Tusk launched today at the Evelyn Hotel in Nomad, completing restaurateur Nick Hatsatouris's trio of venues.
If you're prioritising one of these for this week, the Chococo flagship is the most immediately usable. It's open, it's specific, and the workshop format means you're getting a structured experience rather than wandering in and paying for vibes.
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