On Deck: NYC Restaurant Openings and Specials News 6/5/25

So many new restaurants and specials going on in New York City this week, here is a round up of everything you need to know to be eating good!

Postcard

The Japanese bakery in the West Village from the Nami Nori team, Postcard, has a new seasonal menu from their new executive pastry chef Natsume Aoi. They are introducing a matcha basque cheesecake, azuki coconut buns, and exclusive for June in honor of Pride Month, a Rainbow Fruit Sando.

Santo Taco

Just opened upstairs at the iconic La Esquina is Santo Taco, a brand new taqueria from one of the founders of Cosme! There are 5 tacos on the menu, a steak trompo with ny strip and sirloin with avocado salsa, pork carnitas with avocado salsa and tomato martajada salsa, chicken thigh with a pineapple marinade, avocado salsa, and pickled red onions, carne asada with potatoes and avocado salsa, and mushrooms which is a mix of shiitake and cremini with squash blossom.

Kings Co Imperial

For their 10th anniversary, Kings Co Imperial is teaming up with some of the best chefs and restaurants in the city to collab on special dishes that will run on the menu for a few weeks at a time until the end of September! From June 18-July 1 you can get jerk duck fried rice from Chef JJ. July 9-22 Rubirosa has scallion pancake pizzas which include the Red with vodka, fresh mozz, and Italian sausage, The Green has pesto, marinara, and fresh mozz, and the Tie Dye gives you half and half. july 23-Aug 5 Marc Forgione has a calamarata, calamari, smoked pork ragu with ginger scallion pesto. Aug 6-19 George Motz and Hamburger America has a fried onion cheeseburger dumpling. Aug 20-Sept 1 Mo’s General has a sesame focaccia pork sandwich. Sept 3-16 Emily Yuien from Lingo has a bone in shio koji tonkatsu with Hong Kong. And finally from Sept 17-30, you can get a cannoli crumble with mango and honey from Settepani Bakery.

Lobel's Original

From the iconic Lobel’s of New York Butcher shop comes Lobel’s Original, a new sandwich shop in Rockefeller Center! Some of the standouts include a BEC, a prime steak sandwich, roasted pork sandwich, broccoli rabe sandwich, a chopped veggie salad, and a pesto pasta salad!

Pebble Bar at the Rink

The Pebble Bar is going downstairs and outside for the summer, bringing a menu of seasonal cocktails and Italian bites to The Rink at Rockefeller Center!

Mama Mezze

Mama Mezze is an all new Eastern Mediterranean restaurant in Nomad making food all day in their wood fired oven from Chef Einat Admony of Taim and Balaboosta acclaim! The menu is made to share with some standouts being the baharat spiced beef hummus, beet baba ghanoush, crispy cauliflower, different skewers, a burger with emmental cheese, date dijon, caramelized onions, and shikfa aioli, and housemade za’atar bread!