E
very year, the newest batch of restaurants and food markets to
launch in New York City tend to be driven by fads. Sometimes it's
a trendy new menu item (bone broth and avocado toast, anyone?);
other times it's a dining concept, like the food hall craze.
So, what does it say that we're halfway through 2019, and the store openings creat-
ing the most excitement don't seem to have a theme that unites them? It's welcome news,
because it means there's something for everyone in the city's eclectic food scene right now.
From reimagined convenience stores to a pop-up devoted to one beloved American dish
to a mega supermarket with its own wine bar, these are the spaces that are generating big
buzz in the Big Apple.
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Organic slushies, breakfast mac and cheese, and jalapeño-spiked
potato salad are some of the new takes on old classics cropping
up at NYC's newest food destinations.
Big Apple Bites
BY ESTHER CRAIN
