New NYC openings: Casa Oaxaca in Battery Park City, Well Nice in Bed-Stuy, and a Lower East Side cat cafe
A modern Mexican restaurant on South End Avenue, a women-owned wine bar on Bedford Avenue, a Jules Verne-themed cocktail bar in Times Square and a matcha cat cafe opening Saturday on Clinton Street.
Photo: Casa Oaxaca
- Casa Oaxaca, a modern Mexican restaurant at 301 South End Ave. in Battery Park City, opened Nov. 12 for dinner (weekdays 4-10 p.m.) and weekend brunch.
- Well Nice, a women-owned wine bar at 1038 Bedford Ave. in Bed-Stuy, opened Nov. 11 with cheeses, pork goulash and fish and chips, Eater reported.
- Mister Foggs, a two-story Jules Verne-themed cocktail bar and restaurant, debuted this week at 140 W. 46th St. in Times Square.
- Kokoro, a matcha cat cafe with adoptable cats from Anjellicle Cats Rescue, opens Saturday, Nov. 14, at 26 Clinton St.; cat time is $22 for 40 minutes.
Three new places opened this week, from Battery Park City to Bed-Stuy, and a matcha cat cafe arrives on the Lower East Side on Saturday. Here is what to know, based on Eater New York's openings tracker and the restaurants' own sites.
Casa Oaxaca, Battery Park City
Where: 301 South End Ave. Opened: Thursday, Nov. 12.
A modern Mexican restaurant "inspired by the soul, artistry, and warmth of Oaxaca," according to its website, serving dinner and weekend brunch. Eater highlights guacamole topped with black caviar, fire-grilled octopus and short ribs in mole, plus a long agave list at the lit-up bar. Hours: dinner Monday to Friday 4 to 10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday brunch noon to 4 p.m. and dinner 4 to 10 p.m. Happy hour runs weekdays 4 to 6 p.m., at the bar only. It is already taking Thanksgiving reservations from 4 p.m. on Nov. 26.
Well Nice, Bedford-Stuyvesant
Where: 1038 Bedford Ave. Opened: Wednesday, Nov. 11.
A women-owned wine bar in a brick-walled room, Eater reported. The menu runs from chips and dip, cheeses of the day and bread-and-butter service to pork goulash, a cabbage Caesar and fish and chips. Its website says it is "now open on Bedford Avenue" and takes reservations.
Mister Foggs, Times Square
Where: 140 W. 46th St.
A two-story cocktail bar and restaurant from Pmac's Hospitality, themed on Phileas Fogg of Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days, debuted this week, Eater reported. Executive chef Hesh Darwish's menu includes Polynesian shrimp skewers, bluefin tuna tostadas, Korean chicken bites and brie flatbreads, with sticky toffee pudding for dessert. The bar's site describes velvet banquettes, candlelight and jazz, and lists a weekday "Miss the Train" happy hour.
Coming Saturday: Kokoro cat cafe, Lower East Side
Where: 26 Clinton St. Opens: Saturday, Nov. 14.
The matcha-focused cat cafe, whose first location in Flushing's Tangram Mall became the first cat cafe in Queens in 2025, is opening a Manhattan outpost, Eater reported. The cats come from Anjellicle Cats Rescue and are all up for adoption. Time with the cats costs $22 per person for a 40-minute session; the matcha bar is open to anyone without a cattery visit.
See every recent opening on our opened this week map.
- Eater New YorkAll the New Restaurant Openings to Know in New York City
- Casa OaxacaCasa Oaxaca
- Casa OaxacaHours & Location
- Well NiceWell Nice wine bar
- Mister FoggsMister Foggs
- QNSQueens' first-ever cat cafe opens at Tangram Mall in Flushing
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