NYC openings this week: Kokoro cat cafe and Harlem's civil rights museum today, then Sushiro, Voodoo and the Pantheon Bar

A cat cafe on the Lower East Side and a new civil rights museum in Harlem open today, and next week brings a sisters-run Italian spot in Williamsburg, a Japanese conveyor-belt sushi giant near Times Square, Portland's late-night doughnuts at Union Square and a long-awaited pizzeria from a Roberta's alum. Here's what opens when, with addresses and hours.

Saturday, Nov. 14

Kokoro Cat Café, Lower East Side

Where: 26 Clinton St. Hours: cattery 11:20 a.m.–8 p.m. daily, closed 3:20–4 p.m. for cleaning and feeding; matcha cafe 8 a.m.–8 p.m. daily. Price: $22 per person for a 40-minute cattery session; a $15 add-on includes a drink, a cat treat and an instant photo, according to Kokoro.

The second location of the Flushing cat cafe, which opened in Tangram Mall in 2025 as Queens' first, features cats from Anjellicle Cats Rescue, all available for adoption, Eater reported. The Manhattan shop doubles as a specialty matcha cafe serving single-origin matcha from Yame, Japan; you can order at the bar without visiting the cats.

Urban Civil Rights Museum in Harlem

Where: 117 W. 125th St., fourth floor (enter through the lobby). Hours: Wednesday–Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday noon–5 p.m., closed Monday and Tuesday; last admission 4:30 p.m. Price: $20 adults; $15 seniors 62+, ages 13–24, visitors with disabilities, and active military and veterans; free for 12 and under, per the museum.

The museum tells the story of the Northern civil rights movement. The permanent exhibition "Moving History Forward" and the special exhibition "Thriving! Harlem as Homeplace" (through May 17, 2027) open today with a grand-opening weekend through Sunday, according to its website. Free 30-minute tours run daily except Monday and Tuesday. Note the holiday closures Nov. 25–29. Our earlier preview has more on the exhibits.

Wednesday, Nov. 18

Swaine's, Williamsburg

Where: 577 Lorimer St., near Metropolitan Avenue. Hours: dinner 5–11 p.m., Wednesday–Sunday; reservations on Resy.

Sisters Emily Swaine, a former executive chef of Forsythia who also cooked at Maialino, and Hannah Swaine, who runs operations, are opening an Italian neighborhood restaurant with pizzettes (clams, parsley and chile, or marinara with garlic and oregano), bucatini with royal red shrimp and roasted vegetables, plus natural wine and cocktails, Eater reported.

Thursday, Nov. 19

Sushiro, Times Square area

Where: 667 Eighth Ave. Hours: 11 a.m.–11 p.m. daily; last orders 30 minutes before closing, according to Sushiro. The Japanese conveyor-belt chain's first New York location is advertising $2 otoro as a grand-opening special while supplies last. Our earlier story has the background.

Voodoo Doughnut, Union Square

Where: 41 Union Square West, at East 17th Street (Voodoo still lists it as "coming soon"). Hours: 6 a.m.–3 a.m.; 8 a.m.–3 a.m. on opening day.

The Portland, Oregon, shop's first New York store will give the first 100 customers a free Voodoo Doll doughnut with any purchase and the first 500 a tote bag, and will donate 10% of opening-day proceeds to City Harvest, Eater reported. A limited Big Apple doughnut runs through Dec. 9.

Friday, Nov. 20

Pizzeria the Pantheon Bar, Williamsburg

Where: 276 Grand St., between Roebling and Havemeyer streets. Hours: Wednesday–Sunday, 5–10 p.m.; walk-in only for now.

Anthony Falco, the pizzaiolo who helped make Roberta's famous, and partner Mateo Vivas are opening their own place, with pizzas in the $20s ("There are no $40 pizzas," Falco told Eater), focaccia by the slice and Italian-leaning wines. A Turkish pizza collaboration with Istanbul's Gusina starts Nov. 25.

Last call

Zingone Brothers, the family grocery on Columbus Avenue between 82nd and 83rd streets for nearly 100 years, will close on Nov. 30, according to a family post quoted by West Side Rag.

See every recent opening on our opened this week map.