New restaurants, bars, bakeries, and cafés opening in our neighborhoods in October ’24

Check out our overview of restaurants, bars, bakeries and cafés that opened this month, including a new food hall in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, an omakase restaurant in DUMBO, a Danish cafe in Clinton Hill serving all day, from breakfast pastries to dinner, new pasta spots in Prospect Heights and Park Slope, and a Greek-American restaurant in Williamsburg. Plus, there are more exciting openings coming later this fall, including a new bakeshop in Park Slope and the long-awaited arrival of L&B Spumoni pizzeria in DUMBO.

Kin Jo | DUMBO

This 13-seat omakase bar next door to the Adams Street Library in DUMBO celebrated their soft opening on October 15. Led by a veteran chef of Masa, Kin Jo offers 11 courses of sushi and small plates for $95/person. They offer three seatings: 5:30pm, 7pm, and 8:30pm. Reservations are required for omakase, but the bar and lounge is open daily at 5pm with cocktail service including a Yuzu Negroni and Sour Plum Margarita.

El Gallo Taqueria | DUMBO

Up Adams Street in DUMBO Heights, this new taqueria is celebrating its Grand Opening on October 29. El Gallo Taqueria began in Gravesend, Brooklyn, and now has multiple locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn. They have tacos, sandwiches, enchiladas, fajitas, and a kid’s menu. They also serve beer, margaritas, and non-alcoholic drinks.

Jules | Brooklyn Heights

This new pizzeria at 50 Henry Street serves salads, pizzas with seasonal toppings, dessert, plus cocktails, wine and beer. Open 5-10pm on weekdays, until 11pm on weekends, and until 9pm on Sundays. Walk-ins only!

Summerfield | Brooklyn Heights

Summerfield is a new food take-out shop located at 107 Atlantic Avenue. They partner with local kitchens to offer prepared foods that you can bring home to your family. Their menu is updated regularly, but the fall menu features mains like rotisserie chicken, seared salmon, and barbacoa beef, and plenty of sides to choose from, including butternut squash, Spanish rice, cauliflower mash, and more. They also have desserts to go. Open Monday-Friday, 3-8pm. Pick up, or have your meal delivered! Order online here.

Saturn Road | Boerum Hill

Saturn Road opened up at 276 Court Street this month, and is a coffee shop by day and a wine bar by night. Breakfast offerings include breakfast tacos, and in the evening, they serve light bites, wine, beer, and cocktails. There is also a backyard space with live music!

Loafers Cocktail Bar | Carroll Gardens

This Carroll Gardens cocktail spot pays homage to Brooklyn’s queer history, and is named after the phrase “light in the loafers.” Loafers aims to be a space that celebrates queer people and history in Brooklyn. Located at 517 Court Street, they are open 7 days a week starting at 5pm. Happy hour is 5-7pm Monday through Friday.

Thai Time | Downtown Brooklyn

Pasta Night | Prospect Heights

This pasta spot comes from the team behind Ciao, Gloria, a bakery across the street on Vanderbilt Avenue. The restaurant is calling itself “fine-casual,” where you order food at the counter. In addition to classic pasta dishes, Pasta Night serves appetizers, Italian pastries and desserts, cocktails, Italian beers and wines, low ABV cocktails, and mocktails.

SIMÒ Pizza | Prospect Heights

This Neopolitan pizzeria based in Manhattan has opened a new location at 629 Dean Street. They are open 11am-10pm daily.

Grand Army @ Threes Brewing | Gowanus 

The Boerum Hill oyster bar Grand Army has set up shop at Threes Brewing in Gowanus, replacing the previous food vendor, Super Burrito. They are serving beer-battered cod, burgers, loaded crab fries, and Happy Meals for kids!

Gus and Marty’s | Williamsburg

The married couple behind the breakfast spot Egg Shop has opened a new Greek-American restaurant in North Williamsburg, near McCarren Park. The restaurant is named after the owners’ fathers, Gus and Marty, and serves cocktails and natural wine from Greece and the Mediterranean along with food. The menu includes a variety of dips, spinach and cheese pies, moussaka, lamb, rubles, grilled fish, and petit gyros. There is also a baklava sundae for dessert!

Hank’s Bar | Bushwick 

This new tavern in Bushwick has a familiar, cozy atmosphere. They serve cocktails, beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages. Open Monday-Friday at 4pm, and 2pm on Saturdays & Sundays. There is also an outdoor space where dogs are allowed.

Burmese Harp | Bay Ridge 

Located at 8510 Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Burmese Harp is owned by a married couple who came to the U.S. from Myanmar 20 years ago. They serve both Japanese and Burmese dishes in their dining room, and also offer takeout and delivery. Burmese dishes include vegetable fritters, pickled tea leaf salad, garlic noodles, and fish noodle soup.

These new spots are coming soon to our neighborhoods!

Little Red Kitchen Bake Shop | Park Slope | Coming November 2024

This new bakery will have their soft opening during the NYC Marathon in early November, as they’re located right along the marathon route. Little Red Kitchen Bakeshop will have an open kitchen when customers can watch bakers at work. They will serve soft pretzels, black and white cookies, challah bread, babka, cinnamon roles, banana bread, scones, and plenty of gluten-free and vegan options. They also use Kosher ingredients and practices. Little Red Kitchen Bakeshop won the 2024 sofi™ award for their Molasses Spice cookies, which they will be serving this fall!