NYC spring restaurant roundup

Soba Ulala opened in the former Hirohisa space at 73 Thompson Street and moved from a Hirohisa concept into a soba-focused a la carte format, officially soft-opening in late March with house-made buckwheat noodles served hot or cold and toppings such as duck, uni and ikura. (ny.eater.com) The Soba Ulala team says the noodles are made twice daily using a mix of upstate New York buckwheat and a premium Japanese wheat, and Resy lists the venue at 73 Thompson St with a March transition noted on its booking page. (europesays.com) Café Fleuri (listed in roundups as Café Fleuri/Cafe Fleuri) opened at 109 Washington Street in FiDi in late March as a floral-filled reimagining of the former Schilling space under chef-owner Eduard (Edi) Frauneder, with a menu leaning on Southern France and North African touches. (theinfatuation.com) Reports cite that executive chef Adam Baumgart stepped down shortly after the opening, a change noted by outlets reporting on the restaurant’s launch this spring. (europesays.com) Golden Mall’s long-awaited Manhattan outpost at 47 Broadway quietly opened around March 30 as a multi-level food hall modeled on the original Flushing mall (founded 1990), initially hosting vendors such as Xing Fu Tang, Zhengxin Chicken Steak and an amusement space called Max Fun Land. (europesays.com) Grub Street’s April roundup (published April 1, 2026) groups these late‑March launches with other compact openings this spring—examples called out by other outlets include 12-seat Tachi and Cocktail Omakase’s four-cocktail tasting format—underscoring that many of the new spots arrived during the last week of March. (grubstreet.com)