NYC and Boston Restaurant Guides Drop

Gabriel Kreuther’s new venture, Saverne, is an homage to the Alsatian town near his childhood farm, focusing on wood-fired cooking. The menu features Alsatian-inspired dishes with French and German influences, such as tarte flambée, house-made pastas, and juniper-gin cured venison. This opening marks a new direction for the chef, whose eponymous fine-dining restaurant recently celebrated its 10th anniversary and holds two Michelin stars. Saverne is located in The Spiral at Hudson Yards, a $20 billion development on Manhattan's west side that has become a destination for world-renowned chefs. Kreuther’s brasserie-style restaurant joins a lineup that includes establishments from culinary figures like José Andrés and David Chang. The New York City March restaurant guide from Grub Street highlights a diverse range of new openings across the boroughs. Notable additions include Double Knot, a Philadelphia izakaya import in Midtown, and Andamiro, a Korean restaurant gaining attention in Park Slope. Other anticipated 2026 openings in NYC include the live-fire Levantine spot Or'esh in SoHo and the modern rotisserie Cleo Downtown in the West Village. In Boston, the big culinary event is Dine Out Boston, the city's official restaurant week, which runs from February 22 to March 7, 2026. The event features prix-fixe menus at various price points from restaurants across Greater Boston. This twice-yearly event encourages diners to explore new culinary spots or revisit old favorites. The Boston restaurant scene is also anticipating several key openings in 2026. These include Augusto, a Portuguese-inspired fine-dining restaurant from chef George Mendes in the South End, and an expansion of the popular Ebi Sushi into a larger space in Somerville's Union Square, which will also feature a new ramen concept. The Seaport district, in particular, has been noted as a major growth area for new and high-profile restaurants.