Smorgasburg opens on Governors Island
- Smorgasburg said its new Governors Island venue, Six Coasts, will open Saturday, May 9, taking over the former Island Oyster waterfront site at Soissons Landing. - The project spans 32,000 square feet and centers on six coastal food traditions from across the Americas, with seafood, cocktails, music, and events. - The opening extends Smorgasburg beyond its weekly markets into a full-service island restaurant after a 2025 operator search. (govisland.com)
Smorgasburg is opening a new Governors Island restaurant called Six Coasts on Saturday, May 9, at the former Island Oyster site in Soissons Landing. (forbes.com) (govisland.com) The venue is a 32,000-square-foot waterfront operation overlooking Lower Manhattan and New York Harbor. The Trust for Governors Island selected Smorgasburg’s proposal after a request for proposals issued in February 2025. (govisland.com) (sixcoasts.com) Six Coasts is not a new weekly Smorgasburg market. It is a standalone hospitality concept built around six coastal food traditions across the Americas, from Nova Scotia and New England to Baja, Bahia, Peru, and the Caribbean. (forbes.com) (govisland.com) Organizers said the menu will focus on seafood and tropical drinks, with music and cultural programming tied to the six-region theme. New York State’s tourism office said the opening is timed for waterfront dining season. (iloveny.com) (forbes.com) The move gives Smorgasburg a different kind of New York footprint. Its 2026 season is already running weekly markets at the World Trade Center on Thursdays and Fridays and in Williamsburg on weekends, with more than 70 vendors across Brooklyn and Manhattan. (smorgasburg.com 1) (smorgasburg.com 2) Governors Island has been adding permanent and seasonal attractions as it pushes beyond its old role as a day-trip park. The island’s operator said Six Coasts is part of a broader expansion of commercial and visitor services on the 172-acre site. (govisland.com 1) (govisland.com 2) The opening also replaces a familiar tenant. Island Oyster had occupied the same waterfront location before the Trust chose a new operator for the space this year. (tribecacitizen.com) (secretnyc.co) If the rollout stays on schedule, Six Coasts will open as ferry season picks up and Governors Island’s summer crowds return. For Smorgasburg, that turns a market brand into a destination restaurant with one of the city’s most visible harbor views. (forbes.com) (govisland.com)
