New Hell's Kitchen Restaurants: Ramen, Sushi And 5 Others

HELL'S KITCHEN, NY — Ramen, sushi, Cajun food and famous Italian sandwiches will all be on the menu at some of the seven new restaurants coming to Hell's Kitchen.

The new restaurants were presented on Tuesday to Community Board 4's business license & permits committee as their owners sought the board's approval to obtain alcohol licenses.

They come on top of at least nine other new restaurants and bars that Patch reported on last month and in May as the industry aims to bounce back from the existential threat of the pandemic.

Here's a rundown of the new businesses we learned about this week:

All' Antico Vinaio (729 Eighth Ave., at West 46th Street)

• Coming to Restaurant Row, this appears to be a permanent outpost of the famed Italian sandwich shop that first appeared in New York as a pop-up in 2019.
• Its listed owners are Joe Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali, children of the chef Lidia Bastianich, who both helped bring the shop to New York. The shop will replace Union Square Burger.
• The menu will include eight sandwiches, and renderings of the future interior show a sleek, wine-cellar-like space with sandwiches served from a deli counter and barstools as seating.

Bocca di Bacco (830-840 Ninth Ave., between West 54th and 55th streets)

• Already located a few doors down at 828 Ninth Ave. since 2007, the Italian restaurant Bocca di Bacco appears to be moving into the larger space vacated by Bar Bacon.
• Its menu will be the same as the current location, and the new space will contain 40 tables and hold up to 115 people.

Claw Daddy (315 West 46th St., near Eighth Avenue)

• Replacing the bar Bottoms Up on Restaurant Row, Claw Daddy's is a "New Orleans style, Cajun seafood restaurant," according to owners, with an existing location on the Lower East Side.
• Menu items will include Louisiana classics like Jambalaya, crawfish, gumbo and fried green tomatoes, plus sandwiches and seafood boils.

Kohoku-Ku Ramen (709 Ninth Ave., between West 48th and 49th streets)

• This ramen spot is moving into the storefront most recently occupied by Gazala's, a Middle Eastern restaurant. It will seat 18 people across nine tables, with plans to open street seating through the Open Restaurants program.
• Menu items will include eight different types of ramen, as well as appetizers, yakitori and donburi rice bowls, according to documents submitted to the board.
• Kohoku-Ku will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Mari (679 Ninth Ave., near West 47th Street)

• A sushi restaurant specializing in hand rolls, Mari will be replacing the Italian restaurant B Squared.
• It will be open daily from 12 p.m. to 2 a.m., with an occupancy of 74 people — including a 20-seat sushi bar and 10 tables, plus eight outdoor seats.

Paradis in the Park (in Bella Abzug Park: 524 West 36th St., west of 10th Avenue)

• Serving sandwiches, salads, coffee and other refreshments, Paradis in the Park is linked to Paradis to Go, a small cafe near Union Square. It will be housed in the park's small pavilion building.
• The cafe will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Unnamed bar (656 Ninth Ave., near West 46th Street)

• This not-yet-named bar will open in the space formerly occupied by 9th Avenue Saloon.
• Owned by Matthew de Iturriaga, the bar plans to be open daily from 4 p.m. to 4 a.m., with a capacity of 74 people.

It was unclear when any of the new businesses expected to open.

Other new eateries coming to Hell's Kitchen in the coming months include a dog-friendly cafe at Worldwide Plaza and an LGBTQ lounge on Ninth Avenue, among others.

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