Opening
Cha Cha Tang
Opening on Mom’s Day, Might 12, this pop-up rendition of a Hong Kong diner with white tablecloths will serve Cobb salad with roast pork, a Cantonese roast duck sandwich, macaroni soup with fried Spam, Cantonese French toast with taro cream and extra. It’s the work of Wilson Tang, who grew up within the Manhattan Chinatown and visited Hong Kong usually, and John McDonald, the proprietor of Hancock Avenue. Mr. Tang is understood for restoring Nom Wah Tea Parlor in Chinatown (not concerned, he owns different Nom Wah shops and the model). It runs Sundays and Mondays till early June; the cooks Doron Wong and Akiko Thurnauer shall be within the kitchen. (Opens Might 12)
Hancock Avenue, 257 Avenue of the Americas (Downing Avenue), 212-645-0193, hancockst.com.
Piccola Cucina Casa
This rustic ground-floor restaurant options the meals of the proprietor Philip Guardione’s native Sicily, with some Pugliese cucina povera touches, and a listing of 150 Sicilian wines. He owns 4 different Piccola Cucina locations in Manhattan, one in Montana and one other on Ibiza. And right here, in case you’ve had an excessive amount of to eat or don’t really feel like calling an Uber, the Brooklyn brownstone that homes the restaurant, has two guesthouse suites upstairs — however they lease by the month, beginning at $4,500. (Wednesday)
141 Nevins Avenue (Bergen Avenue), Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, 646-781-9183 piccolacucinagroup.com.
Kin Gin
This Japanese spot serves up to date izakaya fare, together with scallop crudo with tomato water and basil, fried pig’s ears with Kewpie mayo, grilled quail with pickled perilla leaf, and grilled dry-aged entire mackerel with miso mayo. Dishes, served tableside, are by Tony Inn, who labored at Masa and Morimoto. The trendy eating room has luxurious swagger. A sushi and cocktail lounge, Golden Man, will open upstairs this summer season. (Thursday)
107 Rivington Avenue (Ludlow Avenue), 646-253-6799, kinginnyc.com.
