Openings & Closings

A new Barrel Yard — combo distillery, winery, cidery — opens in historic Red Hook

Lonnies, a Neighborhood Spot to Swoon Over, Opens in Boerum Hill - BKMAG

Sean Rembold and Caron Callahan, the team behind Brooklyn Heights mainstay Ingas Bar, have opened a second neighborhood restaurant called Lonnies in Boerum Hill.

Brooklyn Heights staple Plymouth Cafe closes after 42 years

After 42 years of service at the corner of Henry and Pineapple streets, owners Peter and David Hong closed Plymouth Cafe on June 15 to make way for a new food-oriented business.

Trudie’s Tavern Is Ready to Be Carroll Gardens’s New Go-to

Nate Adler and partners have opened Trudie’s Tavern in the former Buttermilk Channel space, offering rotisserie chicken and Jewish-influenced comfort food to Carroll Gardens.

Whole Foods signs lease at former Cobble Hill Rite Aid space

Whole Foods has signed a lease to open a new grocery store at the former Rite Aid location at 182 Smith Street in Cobble Hill.

Confidant Is a Neighborhood Joint That’s Found Its Neighbors

Restaurant duo Brendan Kelley and Daniel Grossman have relocated Confidant from Industry City to the former Colonie space on Atlantic Avenue, embracing a neighborhood-focused identity.

Titán Is an All-Star Cantina Built for Regulars

New Mexican cantina Titán will open mid-June at 5 Front Street in Dumbo, featuring a collaboration between chef Alan Delgado and acclaimed bartender Ivy Mix.

Big News: Danny Meyer to Open at the Hotel Bossert

Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group will open a flagship restaurant in the historic Hotel Bossert at 98 Montague Street, marking the group's first full-service venture in Brooklyn.

Alison Roman Is Opening First Bloom in Brooklyn Heights

Cookbook author Alison Roman is bringing her boutique grocery store First Bloom to Brooklyn Heights this fall, with local chatter pointing to a flagship location on Montague Street.

New Restaurants, Bars, Bakeries and Cafes That Opened in Our Neighborhoods in the first half of June ’26

New waterfront dining options arrive in Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO this June, including a floating bar on a retired FDNY fireboat and a Northern Mexican restaurant.

Restaurant by Danny Meyer coming to the Bossert Hotel in Brooklyn Heights

Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group will open its first full-service Brooklyn restaurant at the historic Hotel Bossert in 2028.

Restaurants, bars, bakeries, supermarkets and cafés that opened & closed in Brooklyn in May ’26

Brooklyn’s summer dining scene expands with new openings including Bar Susanne in Williamsburg, Maman in DUMBO, and several new eateries across Park Slope and Bay Ridge.

Whole Foods to open new store on Smith Street, on edge of Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill

Whole Foods Market has signed a lease to open a new 35,000-square-foot store at 182 Smith Street, formerly a Rite Aid location on the border of Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill.

Design Studio and Home Goods Shop Debuts in Cobble Hill

Husband-and-wife duo Josh and Jack Manes have opened Manes Studio, a combined architecture firm and luxury home goods shop, in a former dry cleaner space at 484 Henry Street in Cobble Hill.

The Week in Brooklyn: May 11–17, 2026

Macy’s 4th of July fireworks will return to the Brooklyn Bridge for the nation's semiquincentennial as new developments and summer programming launch across the borough.