Where to eat in the Big Apple this season.

New York City is known as a constantly evolving place. Its dining scene is just as dynamic as the landscape. One second ramen burgers are taking over Instagram feeds, the next it’s hyperbolic milkshakes coated with what looks like the entire contents of a sweet shop. This autumn alone, at least five dozen new restaurants will be opening their doors. It takes precious time and cash to personally sift through the hot and trendy to find what will become the city’s future institutions. So here, representing a wide range of budgets, dining styles and international influences from some of the world’s top toques, we’ve rounded up what we believe are NYC’s five best openings of autumn 2017.

In Jiro Dreams Of Sushi, the cult documentary of the culinary cognoscenti, renowned sushi chef Mr Jiro Ono enviously praises Mr Joël Robuchon’s refined palate. The French chef, whose restaurants have received multiple Michelin stars, will open a long-awaited outpost of his revolutionary Paris concept and global juggernaut, L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, in late October-early November. The Meatpacking District space, designed by prominent French architect Pierre-Yves Rochon, will feature an upscale counter-service bar along with a relaxed front lounge, dubbed Le Bar de Joël Robuchon, which will serve salads, sandwiches and “simply prepared dishes” for lunch and dinner. The long-delayed Big Apple locale will be overseen by longtime L’Atelier alums.

85 Tenth Avenue, 10011

Husband-and-wife chefs Mr Scott Tacinelli and Ms Angie Rito have been dishing up home-style Italian-American fare for years at Quality Italian and a stint at dinnertable, a hidden, speakeasy-style restaurant housed in the back of an East Village bar which was one of the most exciting openings in 2016. In September, the duo will launch Don Angie, with the aim of becoming the West Village’s next go-to neighbourhood spot. Blending their Italian-American heritage, travel and life in NYC, the couple will serve playful dishes such as escargot oreganata (a twist on the ubiquitous New York-Italian clam dish), twice-baked artichokes and black-and-white semolina bread with griddled provolone.

103 Greenwich Avenue, 10014

Celebrated chef Mr Masa Takayama is known for garnering the highest price tags for Japanese fare in the US. At Tetsu, Takayama will take a stab at egalitarianism – to a degree. On the ground floor of the bi-level Tribeca restaurant, Takayama will serve a casual menu of robata dishes, salads and the three-Michelin-starred chef’s first burger to grace one of his restaurant menus. There will also be local beers, wines and a list of craft cocktails designed with regional spirits. This populist street-level portion of the concept, originally announced back in 2012, will open first in early autumn. Later this year, it will be followed by Takyama’s posher (and pricier) separate subterrestrial room devoted to tasting menus.

78 Leonard Street, 10013

NYC offers hundreds of outstanding Chinese restaurants, from cumin-scented Xi’an noodles to mouth-numbing Sichuan mapo tofu, but this upcoming roast duck concept is set to be huge. Celebrity chef Mr Dong Zhenxiang will open the first US outpost of his Beijing-based chain in October, which is praised as one of the best restaurants for waterfowl in the world. Designed by famed architect Mr George Wong, the 400-seat restaurant will feature two main dining rooms and two outdoor gardens, where you can expect to see uniformed chefs tableside, slicing roast Peking duck.

3 Bryant Park, 1095 Sixth Avenue, 10036

As executive chef of Del Posto – Mr Mario Batali and Mr Joe and Ms Lidia Bastianich’s storied Michelin-starred restaurant – Mr Mark Ladner has been hailed as one of NYC’s best and brightest cooks. Mr Ladner’s skill, especially with pasta, earned the restaurant a four-star review in The New York Times, plus numerous awards. And soon, you will be able to try the chef’s fare for less than $10. In late September, Ladner will open his Italophile take on fast-casual Mexican concept Chipotle, where he’ll offer three-minute dishes with a mix-and-match selection of pasta and sauce.

510 6th Avenue, 10011

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