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FoodVIP New York · Ep 2: Steak or bibimbap?

Steak or bibimbap? Tell us in the comments which one you're booking first.

November 2, 2026
Hosted by · The Regulars
Margot Hale, FoodVIP host (AI-generated)
Margot HaleThe critic
Nate Harper, FoodVIP host (AI-generated)
Nate HarperThe local
AI-generated hosts

In this episode

The tables

  1. Just opened
    GIUKKorean comfort food · FlatironOpened Oct 27, 202641 W 24th St, New York, NY
    giuknyc.comReserveInstagram
  2. Just opened
    Buddy & SonFrench brasserie · Lower East SideOpened Oct 2026215 Chrystie St, New York, NY
    buddyandson.coReserveInstagram
  3. On the radar
    PariWilliamsburgExpected Nov 2026138 N 8th St, Brooklyn, NY
    paribrooklyn.comInstagram
  4. Coming soon
    Ramen Break BeatsRamen · Lower East SideLiquor license under review Nov 16, 2026177 Ludlow St, New York, NY
    Paper trail
  • Just opened · NYC

    GIUK

    Korean comfort food · Flatiron · New York

    Build-your-own bibimbap at lunch, with three banchan on the side.

    Details
  • Just opened · NYC

    Buddy & Son

    French brasserie · Lower East Side · New York

    A modern brasserie from Gjelina New York’s opening chef. The splurge: a $225 steak for two.

    Details
  • On the radar · NYC

    Pari

    Williamsburg · New York

    From two former Carbone colleagues, due in Williamsburg in November.

    Details
  • Coming soon · NYC

    Ramen Break Beats

    Ramen · Lower East Side · New York

    A new liquor license application on Ludlow Street, under the name of a Bib Gourmand ramen shop in Tokyo.

    Details

Everything we’ve covered in New York

New restaurant openings this week, and two NYC restaurants that just opened. First, GIUK at 41 W 24th St in Flatiron, Korean comfort food with build-your-own bibimbap and three banchan at lunch, and citrus velvet shrimp at dinner.

Then Buddy & Son, a French brasserie in the PUBLIC Hotel on the Lower East Side from Jake Epstein, Gjelina New York's opening chef. Saffron mussels, a $110 Dover sole and a $225 steak for two.

On the radar: Pari at 138 N 8th St in Williamsburg, from two former Carbone colleagues, due in November.

The paper trail: Ramen Break Beats NYC LLC has applied for a liquor license at 177 Ludlow St. It shares a name with a Michelin Bib Gourmand ramen shop in Tokyo. Community Board 3 reviews it Monday, November 16.

Sources: DiningOut, The Infatuation, CB3 agenda, Michelin Guide. Menus and prices change, so check with the restaurant before you go.

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