Select New Arrivals – July 2026
Posted by estiator at 11 July, at 13 : 17 PM Print
A coast-to coast glance at some of the industry’s newest additions
New York City SELENE
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A big bet for restaurateurs James Ragonese and Reno Christou, this 10,000-square-foot in Soho’s ModernHaus hotel is offering “elevated” Greek cuisine, Greek-inspired cocktails, and a wine list that spans continents. Charcoal-grilled seafood and meats are stars of the menu, including fagri, tsipoura, and a $145 Porterhouse steak.
Chicago NAIA
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“Top Chef: Greece” winner Chef Athinagoras Kostakos developed the menu at this riverfront newcomer from prolific Chicago operators DineAmic. Kostakos, a partner in several DineAmic restaurants, also owns Nōema, a popular restaurant on Mykonos. The menu leans “Eastern Mediterranean as well but with Greece as still the main driver,” DineAmic partner David Rekhson told Eater.
Massapequa, New York GOLDEN GREEK STREET FOOD
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For Vlaysios Kartalis and Anthony Pavlicko, owners of this new food truck, the aim was “authentic New York City–style Greek street food without Manhattan or Astoria prices,” according to a local news site. “We have things on our menu you can’t find in other places, like Greek sausage,” Pavlicko said. “And nobody makes gyros like Vlaysios.”
New York City LITHOS
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Continuing the mini-trend of modern-Greek eateries in New York hotels, this all-day newcomer starts with breakfast—including decadent “baklava pancakes”—and extends through late-night dinner, where the stars include saganaki, spanakopita, mini-gyros, and “Greek pizza” with feta. The restaurant’s name, λίθος, means “stone” or “rock.”
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina GREEK DELITE BAKERY AND CAFÉ
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At age 6, Dena Pakitsas helped her father at his bakery in Samos. Now she’s finally opened her own café, serving up sweets like baklava and melomakarono, along with savory dishes like spanakopita and avgolemono. A former New Yorker, Pakitsas told a local news site that Myrtle Beach is “parallel to Greece, so pretty much the same climate and the weather and the flowers all year round.”
New York City THE SILENT SEA
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This upscale Greek spot joins a row of waterfront restaurants on City Island, a pocket of the northeastern Bronx. Restaurateur Emil Cobic would often pull up to the local marina in his boat, and “fell in love” with the neighborhood, a local news site reports. Cobic’s design for the restaurant includes mustard-colored velvet seats, tan-hued leather banquettes, and floor-to-ceiling windows.
