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Seoul Salon
This New York interpretation of a Korean sooljib, a spot for drinking, is from Ellia and Junghyun JP Park, the wife-and-husband team who own Atomix, Atoboy and Naro with their partner Hand Hospitality. At the entrance, a cocktail bar, run by Jiyoon Baek, features drinks that lean on traditional Korean spirits. A limited cocktail menu will be on offer for the 44-seat dining room, with combinations like the Cacao Soyuzu, with cacao, bourbon, soy sauce and absinthe, but the focus will be an assortment of sojus selected to pair well with the food. The executive chef, Byeongsoo Yu, who was at Atoboy, delivers a menu of raw seafood items like striped jack and frisée salad; small plates of crisp anchovy pasta and Korean beef tartare; jeon pancakes; larger servings of mala pork belly, and chicken braised in sweet soy sauce with glass noodles; and a few soup and rice dishes. The two-story space has splashes of neon.
28 West 33rd Street, no phone, seoulsalon.nyc.
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Brasserie Cognac
Not content with adding countless new Serafinas to their portfolio in recent months, the restaurateurs Vittorio Assaf and Fabio Granato are also expanding their Brasserie Cognac. The menu at this new one, with 85 seats in a Midtown hotel, is similar to the Upper East Side location’s but features more raw bar items. It lists the usual French classics and also has cheese dishes, eggs in the daytime and several burgers and salads. Unlike its sibling, there are no tablecloths.
Hotel 48Lex, 517 Lexington Avenue (48th Street), 212-392-5976, brasseriecognac.com.
Zillions Pizza
Round and square pies (whole or as slices), garlic knots and garlic cheese bread are what you’ll find at this compact new pizzeria from the chef Bobby Hellen and his partners Adam Schop, who recently opened Steak Frites nearby, and the filmmaker Stéphane Bibeau.
360 West 42nd Street, 917-409-1227, zillionspizza.com.
Mimi Cheng’s
This will be the third location and the first in Brooklyn for this Taiwanese dumpling house, where the sisters Hannah and Marian Cheng interpret their mother’s recipes. There is a counter and seating for 19 in a minimalist setting resembling their East Village and Upper West Side locations. This new spot will also feature collaborations with Brooklyn restaurants. The first, available through April, will be a peppery Reuben dumpling, a collaboration with Hometown Bar-B-Que. (Opens Saturday)
224 Atlantic Avenue (Court Street), Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, 917-909-1213, mimichengs.com.
