restaurants

Bennie’s Thai Cafe is about to become the latest restaurant casualty of the coronavirus in Lower Manhattan. The popular eatery at 88 Fulton St. is calling it quits on July 26 — the 24th anniversary of its opening in 1996. “We made it through the dark days of 9/11, the recession and Superstorm Sandy, but …

COVID-19 forced Nom Wah Tea Parlor to chart a new course through its 100th year in business — and it leads straight to your freezer. After the pandemic shuttered the Chinatown dim sum destination, owner Wilson Tang decided to try something new: Freezing Nom Wah’s famous dumplings for patrons to prepare at home. The resealable …

Daniel Boulud reopened his five-star eatery on the Upper East Side last week — and nobody could complain that the atmosphere was stuffy. The legendary chef was busy tending to 10 tables, generously spaced apart on the sidewalk in front of his Michelin-starred restaurant Daniel at 60 E. 65th St. in recognition of health and …

A New York City councilman wants state officials to give restaurants a break on strict rules for ordering booze that are weighing on their reopening plans. Manhattan Councilman Keith Powers urged the State Liquor Authority to temporarily lift rules that have landed legions of eateries on a “delinquent list” amid the coronavirus pandemic, as The …

Hinting at what fine dining might look like post-coronavirus lockdown, chef Alain Ducasse’s famed Paris bistro, Allard, has reportedly installed new state-of-the-art, $56,000, “anti-COVID décor.” According to Paris-based food writer Alexander Lobrano, the eatery that opened in 1932 has been outfitted with ducts, high-tech air filters and fans created to “ensure an air quality on …

Scores of black-owned businesses making the rounds on social media are helping some Big Apple eateries bounce back from the coronavirus sooner than expected. LoLo’s Seafood Shack in Harlem, known for its Caribbean-style seafood, has seen revenues go from 50 percent during the darkest days of the pandemic to 70 percent — and now back …

A state-ordered blacklist for New York City restaurants who have fallen behind on their booze bills is threatening to crimp plans to reopen this week, The Post has learned. The so-called Phase Two reopening for the Big Apple on Monday allows the city’s 26,000 restaurants and bars to resume outdoor dining after spending months under …

Kid Rock’s Nashville bar had its beer permit temporarily yanked for breaking a city coronavirus health order, a report said. Kid Rock’s Big Honky Tonk and Steakhouse was issued a five-day suspension by the Metropolitan Beer Permit Board after the downtown establishment was caught serving customers at its bar on Saturday night, The Tennessean reported. …

The coronavirus pandemic has been strangely good to New York City restaurateur Garry Kanfer. At a time when most Big Apple eateries are struggling to survive, Manhattan sushi restaurant Kissaki has been thriving, according to Kanfer — thanks to some pointed business decisions like importing fish directly from Japan, making a takeout-friendly menu, and investing …

Ruschmeyers in Montauk is the latest Hamptons hot spot to plan its reopening. The eatery, which opened in 1952, will reopen its 10,000-square-foot outdoor patio for dining and take-out June 22, we hear. It’s across from the Surf Lodge, and will feature Italian cuisine by chef Lorenzo Lentini — with tables 15 feet apart that …