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Where the New York Art World Eats

Oct 13, 2026

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16 min read

Where the New York Art World Eats

Here are 35 restaurants that art types enjoy—or should. A Guide By Caper and Artnet News.

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Ari Emanuel’s Appetites

Oct 9, 2026

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3 min read

Ari Emanuel’s Appetites

The superagent’s new memoir, Roll the Calls, is a frenetic ride through Hollywood’s heyday, and a running log of his dining habits and restaurant loyalties.

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Artistes Back In Residence

Sep 25, 2026

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2 min read

Artistes Back In Residence

A new team, an old name, an iconic space. Ariel Arce and Max Katzenberg are reviving the Upper West Side’s beloved Café des Artistes.

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How Did That Joan Miró Get There?

Sep 25, 2026

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2 min read

How Did That Joan Miró Get There?

A Miró from a Paris flea market, a Calder from an Alabama yard sale, and a family portrait watching over it all—inside Chez Fifi, the Foulquer brothers’ tribute to their mother.

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Daniel Humm’s Warholian Riff

Sep 18, 2026

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2 min read

Daniel Humm’s Warholian Riff

The Eleven Madison Park chef-owner is launching his “elevated” take on boxed mac and cheese for the people. But is he also, maybe, taking a cue from Andy Warhol?

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Oh My God, They Saved Casa Bonita

Aug 31, 2026

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3 min read

Oh My God, They Saved Casa Bonita

Matt Stone and Trey Parker sank more than $40 million of their South Park fortune into resurrecting Colorado’s most beloved, most unhinged restaurant slash dinner theater. Somebody had to.

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PS1 Gets its Food Back

Aug 24, 2026

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2 min read

PS1 Gets its Food Back

MoMA PS1’s long-empty cafe space is getting new life this fall, with chef DeVonn Charles Francis bringing his French-Caribbean cooking to Long Island City.

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Bateman, Party of Two

Aug 3, 2026

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6 min read

Bateman, Party of Two

Dorsia was a joke about status and unattainability in American Psycho. 35 years later, it’s a members-only app that gatekeeps tables the old-fashioned way: Money.

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The Vitagliano Twins Are Taking Notes On You

Jul 20, 2026

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5 min read

The Vitagliano Twins Are Taking Notes On You

The sisters behind Raf’s and The Musket Room built a reputation on impossibly high standards and an 86’d list 275 names deep. Next, they’re taking over food and beverage at one of downtown’s most storied hotels, The Bowery.

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How Did That Joan Jonas Get There?

Jul 13, 2026

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3 min read

How Did That Joan Jonas Get There?

Snarling at Ned Baldwin’s Houseman is a dog drawing by Joan Jonas. The chef and restaurateur takes us back to his Yale art school days, where he first encountered the seminal video performance artist.

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The Art of the Meal

Jul 6, 2026

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5 min read

The Art of the Meal

Zoli, Marcel, and now Oberon: Three major art-world institutions have opened restaurants this year alone. Inside the New Museum’s new Bowery spot, and what it says about the state of museum dining.

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The Twilight of Mr. Chow?

Jun 15, 2026

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2 min read

The Twilight of Mr. Chow?

The Larry Gagosian-favorite restaurant has closed in Miami Beach after 17 years. It’s the third location of the legendary, art-centric restaurant to close in the U.S.

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She’ll Show You To Your Table, and To Your Duchamp

Jun 1, 2026

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4 min read

She’ll Show You To Your Table, and To Your Duchamp

Gabrielle Buffong moved to New York to work in fine art. Through an illustrious hosting career at institutions like The Polo Bar, Metrograph, Frenchette, and now Wild Cherry, she’s been able to do just that.

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How Did That Frank Stella Get There?

May 22, 2026

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2 min read

How Did That Frank Stella Get There?

Not one, but two Stellas hang quietly inside the East Village wine bar darling Stars.

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The Rise and Fall of Prestige Food TV

May 13, 2026

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7 min read

The Rise and Fall of Prestige Food TV

“When Tony started, there were ten years between Kitchen Confidential and when his show became a major cultural force. Now your show has to work in year one.”

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The British Are Coming (Again)
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May 8, 2026

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3 min read

The British Are Coming (Again)

An upscale members club is taking over a historic mansion on the Upper East Side.

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Inside the Least Clubby Club

May 1, 2026

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1 min read

Inside the Least Clubby Club

Every Thursday, the Estonian House, a members club on East 34th Street, welcomes non-members for dinner—complete with Soviet-era home cooking, Estonian vodka, and a choir rehearsing upstairs.

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Gosh Almighty

May 1, 2026

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3 min read

Gosh Almighty

A Maximalist Florence import lands in Chinatown with confessionals, gnomes, and a bat-phone guest list, rejecting quiet luxury in favor of absurdist excess.

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A “Niche Riche” Art Clubhouse Opens
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May 1, 2026

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5 min read

A “Niche Riche” Art Clubhouse Opens

Chinatown’s bar Gosh will appear absurd to the skeptical, and unassailable to the irreverent.

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The Tourist Traps We Must Give Props To
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Apr 24, 2026

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5 min read

The Tourist Traps We Must Give Props To

The $14 billion multinational that found the key to successful food halls.

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Sole! For $175!

Apr 17, 2026

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3 min read

Sole! For $175!

At Marcel, the phones connect to Sotheby's auction floor and the price of chicken will give your city councilman a nosebleed.

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Sole! For $175!
LockSimple

Apr 17, 2026

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5 min read

Sole! For $175!

Marcel, the new restaurant in Sotheby’s HQ, opens with a bang.

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Ghetto Gastro Lays Down Roots in SoHo

Apr 10, 2026

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2 min read

Ghetto Gastro Lays Down Roots in SoHo

The roving Bronx-based chef collective is opening its first brick-and-mortar with a $307 tasting menu.

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Wait, is Michael’s cool again?
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Apr 10, 2026

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6 min read

Wait, is Michael’s cool again?

How ’90s nostalgia is reviving the faded media elite power lunch spot.

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How Water Became the New Wine

Apr 3, 2026

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4 min read

How Water Became the New Wine

As diners drink less alcohol, restaurants are turning to high-end water programs—complete with sommeliers, pairings, and $100 bottles—to make up the difference.

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