Dinner and a movie go hand in hand — and with a host of Michelin-starred chefs who have recently moved into downtown’s 10013 ZIP, there’s some good new neighborhood grub to go with the latest Tribeca Film Festival screenings.
Here are some of the new places where hungry festival-goers can flock.
American Cut
Cross an Iron Chef with an Atlantic City steakhouse, and you get American Cut — Marc Forgione’s temple of carnivorous worship that opened last year. (It’s the New York version of American Cut at the Revel in Atlantic City.) The space seats 180 and includes all the steakhouse staples, from shrimp cocktail to a $104 porterhouse for two.
363 Greenwich St., 212-226-4736, americancutsteakhouse.com
Los Americanos
The elusive Ryan Skeen, chef behind such showstoppers as 5 & Diamond and Allen & Delancey, has revamped the menu at the pan-Latin American Los Americanos. Look for a little Mex, a little Cuban, a touch of Venezuelan, a tad Brazilian and a smidge of Peruvian.
305 Church St., 212-680-0101, losamericanos.com
Distilled NY
A good chicken wing is something that New Yorkers go crazy for — and exec chef Shane Lyons (who did time with David Chang before opening Distilled) has driven many New Yorkers nutty. This high-class, redefined pub also has excellent cocktails and other dishes such as fried duck and waffles.
211 West Broadway, 212-601- 9514, distilledny.com
Dylan Prime
American Cut is not the only steakhouse to hit Tribeca. In December, Dylan Prime reopened with Kerry Heffernan consulting on the menu and Michael Berardino as the executive chef. The menu includes chateaubriand and porterhouse steaks, along with Meyer lemon parfait for dessert. In the works for this spring is “Feast at Dylan Prime” — beef, pig, lamb or seafood extravaganzas for eight to 10 people.
62 Laight St., 212-334-4783, dylanprime.com
Telepan Local
After years of nesting on the Upper West Side, Bill Telepan (whose eponymous restaurant just scored a Michelin star) has opened eatery No. 2 — a casual affair serving cocktails and edibles such as Telepan’s take on pigs in a blanket and the Buffalo wing (in this case, a Buffalo grilled quail).
329 Greenwich St., 212-966-9255, telepanlocal.com
The Butterfly NYC
Like that other guy named White (Walter of “Breaking Bad”), Michael White seems to be in the empire-building business, and the Butterfly, which opened last year, is an excellent — if slightly out of character — addition. Unlike White’s Italian ventures, this one is a throwback to the “Mad Men” era: The cocktails include mai tais and highballs, and the food incorporates lost pieces of Americana such as patty melts and deviled eggs.
225 West Broadway, 646-692- 4943, thebutterflynyc.com
China Blue
Congratulations — Café China, the great Midtown Shanghai eatery (which also happens to have a Michelin star), just got a little sister! This comes in the form of China Blue, in the massive old Capsouto Freres space, which opened late last year. Many of the mainstays from the original menu — for example, the crab soup dumplings — found their way into China Blue. And while this new sibling doesn’t quite have the Shanghai décor of the original, it also feels fancier.
135 Watts St., 212-431-0111, chinabluenewyork.com
Daruma-Ya
Homemade soba is something to treasure, so we’re excited about Daruma-Ya, the brand-new soba and izakaya house that opened above Sushi Azabu. On the menu are duck soba and sashimi soba, which are rolled and cut by hand by soba master Shuichi Kotani. The menu is rounded out by the small plates prepared by Nobuhito Dosei, previously sushi chef at Mori Sushi.
428 Greenwich St., 212-274-0428, darumaya-nyc.com
More on the way
They won’t open till later this spring, but there are two other spots we’re excited about. Bâtard, Drew Nieporent’s new venture in the old Corton space, will be managed by John Winterman from Daniel, with food by Markus Glocker from Gordon Ramsay’s the London (239 West Broadway). And DC-based chain Sweetgreen — serving creative salads, frozen yogurt and juices — will bring some roughage to the ’hood (61 Greene St.).
The Tribeca Film Festival is in full swing, now through Sunday, April 27. Check out all the eclectic events, like a free family street fair, as well as screening and ticket info at tribecafilm.com.