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Albi Opens in Washington
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ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE1/36.6 years agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as February 2020, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]Michael Rafidi opens Albi in Southeast Washington, cooking over a wood hearth; after a 2025 renovation the menu leans further into his Palestinian heritage.0.69Bistrot Ha Opens on the Lower East Side
137, Eldridge Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan Community Board 3, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10002, United StatesBistrot Ha
ESTIMATED90% CONFIDENCE207 days agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as February 2026, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]Sadie Mae Burns and Anthony Ha, of Ha's Snack Bar, open a French bistro seasoned by Ha's Vietnamese heritage on Eldridge Street.0.68Union Oyster House Opens as the Atwood & Bacon Oyster House
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CONFIRMED75% CONFIDENCE200.0 years agoThe article states the restaurant "originally opened as the Atwood & Bacon Oyster House on October 7, 1826", giving the exact day.[1]The oldest restaurant still operating in the United States opened on 7 October 1826 as the Atwood & Bacon Oyster House, in a Union Street building already old at the time. Its semicircular oyster bar is the original, and Daniel Webster is said to have worked through brandy and oysters at it daily.0.67Heretik Opens in Denver
CONFIRMED78% CONFIDENCE138 days agoThe Denver Gazette[3] of Monday 11 May 2026 says Theo Adley "opened his second restaurant Heretík ... at 1441 26th St. on Friday", which is 8 May. Westword[4] had announced on 1 May that it would open on Wednesday (6 May); the report written after the event is taken over the announcement.Chef Theo Adley opens a Basque-leaning bistro in Denver's Five Points, sister to Marigold in Lyons, Colorado, with a rotisserie and a counter by a roll-up door.0.64Canlis Opens Above Lake Union
CanlisCanlis, 2576, Aurora Avenue North, Fremont, Seattle, King County, Washington, 98109, United StatesESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE75.7 years agoThe article's infobox gives the year only - established 1950 - so the pin sits on that year's last day.[1]Peter Canlis opened his restaurant in 1950 on the slope above Lake Union, in a post-and-beam pavilion of glass and stone that became a landmark of north-west modernism, and it has stayed in the family. Its kimono-clad service and copper-fired charcoal grill were both unusual for an American dining room of the period.0.63Durant's Opens in Phoenix
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ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE76.1 years agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as July 1950, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]Jack Durant opens his steakhouse on North Central Avenue in Phoenix; three-quarters of a century later its red flocked wallpaper and leather horseshoe booths are still the draw.0.63Rye Bunny Opens in Washington
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ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE95.7 years agoThe article's infobox gives the year only - established 1930 - so the pin sits on that year's last day.[1]Pat Olivieri's stand at Ninth and Passyunk began selling chopped beef on a roll in 1930, which is the origin story the cheesesteak is usually given. The corner now holds it and its rival Geno's on opposite sides of the street, both open around the clock.0.61Merci Opens in Charleston
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ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE1.5 years agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as March 2025, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]Michael and Courtney Zentner open a 24-seat bistro in a former corner grocery in Charleston, applying French technique to Lowcountry ingredients.0.61
