Wegmans to Open its First NYC Restaurant
April 24, 2025 | 1 min to read
Fans of Wegmans will be excited to visit their first New York City restaurant, Next Door, opening on April 30 at Astor Place. The venue features a champagne bar and contemporary Japanese cuisine, crafted through the grocer's established relationships with local farms and global vendors. An impressive culinary team includes chefs like Oliver Lange, who has notable experience with David Bouley, and Matsu Matsuoka, along with John Emerson, a recognized ambassador of Japanese cuisine.
If you’re a fan of Wegmans, the Rochester-based grocery chain with a location in Harrison, you’ll be happy to know that starting April 30, you can visit their first New York City restaurant.
Next Door, located at Astor Place, offers both a champagne bar and contemporary Japanese cuisine sourced from the grocer’s long-standing relationships with local farm partners and renowned global vendors.
The all-star team of chefs includes Oliver Lange, who spent years alongside David Bouley and Matsu Matsuoka, formerly of Aburi Hana, and John Emerson, senior vice president of Restaurant Foods at Wegmans who earned the rare distinction of a Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador, designated by the Japanese government.
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