A New Completely Gluten-Free Chinatown Spot - and More NYC Restaurant Openings to Know in December

"Chinatown: Kimmi, an entirely gluten-free restaurant, opened on Wednesday, December 3, from the team behind Tiger Lily Kitchen and TLK by Tigerlily Kitchen, which closed in 2024. The restaurant - which will use products from gluten-free facilities to keep its food celiac-safe - serves dishes like peanut noodles, mango and papaya salad, spicy tuna rice cakes, and grilled pork belly skewers. Much of the menu is also vegetarian. Drinks include wine, with glasses between $13 and $16, and low-ABV cocktails."

"Hell's Kitchen: The History, an ornately decorated Georgian restaurant, opened on Saturday, November 22, promising an exploration of "30 centuries of Georgian flavor." The restaurant serves dishes like khinkali, crispy suckling pig, duck breast with a sauce of rose and Georgian pennyroyal, fish aspic, and breads like khachapuri and mchadi, as well as Georgian wines like Rkatsiteli. It bills itself as part restaurant, part gallery, with portraits of Georgian monarchs on the walls as well as replicas of royal garments."

"Noho: Nate Limwong, the chef behind Thai restaurants Chalong and the recently opened Unglo, opened her newest restaurant, Godunk, on Tuesday, December 2. Godunk focuses on street food dishes from across Thailand, like Bangkok's yen ta fo, a noodle soup with seafood and a pink broth that's flavored with fermented bean curd. The space is inspired by vintage cinema, and that's reflected in the cocktail menu, with drinks like the"

Multiple new dining concepts opened in Manhattan neighborhoods in early December. Kimmi in Chinatown is entirely gluten-free, using products from gluten-free facilities to keep food celiac-safe; menu highlights include peanut noodles, mango and papaya salad, spicy tuna rice cakes, grilled pork belly skewers, and many vegetarian dishes, with wine by the glass and low-ABV cocktails. The History in Hell's Kitchen is an ornately decorated Georgian restaurant serving khinkali, crispy suckling pig, duck with rose and Georgian pennyroyal sauce, fish aspic, khachapuri, mchadi, and Georgian wines, presented alongside portraits and replica royal garments. Godunk in Noho focuses on Thai street food such as Bangkok's yen ta fo, a seafood noodle soup with a pink, fermented bean curd–flavored broth, and features vintage cinema–inspired decor reflected in its cocktail program.

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