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NYC Bites: Broadway Bites, Lunch Debuts & Cronut Comebacks
May 4, 2025, 10:33.56 pm ET

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Photo: Confidant/Lucas Goldman

Confidant Rolls Out Weekday Lunch in Industry City
Chef duo Brendan Kelley and Daniel Grossman now offer lunch at Confidant with house-made breads, a Juicy Lucy burger, and a mushroom chopped cheese. Pastry Chef Mariah Neston adds a rotating cake and pie selection—starting with banana pudding pie and strawberry mascarpone chiffon.


Photo: Grand Brasserie

Grand Brasserie Debuts Pre-Theatre Menu
Just steps from the Theater District, Grand Brasserie inside Grand Central is now offering a three-course prix fixe from 4–6 PM daily for $60 pp. Guests can expect French classics like steak frites and crème brûlée, plus “The Proud Daisy,” a limited-edition Pride Month cocktail with 20% of proceeds from each supporting Broadway Inspirational Voices.

Joomak’s R&D Bar Menu Keeps Evolving
At the five-seat bar inside Joomak, Chef Jiho Kim is experimenting nightly with a new five-course tasting menu ($150). Recent standouts include kampachi with razor clams and ramp ponzu and Sichuan au poivre Wagyu Hanger—creative, seasonal, and never the same twice.

Gramercy Tavern Revives Greenmarket Lunch
Gramercy Tavern is bringing back its Greenmarket Lunch Series starting May 30 with a chef-led market tour and four-course asparagus lunch. Upcoming dates spotlight tomatoes (July 18) and corn (August 22). $125 per guest.

Dominique Ansel Launches Cronut Holes for Shipping
To celebrate 12 years of the Cronut®, Dominique Ansel is shipping five-piece boxes of limited-edition Cronut® Holes nationwide. Flavors include Ube & Coconut, Raspberry Lychee, and Summer Berry Crème Brûlée—available online starting April 29 while supplies last.


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