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Is abcV Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (New York, NY)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11 New York, New York

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, abcV is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: abcV's website listed active reservations, current seasonal/breakfast/lunch/dinner menus, private-events booking, and gift-card and catering options. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The 'Buttered Up' episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured abcV, spotlighting a plant-based dish from its vegetarian tasting menu. abcV is a vegetarian American restaurant on East 19th Street in New York City, connected to the ABC Carpet & Home store and offering breakfast, lunch, dinner, and brunch service. Since the episode, the restaurant has continued operating: its website (abcv.nyc), checked 2026-09-08, listed active reservations, current seasonal, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert menus, private-events booking, and gift-card and catering sales through the ABC Carpet & Home store. The functioning reservation system and active menu and retail sections indicate abcV remained open as of the September 2026 check. No reports of closure or ownership change were found.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11

Air date not confirmed
Title: Buttered Up · What was featured: a plant-based dish from its vegetarian tasting menu

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  1. abcv.nyc https://www.abcv.nyc/
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Record btiea-0915 · checked by Cal Marchetti.