What Happened to Blue Smoke After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (New York, NY)
Current status
As of September 2026, Blue Smoke has closed — confirmed via tribecacitizen.com, October 1, 2024.
Last verified
What the source shows: Tribeca Citizen reported the Battery Park City location's planned December 2024 closure, and Yelp's listing still marked it closed as of August 2026; a site check found the location's webpage returning HTTP 404.
- Season / episode Season 5, Episode 11
- Address 255 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10282
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) featured a dish from Blue Smoke's menu in the show's 'Finger Food' episode. The barbecue restaurant, part of Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group, operated a Battery Park City location at 255 Vesey Street that had been open since 2012. According to Tribeca Citizen, which reported on 2024-10-01, the Battery Park City location was slated to close that December, after the chain's original Flatiron location had already closed permanently in 2020 during the pandemic. A site check of the Battery Park City location's webpage on 2026-09-08 returned an HTTP 404 error, and Yelp's listing for Blue Smoke remained marked closed as of an August 2026 update.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Season / episode
- Season 5, Episode 11
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Finger Food
- What was featured
- a finger-food dish from Blue Smoke's menu, in Best Thing I Ever Ate's 'Finger Food' episode
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Blue Smoke
Frequently asked questions
Is Blue Smoke still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Blue Smoke has closed — confirmed via tribecacitizen.com, October 1, 2024.
What happened to Blue Smoke after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) featured a dish from Blue Smoke's menu in the show's 'Finger Food' episode. As of September 2026, Blue Smoke has closed — confirmed via tribecacitizen.com, October 1, 2024.
Is Blue Smoke permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Blue Smoke has closed — confirmed via tribecacitizen.com, October 1, 2024. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Blue Smoke located?
255 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10282. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Blue Smoke?
Season 5, Episode 11 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Finger Food”.
Is Blue Smoke still using the Best Thing I Ever Ate menu or branding?
Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) featured a dish from Blue Smoke's menu in the show's 'Finger Food' episode. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.
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Visit info
- Address
- 255 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10282
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- bluesmoke.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in New York
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Sources
- tribecacitizen.com — https://tribecacitizen.com/2024/10/01/blue-smoke-will-close-in-december/
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/blue-smoke-new-york-4
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