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What Happened to Chinatown Brasserie After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2 New York, New York

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Chinatown Brasserie has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

What the source shows: A dated Yelp listing and a Foursquare tag both mark the restaurant permanently closed, with no current address occupant confirmed. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode featured Chinatown Brasserie's dim sum and Cantonese-French fusion menu, served with cocktails in a subterranean dining room near Lafayette and Great Jones streets in NoHo. Cititour and Time Out New York both once filed the restaurant under their Manhattan dining guides. A Yelp listing updated 2026-07 marks Chinatown Brasserie permanently closed, and a separate Foursquare listing for the address is tagged 'Now Closed.' Time Out New York's own page for the restaurant now carries the heading 'Chinatown Brasserie (CLOSED).' None of the listings found give an exact closure date or name the address's current tenant. The former restaurant's exact street number has not been confirmed, so its location is given as the Lafayette Street and Great Jones Street intersection rather than a single building.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2

Episode 8
Air date not confirmed
Title: Crunchy · What was featured: Chinatown Brasserie's dim sum and Cantonese-French fusion small plates and cocktails

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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/chinatown-brasserie-new-york
  2. Foursquare https://foursquare.com/v/chinatown-brasserie/44e8567bf964a5209b371fe3
  3. timeout.com https://www.timeout.com/newyork/restaurants/chinatown-brasserie-closed
  4. cititour.com https://cititour.com/NYC_Restaurants/Chinatown-Brasserie/2592
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