Is La Contenta Still Open? Food Paradise Update (New York, NY)
Food Paradise, Season 12 New York, New York
Current status
As of October 2026, La Contenta is listed open on lacontentales.com, reviewed by our team on September 15, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The business's website shows 2026 copyright/content and a working reservation system, and Google Places lists the location as operational. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 12, Episode 10
- Address 102 Norfolk St, New York, NY 10002
- Website lacontentales.com
- Show map
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What happened after Food Paradise?
The episode featured La Contenta's happy-hour menu, called "Hora Feliz" on its own site, pairing discounted mezcal and tequila cocktails with Mexican small plates known as botanas. The restaurant sits on Norfolk Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side and also serves a weekend brunch menu, according to its website. A check of the business's website (lacontentales.com) on 2026-09-09 found the site live, showing 2026 copyright text and 2026-dated page content, along with a working reservations system and separate dinner, cocktail, brunch and press pages. Google's business listing for La Contenta, checked the same day, marked the location operational. The site's press page also linked to past media coverage of the restaurant, though no specific 2026 press mentions were reviewed for this record. No closure, relocation or ownership change has surfaced since the episode aired.
The episode
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Ep 10Salty Sow
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Ep 10The Lion's Share
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Sources we checked
- lacontentales.com http://lacontentales.com/
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Record fp-0940 · checked by Cal Marchetti.