Is Max Brenner Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (New York, NY)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 1 New York, New York
Current status
As of October 2026, Max Brenner is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 15, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: Yelp's listing for 'Max Brenner Times Square' (720 7th Ave) shows posted hours and is not flagged closed, updated September 2026 -- distinct from the same chain's Union Square location, which Yelp separately shows closed. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 5
- Address 720 7th Ave, New York, NY 10036
- Website order.maxbrenner.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Max Brenner's Times Square location in New York appeared on Best Thing I Ever Ate's 'Pizza' episode, where chef Aaron Sanchez highlighted the chain's chocolate dessert pizza, a pastry topped with melted Belgian chocolate, marshmallow, and candied hazelnut, according to Foodiepie's episode catalog. Max Brenner is a chocolate-themed restaurant and retail chain, according to Wikipedia. According to the food-industry news site WhatNow (2026-02-13), Max Brenner's US operator, Max NY Union Square LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 2026-02-10 in the Southern District of New York; the Times Square store was not part of that filing and would continue operating as usual.
BingChef reported that the chain's separate Union Square location closed on 2026-08-29 after 20 years in business, citing a post-COVID sales slump under new ownership. A Times Square online-ordering page checked on 2026-09-08 displayed a banner indicating the location was not live for online ordering, though the same banner appeared across the ordering platform's other listings as well, so it does not clearly confirm the Times Square store's current status.
The episode
Also in Season 1
Season 1: 57 of 88 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 4Al Forno
Open -
Ep 5Five Points
Closed -
Ep 5Gino's East
Open -
Ep 5Graziella's
Open -
Ep 5Little Dom's
Open -
Ep 5Osteria
Open -
Ep 5Pizzeria Bianco
Open -
Ep 5Serious Pie
Open
Nearest restaurants
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Food Paradise
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Bowlmor (Lucky Strike Times Square)
Food Paradise
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Sake Bar Hagi 46 (Sake Bar Hagi)
Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Gallaher's Bar (Gallagher's Steakhouse)
Food Paradise
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Food Paradise
Open
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Sources we checked
- whatnow.com https://whatnow.com/news/trending/iconic-union-square-dessert-destination-operator-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy/
- bingchef.com https://www.bingchef.com/70299/nyc-restaurant-closings-september-2026/
- order.maxbrenner.com https://order.maxbrenner.com/times-square
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Brenner
- foodiepie.com https://www.foodiepie.com/restaurant.php?rst=Max-Brenner-New-York-NY
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Record btiea-0046 · checked by Cal Marchetti.