What Happened to Mayfield After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (Brooklyn, NY)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 10 Brooklyn, New York
Current status
As of October 2026, Mayfield has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 15, 2026.
What the source shows: Mayfield closed permanently. Owners announced the restaurant's last service was 2026-02-28 after 13 years, citing pandemic-era debt that made continuing untenable, and ran a closing fundraiser; Yelp's listing for 688 Franklin Ave is now marked CLOSED (updated August 2026). The restaurant's own site (mayfieldbk.com), the prior source, is still live but stale/not taken down. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 10, Episode 1
- Address 688 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238
- Website mayfieldbk.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
"Best Thing I Ever Ate," "Trigger Foods" (S10E1), showcased Mayfield's raw bar and $3 oyster specials, part of a menu built around New American plates with a strong seafood and cocktail program. The Brooklyn restaurant, open since 2012 according to its own website, sits at 688 Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights and runs dinner service nightly plus weekend brunch, with a happy hour running daily from 5 to 6:30 p.m. That September 8 read was outdated, not current: Mayfield's owners had already announced the restaurant's last service for February 28, 2026, after 13 years, citing pandemic-era debt that made continuing untenable, and ran a closing fundraiser. Yelp's listing for the Franklin Avenue address is now marked closed; the restaurant's own site remained live at last check but reads as stale rather than evidence of continued operation.
The episode
Also in Season 10
Season 10: 65 of 90 still open · 1 renamed, moved or under new owners
- Relocated
- Closed
- Open
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Ep 1Home Grown, GA
Open -
Ep 1Le Coq Rico
Closed - Open
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Ep 2Hearth
Open -
Ep 2HY's Steak House
Open
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Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
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Beso (Brooklyn Beso Restaurant & Bar)
Restaurant Stakeout
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Sources we checked
- mayfieldbk.com https://www.mayfieldbk.com
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Record btiea-0735 · checked by Cal Marchetti.