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Is Nancy's Pig Heaven Still Open? Food Paradise Update (New York, NY)

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As of September 2026, Nancy's Pig Heaven is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

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Yelp ·
Secondary source
pigheavennyc.com ·

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What the source shows: Yelp's August 2026 update and the restaurant's active, orderable website together show Pig Heaven is currently operating.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

This episode featured Pig Heaven's Peking duck and barbecue spare ribs, longstanding specialties of the Upper East Side restaurant. The Chinese restaurant has served pig-centric dishes from its Third Avenue location for decades, with pig-themed decor that plays on its rib and duck specialties. According to Yelp, whose Pig Heaven listing was updated in August 2026 with more than 600 reviews, the restaurant remains active at 1420 3rd Ave. OpenTable's listing for the restaurant, also updated for 2026, shows continuing reservation availability. The restaurant's own website, pigheavennyc.com, checked 2026-09-08, listed its Third Avenue address, phone number, and an online ordering option, though the site still displayed an older seasonal closure notice from a past winter storm. Google Places lists the business as operational.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 1, Episode 11
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Ribs Paradise
What was featured
Peking duck and BBQ spare ribs, the restaurant's signature dishes
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Nancy's Pig Heaven

Frequently asked questions

Is Nancy's Pig Heaven still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Nancy's Pig Heaven is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

What happened to Nancy's Pig Heaven after Food Paradise?

This episode featured Pig Heaven's Peking duck and barbecue spare ribs, longstanding specialties of the Upper East Side restaurant. As of September 2026, Nancy's Pig Heaven is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

What is Nancy's Pig Heaven called now?

Now: Pig Heaven (formerly Nancy's Pig Heaven). As of September 2026, Nancy's Pig Heaven is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

Where is Nancy's Pig Heaven located?

1420 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10028. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Nancy's Pig Heaven?

Season 1, Episode 11 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Ribs Paradise”.

What do reviews say since Food Paradise?

According to Yelp, whose Pig Heaven listing was updated in August 2026 with more than 600 reviews, the restaurant remains active at 1420 3rd Ave. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
1420 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10028
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
pigheavennyc.com

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