What Happened to Zarela After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (New York, NY)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 1 New York, New York
Current status
As of October 2026, Zarela has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.
What the source shows: Google Places marks Zarela as permanently closed, and its own website has not been substantively updated since 2021. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 6
- Address 953 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10022
- Website zarela.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
On Best Thing I Ever Ate's 'Obsessions' episode, Zarela was featured for chef Zarela Martinez's regional Mexican cooking, drawn from Oaxacan and Yucatecan traditions rather than standard Tex-Mex fare. Zarela was a Mexican restaurant on Second Avenue in Manhattan that operated under Martinez's direction for more than two decades. Google Places lists Zarela as permanently closed at 953 2nd Ave, New York, NY. The restaurant's own website, zarela.com, carries a 2021 copyright and has no reservation or ordering function; a site check on 2026-09-08 found the same 2021 content still in place, with no ordering widget present. The site's most recent material promotes Martinez's cookbooks, recipes, and a podcast she recorded with her son, chef Aarón Sánchez, rather than restaurant service or hours.
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 5Five Points
Closed -
Ep 6Dahlia Lounge
Closed - Open
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Ep 6Joe's Stone Crab
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Ep 6Lucky's
Open -
Ep 6Ritz Seafood
Closed - Open
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Ep 6Tree Bistro
Closed
Nearest open restaurants
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Best Thing I Ever Ate · Food Paradise
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Food Paradise
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Food Paradise
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Uncle Gussy's Traditional Greek Cuisine
Food Paradise
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
Open
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Sources we checked
- Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Zarela+Restaurant+953+2nd+Ave+New+York+NY+10022
- zarela.com http://www.zarela.com/
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Record btiea-0050 · checked by Cal Marchetti.