New opening · Lower East Side

Buddy & Son Opens Inside the PUBLIC Hotel on NYC's Lower East Side

By NBT Editors · 2026-10-15

Former Gjelina chef Jake Epstein and restaurateur Shelley Armistead open Buddy & Son, a French-American brasserie inside the PUBLIC Hotel on the Lower East Side, on October 26. Expect a seafood tower, Dover sole and classic cocktails, with a café next door.

Marcus Jahmal's painting Dino Bird being hung on the dark wood wall of Buddy & SonFinishing work on the wall above the green banquettes at Buddy & Son before opening
Image: Instagram @buddyandson · Artwork: Marcus Jahmal / Image: Instagram @buddyandson

Where

Open in Google MapsOfficial site

Opened

October 2026

Hours

Sun–Thu 5pm–10pm; Fri & Sat 5pm–11pm. Opens Oct 26, 2026.