Justine's on Hudson served its last glass of wine at 518 Hudson Street on Saturday, October 17. On Tuesday, November 3, the same room opened as Rosette. The room sat dark for seventeen days.
Farther south, at 435 Hudson between Leroy and Morton, the change took much longer. En Japanese Brasserie closed in December 2024 after two decades, and Daniel Humm's new restaurant, Humm, opened in the space on Saturday, October 10, 2026, about twenty-two months later. This fall's openings on Hudson Street did not move at the speed of their reputations. The famous chef waited almost two years for his room, and a family handing a lease to itself barely stopped serving. The new rooms on Hudson make more sense when you follow who held each address before.
| Address | What happened | When | Before |
|---|---|---|---|
| 569 Hudson | H. Valley opened | September 23 | |
| 435 Hudson | Humm opened | October 10 | En Japanese Brasserie, closed December 2024 |
| 518 Hudson | Justine's on Hudson closed | October 17 | |
| 581 Hudson, at Bank | Mémé closed after 16 years | October 24 | |
| 518 Hudson | Rosette opened | November 3 | Justine's on Hudson |
Seventeen Days at 518 Hudson
The quick turnover at 518 Hudson makes sense once you know Rosette did not change hands so much as change names. Justine Rosenthal, daughter of the wine importer Neal Rosenthal, opened Justine's in 2023. When Eater reported the closing, it noted that her announcement hinted at something new coming to the same address. Rosette's own site calls the new bar "a part of the Rosenthal family," with a wine program paired to a seasonal, locally sourced French menu.
The new team is chef Cali Faulkner, who comes from Little Falcon in Brooklyn, and wine director Lauren Goldfarb, a Jean-Georges alum. According to Eater's November openings map, the list draws mostly from France and Italy, with some Swiss bottles. The kitchen serves oeuf en meurette, an egg in bordelaise sauce with roasted vegetables, bacon lardons and brioche croutons, and a pain d'épice tart with pears and frangipane.
The posted menu works for an evening that starts small. Oysters are $4 apiece and roasted cauliflower is $8. Savory rosettes with caviar are $28, and the most expensive plate is a $60 chicken. Tables are booked through Resy.
Twenty-Two Months at 435 Hudson
At 435 Hudson the lease changed hands, and the long gap came from that change. En had held the address for twenty years. The City Politic described it as a large downtown canteen popular with the fashion and art crowds. The handoff was disputed. Caper reported, and Eater summarized, the account of En's owner: she had hoped to renew and was ready to pay more, then found the Eleven Madison Park team touring the space while talks were still underway. The landlord, Hudson Square Properties, rejected any suggestion of bad faith and told Caper that unpaid rent was the subject of active litigation. The City Politic adds that Hudson Square Properties is a joint venture of Trinity Church Wall Street, Norges Bank Real Estate Management and Hines.
The restaurant that finally opened is built for the long haul. The City Politic, citing Food & Wine, describes 5,000 square feet designed by Pierre Yovanovitch, with a ceiling mural by Francesco Clemente, suspended sculptural pieces by Louise Bourgeois, and large works by Rashid Johnson and Roni Horn. Wine director Michael Duffy has put together a list of more than 1,500 labels, heavy on Champagne and Burgundy and the smaller corners of France.
The menu is far less formal than Eleven Madison Park's. Instead of a $385 tasting, Humm is entirely à la carte, and Eater's October openings roundup puts the larger proteins between $48 and $125, the top price being a dish for two. In Resy's opening guide, much of the cooking happens in a wood-fire oven or on a charcoal grill. Dishes include house-made rigatoni, eggplant Milanese, charcoal-grilled branzino, and Brigette's roasted chicken for two, named for Humm's mother. The caviar bagel is a small milk bread shaped like a bagel and topped with osetra. Produce comes from Magic Farms in Hoosick Falls, New York, which grows for the group's restaurants.
Getting a Seat on Hudson Without Booking Weeks Ahead
A new tenant who waited this long for an address builds a room for both destination diners and neighbors, and Humm has three different ways in. The dining room serves the full menu. The bar has standing room at high tops, and the deep maroon lounge seats 20. Both of those serve a shorter bar menu with fried chicken and the Humm dog, a turkey hot dog wrapped in turkey bacon with gruyère, truffle mayo and celery relish on brioche. Reservations go live three weeks ahead at noon, and Resy says some walk-in space is held back, mostly at the bar.
H. Valley, at 569 Hudson, is the daytime option on the street. It opened September 23 as a marketplace, bakery and cafe from restaurateur Eytan Sugarman and chef Austin Johnson. Its own story page also names Amanda Johnson and describes a restaurant and a grab-and-go shop under the same roof. The Infatuation explains that the name stands for the Hudson Valley, where its supplying farms are, and describes coffee and pastries by day and wine and chicken at night.
| How to get in | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Humm, 435 Hudson | Resy, three weeks out at noon; some bar walk-ins | Sun–Thu 5–10 p.m.; Fri–Sat 5–10:30 p.m. |
| Rosette, 518 Hudson | Resy | |
| H. Valley, 569 Hudson | Counter, cafe and grab-and-go | Wed–Sun 7 a.m.–7 p.m.; closed Mon–Tue |
Off Hudson, the Same Rule Holds
On the side streets, the quickest arrivals this fall also came from operators who already had a foothold. At 72 Bedford Street, at Commerce, the team behind Zimmi's opened Bar à Part next door to its existing restaurant on October 7. It is a 15-seat wine bar and cafe with pastries from Clodagh Manning, formerly of Lyle's in London. Zimmi's owners are Maxime Pradié and Jenni Guizio.
Elsewhere, a known address went to a known group:
- Cafe Charmant, 340 Bleecker, opened September 15 in the former Saint Theo's, with chef Jake Tyler Brodsky and Catch Hospitality Group.
- Santo Taco, 232 Bleecker, opened its West Village location September 25 in the former Dig, under founder Santiago Perez.
- Calabash, 183 Christopher near Weehawken, is Camari Mick's Afro-Caribbean bakery and brasserie. Daytime service runs Thursday through Sunday, with sticky buns and beef patty croissants, and dinner is one prepaid 6:30 p.m. seating on Friday and Saturday.
The Corner at Bank Street
Mémé, the Mediterranean restaurant at 581 Hudson on the corner of Bank Street, closed its West Village location on October 24 after 16 years. Its Hell's Kitchen location remains open. A few blocks north, Mary's Fish Camp has been serving at 626 Hudson since July 31.
If you'd like to know who holds the leases and deeds on your own stretch of Hudson Street, from the storefronts to the townhouses and co-ops above them, I'm glad to walk it with you. Let's Connect with Jeffrey Goodman.
