One of downtown Manhattan’s most famous restaurant addresses is getting a second life, and this time, the people behind Carbone, Torrisi, Sadelle’s, Dirty French, ZZ’s Club, and The Grill are stepping into the room.
Major Food Group is preparing to open a new American tavern and steakhouse at 375 Greenwich Street, the longtime home of Tribeca Grill, the Robert De Niro backed restaurant that closed in March 2025 after 35 years in business. For New Yorkers who remember the space as a celebrity magnet, a neighborhood fixture, and a downtown power room, this is not just another restaurant opening. It is a major takeover of a dining address with serious New York history.
According to Page Six, the new restaurant has not yet been named, but it will be led by Major Food Group co-founder and chef Rich Torrisi, alongside Mario Carbone and Jeff Zalaznick. That alone is enough to make reservation watchers pay attention because Major Food Group does not usually enter a room quietly.
The former Tribeca Grill space is not a blank slate. It carries decades of memory. De Niro co-founded Tribeca Grill with restaurateur Drew Nieporent in 1990, and the restaurant became one of those places where downtown culture, film people, business regulars, tourists, and neighborhood diners all crossed paths…