Major Food Group Is Taking Over the Former Tribeca Grill Space — Here’s What to Know

There’s no denying it: when Major Food Group moves on an address, New York pays attention. The hospitality empire behind Carbone, The Grill, Dirty French, ZZ’s Club, and Torrisi — recently named one of GQ‘s 20 Most Creative Companies in the World — has confirmed plans to open a new restaurant at 375 Greenwich Street, the landmark Tribeca corner that served as home to Tribeca Grill for more than three decades. Set to debut in 2027, the yet-to-be-named restaurant will be led by Co-Founder and chef Rich Torrisi, alongside fellow Co-Founders Mario Carbone and Jeff Zalaznick.

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The concept is being described as an American tavern and steakhouse for downtown New York — a vision rooted in classic hospitality and shaped by Torrisi’s singular culinary point of view. It is, in every sense, the kind of project that only comes along once. The address at 375 Greenwich Street is a building long associated with the rise of Tribeca as a cultural destination, and it is still owned by Robert De Niro, who co-founded Tribeca Grill with restaurateur Drew Nieporent back in 1990. For more than thirty years, it was a downtown institution. Now, MFG is tasked with writing its next chapter.

“Mario, Jeff, and I have always been inspired by New York restaurants that become part of people’s lives — places that endure because they have real character, generosity, and soul,” Torrisi said. “That is what excites me about this project. It is an opportunity to respect the legacy of an extraordinary address while giving people a completely new reason to walk through the door.”

The move is consistent with what MFG does best: stepping into iconic spaces and making them feel entirely new without losing what made them matter in the first place. The group did it at The Seagram Building with The Grill, and again on Mulberry Street with the revived Rocco’s in NoHo. Torrisi himself — whose namesake restaurant in The Puck Building was recently ranked number three on The New York Times‘ list of New York City’s best restaurants — brings that same reverence for place and craft to Tribeca. MFG will reimagine the space entirely from the ground up, building something that speaks to a new generation of downtown diners while honoring the room’s long and storied history.

“It is impossible to overstate the importance of 375 Greenwich Street in the history of downtown New York dining,” said Co-Founder Jeff Zalaznick. “This is the kind of project that comes along once: the right place, the right moment, and the right chef. We are honored to help carry that legacy forward and write the next chapter for one of New York’s great dining rooms.”

It’s no secret that Haute Living has had a front-row seat to the MFG expansion for years — from the debut of Contessa in Miami’s Design District, to the opening of the exclusive ZZ’s Club private membership in Manhattan, to Chateau ZZ’s arriving in Brickell as the group’s first-ever Mexican restaurant concept, to Carbone Vino bringing its Italian enoteca warmth to Coconut Grove. With over fifty restaurants, private clubs, bars, and hotels now spanning fifteen cities worldwide, the group has built something that goes well beyond a restaurant portfolio. It is a hospitality universe with its own language, aesthetic, and gravitational pull.

The Tribeca project adds another dimension to that universe — and a deeply New York one at that. Additional details on MFG’s plans for 375 Greenwich Street are forthcoming, but if the group’s track record is any indication, the wait will be worth it. For more information, visit majorfood.com.