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What Happened to Cafe Ino After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (New York, NY)

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As of September 2026, Cafe Ino has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

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Yelp ·
Secondary source
foodnetwork.com

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What the source shows: The Google Places match points to an unrelated restaurant of the same name that opened in 2025 at a different address; the original 'ino wine bar and cafe at 21 Bedford Street, where the episode was filmed, is marked permanently closed on a Yelp listing (updated 2026-06) and Food Network's restaurant directory.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

On Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate, in the 2011 episode "Eggstraordinary," chef Scott Conant named the Truffled Egg Toast at 'ino as his favorite dish, a sandwich of Amish egg yolks, truffle oil, and Fontina on Pullman bread. 'ino was a seven-table wine bar and cafe at 21 Bedford Street in Manhattan's West Village, opened in 1998 by Jason and Jennifer Denton after a trip to Italy inspired the paninoteca-style menu. A Yelp listing for 'ino Café & Wine Bar, updated 2026-06, marks the Bedford Street business as permanently closed, and Food Network's own restaurant directory separately lists 'ino Cafe & Wine Bar as closed. A different restaurant also named 'ino opened in June 2025 at 31 East 20th Street in the Flatiron District as an offshoot of the restaurant Bottino; it operates under new ownership at a different address and is not a reopening of the Bedford Street original.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 5, Episode 10
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Eggstraordinary
What was featured
Truffled Egg Toast on Pullman bread
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Cafe Ino

Frequently asked questions

Is Cafe Ino still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Cafe Ino has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

What happened to Cafe Ino after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

On Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate, in the 2011 episode "Eggstraordinary," chef Scott Conant named the Truffled Egg Toast at 'ino as his favorite dish, a sandwich of Amish egg yolks, truffle oil, and Fontina on Pullman bread. 'ino was a seven-table wine bar and cafe at 21 Bedford Street in Manhattan's West Village, opened in 1998 by Jason and Jennifer Denton after a trip to Italy inspired the paninoteca-style menu. As of September 2026, Cafe Ino has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

Is Cafe Ino permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Cafe Ino has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Cafe Ino located?

21 Bedford St, New York, NY 10014. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Cafe Ino?

Season 5, Episode 10 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Eggstraordinary”.

Is Cafe Ino still using the Best Thing I Ever Ate menu or branding?

On Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate, in the 2011 episode "Eggstraordinary," chef Scott Conant named the Truffled Egg Toast at 'ino as his favorite dish, a sandwich of Amish egg yolks, truffle oil, and Fontina on Pullman bread. 'ino was a seven-table wine bar and cafe at 21 Bedford Street in Manhattan's West Village, opened in 1998 by Jason and Jennifer Denton after a trip to Italy inspired the paninoteca-style menu. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
21 Bedford St, New York, NY 10014
Venue type
cafe
Official website
inonyc.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/ino-caf%C3%A9-and-wine-bar-new-york-3
  • foodnetwork.com — https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/ny/new-york/ino-cafe-wine-bar-restaurant
  • inonyc.com — https://www.inonyc.com/
  • foodiepie.com — https://www.foodiepie.com/list.php?e=Best-Thing-I-Ever-Ate-Eggstraordinary

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