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What Happened to Megu After Food Paradise? (New York, NY)

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As of September 2026, Megu has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

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Yelp ·
Secondary source
gayot.com

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing for the Dream Downtown address, updated July 2026, and a separate Gayot listing both mark Megu as permanently closed, even though the host hotel itself remains operational per Google Places.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

"Steak Paradise" (S1E4) featured Megu, an upscale Japanese restaurant known for Kobe beef, sushi and other Japanese small plates, located inside the Dream Downtown hotel in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood. The restaurant relaunched at Dream Downtown after earlier Megu locations in Tribeca and Midtown closed in 2014, with new owner Jon Bakhshi opening a roughly 5,000-square-foot, 145-seat dining room in the hotel's former Cherry Izakaya space, according to Famous Foodies. A Yelp listing for the Dream Downtown address, updated July 2026, marks Megu as permanently closed, and a separate Gayot listing likewise identifies the restaurant as closed. The Dream Downtown hotel itself remains open and operating at the same address, according to Google Places, even though the Japanese restaurant it once housed no longer operates there.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 1, Episode 4
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Steak Paradise
What was featured
Upscale Japanese dining and sushi inside a Chelsea hotel
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Megu

Frequently asked questions

Is Megu still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Megu has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

What happened to Megu after Food Paradise?

"Steak Paradise" (S1E4) featured Megu, an upscale Japanese restaurant known for Kobe beef, sushi and other Japanese small plates, located inside the Dream Downtown hotel in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood. As of September 2026, Megu has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

Is Megu permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Megu has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 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 Megu located?

355 W 16th St, New York, NY 10011. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Megu?

Season 1, Episode 4 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Steak Paradise”.

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Visit info

Address
355 W 16th St, New York, NY 10011
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
hyatt.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/megu-new-york-3
  • gayot.com — https://www.gayot.com/restaurants/megu-new-york-ny-10011_1ny160906-03.html
  • famousfoodies.com — https://www.famousfoodies.com/megu-back-time-dream-hotel/

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