What Happened to The Spotted Pig After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Current status

Closed verified

As of September 2026, The Spotted Pig has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 25, 2026.

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What the source shows: According to Wikipedia, The Spotted Pig closed on January 26, 2020, and a Google Places search for the name returned an unrelated business at a different address, confirming no current listing exists for the original restaurant.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

An episode titled "With My Hands" featured The Spotted Pig, a gastropub at 314 West 11th Street in Manhattan's West Village. According to Wikipedia (revised 2026-07-25), the restaurant was owned by Ken Friedman with Mario Batali as a primary investor, and its kitchen was led by chef April Bloomfield; The Spotted Pig held a Michelin star from about 2006 to 2016. Wikipedia reports the restaurant closed on January 26, 2020. A Google Places search for the business in 2026 returned no listing at the original address; a differently named restaurant, The Spotted Dog, now appears at an unrelated Upper East Side address, and no successor business was found operating under the Spotted Pig name as of the 2026-09-08 check.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 1, Episode 9
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
With My Hands
What was featured
gastropub fare from a Michelin-starred West Village kitchen
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Spotted Pig

Frequently asked questions

Is The Spotted Pig still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, The Spotted Pig has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 25, 2026.

What happened to The Spotted Pig after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

An episode titled "With My Hands" featured The Spotted Pig, a gastropub at 314 West 11th Street in Manhattan's West Village. As of September 2026, The Spotted Pig has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 25, 2026.

Is The Spotted Pig permanently closed?

As of September 2026, The Spotted Pig has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 25, 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 The Spotted Pig located?

314 W 11th 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 The Spotted Pig?

Season 1, Episode 9 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “With My Hands”.

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Visit info

Address
314 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spotted_Pig

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