The Trust for Gov­er­nors Island announced that a new food concept created by Smorgasburg will open on the island in May, taking the former Island Oyster space.

“Six Coasts by Smor­gas­burg” will take over 32,000 square feet of water­front facing Downtown. The menu will draw­ on six coastal iden­ti­ties across the Amer­i­c­as — from Nova Sco­tia to Baja to Bahia and the Caribbean — with a menu of sea­son­al seafood and trop­i­cal cock­tails. The restaurant will be designed as a fam­i­ly-friend­ly gath­er­ing place with curat­ed music and cul­tur­al pro­gram­ming.

The bar will seat 100!

Island Oyster opened on the island in 2017 and closed at the end of the season on October 31, 2025. The Trust for Governors Island put out a request for proposals not long afterwards.