Editing Irvington, New York (section)

===Restaurants===<!--this section title linked from above in this article-->
One of the first of the notable restaurants to be founded in Irvington was "Mima Vinoteca" on Main Street, begun by Dana Santucci in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neighborhood Eats at Mima Vinoteca in Irvington, Westchester County |url=https://abc7ny.com/neighborhood-eats-mama-vinoteca-italian-food-recipe/2553372/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=ABC7 New York |language=en}}</ref> In 2009, ''Westchester Magazine'' named Irvington as the best place for "foodies" to live on the west side of Westchester County, although the article named only two restaurants in the village itself &ndash; "Red Hat" and "Chutney Masala" &ndash; as well as others in nearby [[Dobbs Ferry, New York|Dobbs Ferry]], [[Hastings, New York|Hastings]] and [[Tarrytown, New York|Tarrytown]].<ref name=foodbest />  In May 2012, chef Michael Psilakis opened "MP Taverna" in a space in the former Lord & Burnham warehouses near the river.<ref name="mptav">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/nyregion/a-review-of-mp-taverna-in-irvington.html|title=Comfort Food à la Grecque: A Review of MP Taverna, in Irvington|last=DeNitto|first=Emily|date=September 21, 2012|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=January 23, 2016}}</ref> In 2013, the "Sixty One Bistro" opened at 61 Main Street,<ref>{{cite news|author=Schlientz, Katie|url=http://www.lohud.com/article/20130614/LIFESTYLE/306140034/New-Dining-Scene-Sixty-One-Bistro-Irvington?odyssey=mod|title=New on the Dining Scene: Sixty One Bistro, Irvington|newspaper=[[The Journal News]]|date=June 13, 2013}}</ref> and in November 2014, "Wolfert's Roost" &ndash; named after the original name of Washington Irving's Sunnyside estate &ndash; opened at 100 Main Street with an "exuberant" menu, which includes a 38-ounce steak for $129 that "looks like something [[Fred Flintstone]] might have slapped on the grill";<ref>{{cite news|author=Gabriel, Alice| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/nyregion/a-review-of-wolferts-roost-restaurant-in-irvington.html?_r=0 |title=A Review of Wolfert's Roost Restaurant in Irvington|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 15, 2015}}</ref> in October 2016 it was announced that it would be closing as a full-time restaurant in favor of catering and occasional "pop up" restaurants. The owner, Eric Korn, was also opening a traditional pizza shop on the same block.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Liz |title=Wolfert's Roost closing; Slice Shop opening in Irvington |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/life/food/restaurants/2016/10/13/wolferts-roost-closing-irvington/91952834/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The Journal News |language=en-US}}</ref>  Also on Main Street is "La Chinita Poblana", which also opened in 2014, a strong, un-"kitschy" Mexican restaurant decorated with paintings by [[Diego Rivera]],<ref>{{cite news|author=Denitto, Emily|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/19/nyregion/restaurant-review-la-chinita-poblana-in-irvington.html |title=Restaurant Review: La Chinita Poblana in Irvington|newspaper= [[The New York Times]]|date=July 16, 2015}}</ref> and "Chutney Masala", a [[Tandoori]] restaurant, which moved in 2016 from the Irvington waterfront to 76 Main Street.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCaffrey |first=Megan |title=Opening alert: the new Chutney Masala in Irvington |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/life/food/restaurants/2016/03/29/opening-alert-new-chutney-masala-irvington/82384054/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The Journal News |language=en-US}}</ref>  In October 2016, the owner of "Chutney Masala" opened "Sambal Thai and Malaysian" on Main Street.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-27 |title=Authentic Thai Cuisine Opens in Irvington |url=https://patch.com/new-york/rivertowns/authentic-thai-cuisine-opens-irvington |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Rivertowns, NY Patch |language=en}}</ref>

In addition, [[Irvington (Metro-North station)|Irvington's former New York Central Railroad station house]], which was a ticket office from 1889 to 1957, is now, in 2016, with the addition of an outdoor garden, "Brrzaar", a 20-seat café.<ref name=mag>Turiano, John Bruno (August 2016) [http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Blogs/Eat-Drink-Post/August-2016/Froyo-Irvington-Brrzaar/ "Froyo to Melt For"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813133147/http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Blogs/Eat-Drink-Post/August-2016/Froyo-Irvington-Brrzaar/ |date=August 13, 2016 }} ''[[Westchester Magazine]]''</ref> In December 2020, ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' magazine highlighted the "Irvington Delight Market", a bodega on the corner of South Broadway and Main Street, which specializes in homemade Middle Eastern food, as one of "100 Restaurants America Can't Afford to Lose".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-29 |title=100 Restaurants America Can't Afford to Lose |url=https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/restaurants/a34864761/restaurants-america-covid-19-pandemic-service-industry/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Esquire |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-22 |title=HV Eatery 1 Of '100 Restaurants America Can't Afford To Lose' |url=https://patch.com/new-york/rivertowns/hv-eatery-1-100-restaurants-america-cant-afford-lose |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Rivertowns, NY Patch |language=en}}</ref>