Revamps: Íxta turning Japanese-Brazilian at 299 Bowery

After two-plus years, Íxta has closed for a revamp here at 299 Bowery between Houston and First Street.

The restaurant serving a menu of southern Mexican and Oaxacan dishes closed last week. The door signage explains that they will reopen next month at Kobano, a Japanese-Brazilian restaurant.

Previously at this location, Daniel Boulud closed DBGB in August 2017 after an eight-year run.

Openings: Íxta on the Bowery

Íxta debuted last week at 299 Bowery between Houston and First Street. (First mentioned here in August 2021.)

This is a second coming for Íxta, which had a two-year run on East 29th Street from 2005 to 2007. Restaurateur Mike Himani, whose credits include a Chickpea in Penn Station and Nisi Mediterranean in Times Square, told Eater that he lost the location due to the terms of the sublease.

Here's more from Eater:

For Ixta's reprisal, Himani [brought] on executive chef Francisco Blanco from Mexico City. Blanco, who cooked at Le Cirque and Eataly’s Manzo, will fine-tune a menu of southern Mexican and Oaxacan dishes at Ixta, while mixologist Jenny Castillo will create tequila- and mezcal-based cocktails.

The restaurant is open daily from 5-11 p.m. You can find the menu here. And some Instagram pics here.

Daniel Boulud closed DBGB at this address in August 2017 after an eight-year run.