Dez, a Middle Eastern fast-casual concept in New York City founded by chef Eden Grinshpan and By Chloe co-founder Samantha Wasser, is serving its own variation of avocado toast — the Avocado Pita, with Persian cucumber, radish, red onion, lemon vinaigrette, tahini, amba (a pickled mango condiment popular in the Middle East), skhug and basil. Customers can opt to add a fried egg or crispy eggplant to the flatbread sandwich for an additional cost.

Availability: Through September

Price: $12, with an additional $1.50 for fried egg or crispy eggplant

Dez also offers a tahini-based soft serve topped with a crumble of their Tahini Chocolate Walnut Cookies.

Availability: Through September

Price: $5

Los Angeles-based 800 Degrees Woodfired Kitchen, with five locations in California, recently opened its first store in New York City. Along with its debut on Sept. 7, the restaurant began serving a new signature pizza as an homage to its Manhattan surroundings. The pie is made with locally-sourced smoked salmon pastrami, crème fraîche, red onions, capers, dill and rye kernels on an everything bagel crust. This menu item is exclusive to the New York City location.

Availability: Indefinitely

Price: $18

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises is branching out with its first-ever wine bar — Bar Ramone. The new Chicago spot offers an extensive wine list and a menu of small plates with Spanish influences. One dish is a duck confit poutine with crispy potatoes, Mahón cheese (a Spanish cow’s milk cheese) and a fried egg.

Availability: Indefinitely

Price: $14.95

Acacia House, a Saint Helena, Calif., restaurant from chef Chris Cosentino, recently introduced new brunch and dinner menus highlighting late summer produce. On the latter, one of the starters is Cosentino’s take on a peach Melba with savory foie gras. In the dish, foie gras torchon is served with peaches, raspberries and madeleines.

Availability: Through October

Price: $25