(Photo: Amanda Waldroupe)
Move over, Verameat — an actual meat store has quietly opened on an East Village block known more for boutiques than for butchering.
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The East Village’s New Halal Butcher Makes an ‘Honest-to-God’ Guarantee
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The Commodore’s Stephen Tanner Will Open El Dorado in Bushwick
Tanner’s fried chicken at The Commodore. (Photo: Grub Street)
As Pies ‘n’ Thighs readies its Lower East Side location, one of its founders, Southern-grub virtuoso Stephen Tanner, is making moves of his own.
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Hester Street Fair Returns April 26
(Courtesy Hester Street Fair)
A couple weeks after the Brooklyn Flea announced its plans for spring/summer, its Manhattan counterpart, the Hester Street Fair, has revealed its lineup for its fifth season, starting April 26.
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Sweet Chick Will Cluck Up Max Fish’s Old Place Next Month
The Max Fish space after its last party. (Photo: Anna Silman)
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Pop-Up Seeks Throw-Ups
(Photo: Daniel Maurer)
After debuting in Williamsburg, Class Attire has brought its Pop-Up Tour to the East Village. And just like Pawel Althamer did at New Museum, the creators of the chalkboard t-shirt have invited artists to throw their own work up on the store’s walls.
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Bushwick’s Massive New Beer Garden, The Well, Aims to Open Next Month
(Photo: Scott Lynch)
One of the highlights of last weeks’s Newmerica show (besides the bodega in an art gallery) came when the party spilled into the adjoining beer garden.
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St. Marks Gains an Outdoor Sipping Spot, Loses a Free Sample Haven
St. Marks Place lost a prime peoplewatching spot when Japadog closed recently, but now it’s gained another place for freakspotting: Kung Fu Tea, the Taiwanese bubble tea chain, has opened another East Village outpost at 28 St. Marks — and this one has sidewalk seating.
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Have a Look at Swallow Cafe’s New Williamsburg Spot
(Photo: Daniel Maurer)
The Bean isn’t the only cafe expanding into a recently constructed Williamsburg building: Morgan-stop favorite Swallow Cafe opened an outpost at 493 Driggs Avenue last month. This location has the same rustic vibe as the East Williamsburg one, though seating is limited to just a handful of stools. On offer: coffee brewed from Counter Culture beans, a variety of teas, cookies (including some vegan options), pastries, and some wraps and sandwiches. There was a chill Yeasayer vibe going on when we stopped in this weekend. Here’s another look at the space.
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Handsome Dan’s Has Quietly, Colorfully Opened an East Village Candy Shop
Imagine our surprise today when we saw a gleaming new outpost of Williamsburg candy shop Handsome Dan’s occupying the storefront that 30-year-old A-1 Music vacated in January.
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East Village Loses a Sichuan Spot, Gains a Ramen Restaurant
(Photo: Daniel Maurer)
While downtown denizens continue to await the opening of Ivan Ramen on Clinton Street (“Oh so soon,” Ivan Orkin tweeted on Friday, “Waiting for mr co[n] ed and then it’s a go!”) a Chinese-Japanese noodle joint has opened to fill the void. Not that there ever was a ramen void in the East Village.
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Max, Onetime East Village Fixture, Has Finally Reopened in Williamsburg
(Photo: Daphne Wester, courtesy of Max in Williamsburg)
You’ve probably never heard of Basilicata. “It’s the sort of place nobody knows about outside of Italy,” says Luigi Iasilli, the owner of Max. “But the people are friendly, the food is good, and it’s home.”
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What’s On the Racks at the Newly Reopened Beacon’s Closet
Beacon’s Closet opened in Greenpoint on Saturday (Photos: Jenna Marotta)
Despite weekend flood warnings, plenty of secondhand shoppers waded to an idle stretch of Greenpoint for the grand re-opening of Beacon’s Closet.
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