Four years after Il Buco stopped hosting its yearly pig roasts after a neighborhood activist put up a stink, the pioneering enoteca has announced that…
Mission Chinese Has Found a New Home
Nearly a year after Mission Chinese Food shuttered at the height of its popularity, owner Danny Bowien has announced a comeback.
Bushwick’s New Wine Bar Wants to Buck the ‘Trader Joe’s Model’
Oenophiles of Bushwick, take note: Yes, you are slightly pretentious (full disclosure, I sheepishly include myself in this category) and no, you no longer have…
The LES Holiday Inn Is Readying a Rooftop Bar (Sorry, No Jacuzzi)
The Lower East Side isn’t the best neighborhood for drinking on high: even “rooftop” spots like The Delancey, The DL, Hotel Chantelle and Above Allen…
14-Year-Old Perbacco Reopens With Wall-to-Wall Wineage
After closing in the spring, East Village mainstay Perbacco is reopening with a new look, chef, and menu.
Chloe81 Opens a Kind-of-Blue Oyster Bar
After having its moment as the “next Beatrice Inn” when it opened in 2008, basement speakeasy Chloe81 has kept a lo-pro, for the most part.…
This New Crab Shack Is Serving Crustaceans Straight Outta Deadliest Catch
With the recent openings of The Boil and Claw Daddy’s, the Lower East Side has become crustacean nation. And now the East Village has a…
A ‘Really Special Space in Bushwick’ Will Soon Be Serving Dinner and Drinks
One of Bushwick’s most alluring nooks is about to spring back to life, as Forrest Point readies for its opening next month.
This New Bar Will Throw You a Party if You Take Its 50-Cocktail Road Trip
Kilo Bravo, North Williamsburg’s newest bar, is right off of Bedford Avenue, a couple of blocks from the new Diesel pop-up. So it wasn’t surprising…
It’s Curtains Up For a Coffee Shop in the East Village’s Cultural District
A stone’s throw from where Au Breve remains closed, the owner of the East Village’s latest coffee shop is optimistic she can hold her own. “I’m…