There’s nothing especially new about this, in the sense that Ghenet on Fourth Avenue in Park Slope has been open for about a week-and-a-half, but we stopped in an enjoyed dinner there and felt like showing the interior. Ghenet is a sibling to the original on Mulberry Street near Houston in Manhattan. The new Ghenet […]

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A new shop called Penny Licks is getting set to open on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg next to the location of the gone, but not forotten, Read Cafe. (Read Cafe’s owners, meanwhile, are opening the Rabbit Hole on Bedford between S. 3 and S. 4 Streets.) A GL reader reminded us that this was a […]

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A reader passed along some interesting news about a new cafe and wine bar that’s going to be opening in Gowanus near the Carroll Street Bridge. We don’t have a name or more specific info on it, but we stopped by over the weekend and looked through the window to check out the cafe/bar under […]

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If you recognize this South Slope storefront as the former location of Laila on Seventh Avenue, it’s only because you recognize the location. Everything else about the spot has changed as it morphs into Ten, a new Japanese restaurant. There’s no opening date, but judging by the look of things, it will be soon. The […]

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Well, the space that was once occupied by D’Agostino’s and Gothic Cabinet Craft on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope is now two-thirds occupied. The biggest part of the space will be taken by Bank of America. Yesterday, we noted that Five Guys Burger chain is moving into the space, as well. A look inside and […]

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We mentioned on Monday that Thai Tony’s had opened in the South Slope between 15th Street and 16th Street on Seventh Avenue. We were wrong. So, we swung past and found it decorated with grand opening banners. It’s the tiny former Brawta space, meaning that there are only a couple of seats unlike the one […]

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After much build up, Barrio opened yesterday on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope. We popped in to grab a menu and few photos and chatted with Spencer Rothschild who, with his wife Julie, is behind the restaurant. “This space is a dream come true,” said Rothschild, who is also involved in a number of Manhattan […]

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The mystery of the tenant that will occupy the remaining part of the D’Agostino’s space on Seventh Avenue at Sixth Street is solved: It will be an outpost of the Five Guys Burger and Fries chain of restaurants. The chain most recently opened in Brooklyn Heights on Montague Street. The other part of the storefront […]

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This is Noodle Studio a Thai restaurant on N. 5 Street in Williamsburg whose irregular hours, at one point, led us to believe it was closed. It’s not and, in fact, the other day the entire front of the building was being turned into a big mural.

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1) Aperitivo, the new Italian offering on Fifth Avenue from the owners of Seventh Avenue’s Sotto Voce, is open. We found it jammed on Friday night and open to the beautiful spring night air. Chalk it up as an instant smash hit. 2) The much publicized Barrio on Seventh Avenue had a teaser opening on […]

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We checked out progress on The Rabbit Hole, the new spot opening at 352 Bedford (between S. 3 and S. 4), and managed a glimpse at the new interior, which we have to say looks pretty damned nice. The new place comes from the owner of Bedford’s departed Read Cafe, Laurence Elliott. It will have […]

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We passed by the much-anticipated Neil Ganic restaurant La Bouillabaisse on Beard Street in Red Hook and found the steel grate up and the neon sign illuminated. The back door was open and one or two workers on the premises. The basics look like they’re in place, but there appears to be some work remaining […]

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The renovation work underway at Kellogg’s Diner, at the corner of Union and Metropolitan Avenues, looks serious. The only cause for concern, of course, is that the building is surrounded by a big new Chetrit development whose tag line is “Gateway to Williamsburg,” which will be a big mixed-use commercial and residential development. In that […]

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We wandered past Organic Heights on Bergen Street at the edge of Park Slope expecting to find it open (it was set to open in October or November) and were surprised to find that it’s still closed. In any case, the sign says it is coming very, very soon.

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1) Aperitivo, which is the new Fifth Avenue outpost of the Seventh Avenue Italian restaurant Sotto Voce, is now sporting a name on its glass. The bistro is supposed to open at the corner of First Street sometime this month, as noted by Brownstoner last month. Sotto Voce is also opening a new “family-style” restaurant […]

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Cafe 11, a relatively new cafe on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope between 11th and 12th Street has bitten the dust. The establishment closed its doors sometime this week. It was located in a fairly (for Seventh Avenue) cafe-heavy area, given the presence of the Tea Lounge and Naidres nearby, never seemed to do very […]

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A special Carroll Gardens correspondent who’s been keeping an eye on the southern reaches of Court Street for us sent along these photos of the exterior of the space that will be the expansion of Frankies 457. Our friends at Eater had a look inside last month, and it’s unclear what’s up except that it’s […]

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From GL Correspondent Owen Roberts comes the following observation about two popular Williamsburg spots for pizza:I’ve heard that Fornino on Bedford Ave (187 Bedford) has been called “the best pizza in New York.” I’m not one to create hierarchies, especially when it comes to pizza, but I went to Acqua Santa (556 Driggs) only a […]

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Opening March 5 at 436 Union next to Dumont Burger. If it seems familiar or confusing, it’s because it is. The cafe closed last fall on short notice, but it’s reopening under new management, and bringing with it an outside patio that was missed by many, just in time for nice weather.

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This is the new frozen yogurt shop on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope near Union Street. It has been known in its permit paperwork as Yogo Monster, although we’ll have to wait for signs to go up to know for sure. In any case, the exterior definitely has an Oko/Pinkberryish look and here’s a peek […]

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There are some Park Slope things to catch up on, from the Fifth Avenue side: 1) Earth Tonez, a new veggie and vegan cafe, is open at 349 Fifth Avenue, between Fourth and Fifth Streets. The menus leans toward sandwiches and wraps, plus veggie burgers and salads. There’s also a pretty complete vegan dessert selection. […]

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1) Park Slope: Work is very much underway on the Seventh Avenue storefronts that once housed D’Agostino’s and Gothic Cabinet Craft. The plywood is up around two-thirds of the property and permits have been issued by DOB, although they don’t make clear who the new tenants will be. When we passed by, not a single […]

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It looks like Banbalotto, the hooka bar and Mediterranean restaurant on N. 4 Street near Bedford Avenue, may not be drawing smoke much longer. We came across a listing for a restaurant/lounge available for “amazing under market rent.” When we went to look we found it was a “a 2200 sq ft Hooka Bar on […]

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We have a few random notes to convey about food and retail things in Park Slope: 1) The GL reader who sent the first word of the death of the 2nd Street Cafe, sends a photo of a sign noting that Grand Canyon has cut back its hours. He writes: “Grand Canyon, the diner on […]

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A followup and a more tidbits from that wild frontier of retail and dining excitement, Park Slope: 1) Reaction to the closing of 2nd Street Cafe in Park Slope has been mostly one of dismay, if not anger. One reader writes, “This was my one of my favorite reasons to go to my girlfriend’s neighborhood…Hopefully […]

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