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French bistro Citroën opens in Greenpoint

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People living at the Greenpoint Avenue stop in North Brooklyn now have another exciting culinary option. Citroën, a new French Bistro and bar at 931 Manhattan Avenue, had a soft opening last night for friends and family. The restaurant occupies the former home of No. 7 North and serves classic French fare and fancy cocktails in […]

Sea Wolf restaurant coming to Williamsburg this spring

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If you’re a fan of the Bushwick seafood restaurant Sea Wolf, we have good news. The popular restaurant is opening a higher end sister on the Williamsburg waterfront at 420 Kent Ave. (at South 8th). From Eater: Popular Bushwick seafood restaurant Sea Wolf will set up shop this spring in a new luxury real estate development rising on […]

Mission Chinese opened a location in Bushwick inside Elsewhere

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Mission Chinese opened its Bushwick brother last weekend inside club Elsewhere. If you like the buzzy Danny Bowein restaurant and live in Bushwick, this is a reason to rejoice. If you don’t get the hype (we don’t) then swing by Birds of a Feather or General Deb’s. So far reviews are positive, though they are […]

Listen Bar – a new pop-up, booze-free bar in Williamsburg

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If you’re sick of pesky hangovers and love a good mocktail, this is your place! Listen Bar, a pop-up establishment, opens Wednesday in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood for a four-night run. The concept is billed as a space that features all of a bar’s traditional offerings, from the late hours to the “sassy bartenders,” but simply without […]

Sands cafe closes in Williamsburg after owner accused of being white supremacist

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Sands cafe has temporarily closed after its owner, Guy Sands, was accused of being a white supremecist with ties to Milo Yiannopoulos and Proud Boys. The restaurant’s Yelp and Google reviews have been bombarded with accusations as well. The allegations date back to a Vanity Fair article about Yiannopoulos where Sands was quoted and a […]

Braven opened a brick-and-mortar brewpub in Bushwick

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It’s called Braven Brewing Company Bar & Kitchen and they opened last weekend. The brewery and restaurant began serving beer Sunday afternoon at 52 Harrison Place, between Morgan and Knickerbocker Avenues, marking the local brewing company’s first brick-and-mortar location. The 2,500-square-foot warehouse once home to Lantern Hall has an 18-seat bar and table-seating for 40 […]