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La Loncheria is hosting a margarita happy hour Thursday to benefit Border Angels

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It’s National Margarita Day and Bushwicks’s newest  Mexican spot is celebrating with a charitable event to benefit Border Angels. From 4-6pm today, they’ll be serving up margs for $5. Then beginning at 6pm they will have a rotating selection of $10 signature margs from guest bartenders. More information at their Facebook page: La Loncheria, Brooklyn’s new modern […]

Kill Devil: House of Dark Spirits coming to former home of Brasserie Witlof

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  Sorry… The first three Kill Devil cocktails were just for us 🙁 #cocktail #bklyn #nyc #williamsburg #craftbeer #rum #tiki #comingsoon A post shared by Kill Devil (@killdevilbklyn) on Jan 1, 2018 at 4:51pm PST That spot on Bedford that tried (unsuccessfully) to be Maison Premiere closed late last year. In its place, Kill Devil: […]

A new restaurant called Bar Annicka is now open in Greenpoint

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  House made cheddar brat and chorizo verde with white kimchi, potato chips & ranch for @grubstreet 📷 by @noahfecksisawesome 🙌😋 A post shared by Annicka (@annickanyc) on Feb 5, 2018 at 5:25pm PST We recently have had a lot of closings, so we’re happy to report that Bar Annicka just opened very close to […]

Restaurant roundup: The Big Ragu, SB Restaurant and Wine Bar and more

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Nobody told us that the Williamsburg branch of Chef Michael Psilakis’ MP Taverna had closed. But it has. The enormous space always felt rather empty, so we are not overly surprised. Especially since the food was tragically mediocre.If you were a fan, be comforted by a few new openings. The Times tells us that there’s […]

The winter edition of Grand Street Restaurant Week is happening now thru Feb 11

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That’s right, in an effort to take the edge off the winter malaise that’s overcome us all, you can now enjoy some of your favorite restaurants on Grand Street with huge discounts. Grand Street Restaurant Week is actually TWO WEEKS long this year, running through February 11. Participating restaurants below: Los Tacos-Bar McOndo:  Lunch $12 | Dinner $23 Ryujin: Dinner $25 […]

Greenpoint’s Pretty Southern has closed

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We feel like we’re morphing into Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York, but we have another closure to report. The very polarizing Pretty Southern has shuttered. We were fans of chef Sam Talbot’s “healthy” comfort food, but frequently saw LOTS of empty seats when we walked by. Pretty Southern, the fried chicken spot from Top Chef alum […]

Super Burrito is taking over our the restaurant space at Brooklyn Bazaar

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Adding to a list of new Mexican joints in Greenpoint, Super Burrito has a soft opening this Thursday, January 4th. The restaurant, which you may have sampled on the Rockaway boardwalk where they debuted last year, will offer San-Fran-style burritos. From their website: Super Burrito will officially be open in Greenpoint on Thursday January 4th at […]

Portland-based pizzeria closes its two Williamsburg locations

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Sizzle Pie quietly shuttered both of its North Brooklyn locations over the holiday. The popular chain released a statement, citing “travel costs, a challenging labor pool and extremely high staff turnover” for their unexpected closures. Despite an abundance of great pizza in Williamsburg (Joes, Vinnies, Best Pizza) Sizzle Pie will be missed. “We had a […]

La Lonchería, a new Mexican restaurant, has opened in Bushwick

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La Lonchería en Brooklyn opened over the weekend at 41 Wilson Ave. As we’ve reported, it’s one of many Mexican restaurants that have opened in North Brooklyn this month. La Lonchería is from the same people behind the Bowery’s Hecho en Dumbo: Danny Mena, chef-owner of Bowery restaurant Hecho en Dumbo, will open a new […]