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Montana’s Trail House is now Hard Times Christmas Liquors At The Sunset Bar

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And boy is that a mouthful. According to Bushwick Daily, the owners of Hard Times Christmas Liquors At The Sunset Bar are trying to make the menu and vibe more accessible (translation, more affordable) since they’d seen a dip in traffic in the evenings. They scrapped most of the old menu and are now serving […]

Openings and closings, Taqueria Diana and Garden Grill

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We’re still very sad that Rye is closing tomorrow. Now we’re learning that the classic diner Garden Grill is closing as well. According to Karasakalides, landlords Chris and Donna Siafakes — who are also the owners of iconic Greenpoint doughnut shop Peter Pan — haven’t given him a lease in five years, making it impossible to plan for the […]

Roberta’s and LIC Beer Project release a Pizzagate beer

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If you can remember way back to December of 2016 — God, how time crawls during the Trump era of horrors — Roberta’s began receiving death threats related to Pizzagate. Of course it was all utter nonsense created by a bunch of dim-witted, right-wing trolls. But to commemorate the insanity, they’ve teamed up with LIC Beer […]

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 […]

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 […]