A Frenchette Alum Opens a Brooklyn Wine Bar
Plus de Vin, a new Williamsburg wine bar, opens today, August 12 at 445 Graham Avenue, near Richardson Street. It comes from Carenn Mackinnon, an Estela and Frenchette alum, alongside her husband, Max Mackinnon (chef and partner at Libertine), and San Antonio restaurateur Chad Carey.
Only Love Strangers rebrands
Only Love Strangers, a bi-level jazz bar and restaurant, is already switching things up after debuting this spring. The restaurant, which served Mediterranean food, and was owned by several members of Málà Project, including founder Amelie Kang, is reportedly turning the ground-level into a Mexican restaurant called Comida Corida, LowerEastSide.com reports. The jazz bar downstairs will remain.
Two bagel shops coming to North Brooklyn
PopUp Bagels serves bagels meant to be ripped and dipped. Their growth has only continued, with locations in Greenwich Village, the Upper West Side, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Long Island. Now, the team has announced their expansion to Williamsburg; they haven’t announced the address yet. Meanwhile, Bagel Joint, a pop-up at the McGolrick Park and Park Slope farmer’s markets — known for bagels with an Asian spin in flavors like miso — is also opening a standalone in Greenpoint in the fall at 230 Calyer Street, near McGuinness Boulevard, the duo tells Eater.
