Here’s the tastiest restaurant gossip this week:
Punk in Park Slope: Lucky for Park Slopers, the plywood has finally come off the hotly anticipated Thistle Hill Tavern, as the restaurant inches oh-so-close to opening. New signage tells us that Mike “Fat Mike” Burkett of the fashionable 1990s pop-punk band NOFX is among David Massoni’s myriad partners in the venue. What’s next? Johnny Rotten flipping omelettes?
Coming attractions: With a “fork to table” mantra and super cool name, we’re guessing new locovore eatery Breuckelen will be the new “it” place in town. Luckily, you won’t have to wait too long for a taste — the owner tells us that the play will open in the recently shuttered Café on Clinton space in June.
Mystery solved: Last summer, news spread that the folks behind Cobble Hill’s Bocca Lupo were due to open a new American bistro (and raw bar!) called Strong Place. Ever since, we’ve wondered if the eater will ever actually materialize. Good news — owner Kenny Tufo told the Village Voice that the Court Street restaurant could open as early as mid-April. I could tell you more, but the restaurant didn’t have the guts to call me back!
Spotted on Third Avenue: Owners of the Court Street bar and restaurant Abilene confirmed that they’ll open a new bar called Lowlands for Third Avenue and 14th Street on the edge of Park Slope. Unlike Abilene, the new space will not feature things to munch on, but we still have high hopes.
Too good to be true: Last week, rumors floated around the web that Shake Shack just might be coming to the Thomas Beisl space across from BAM after a hopeful blogger dropped a hint. Sounds like some wild rumor mongering to me, but a girl can still dream.
The bagelfication of Brooklyn: The staff of Zaytoons tells us that in the next few months they’ll be opening a Middle Eastern-themed bagel spot at Prospect Place and Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights. Meanwhile, a permit in the window of 568 Lorimer St., near Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg, reveals Brooklyn’s hippest ’hood will be getting a new bagel spot, too.
South Slope coffee war!: Signage indicates a new coffee house, Jules Coffee House, is coming to 23rd Street at 4th Avenue in South Slope – a mere one block away from On the Corner deli’s famous coffee. The deli was named “Best Bodega” by L Magazine earlier this year.
Brooklyn bound: Brownstoner reports that East Village Moroccan eatery may be heading further east — to open an eatery on N. Eighth and Berry streets in Williamsburg. Restaurant staff could not confirm the news.
