Carroll Gardens: The Clover Club's encyclopedic drink menu is pretty interesting for those "uninitiated to the nuances of high-class cocktails." [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
Chinatown: The former East Side Cafe diner will be reopened as a spot called Cafe Petisco. [Eater]
East Village: Belcourt has introduced a daily oyster happy hour from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a half-dozen oysters for $10, plus half-price hooch. [Zagat Buzz]
Soho: The family behind Lombardi's has opened a little café called PetalBelle on Sullivan Street, between Houston and Prince streets, where they're serving patisseries from Balthazar and traditional Belgian waffles baked with pearls of sugar in the batter. [Thrillist]
Lower East Side: Bondi Road offers some funny-sounding but equally awesome deals throughout the week, like Shark-Attack Sundays, with $10 shark steaks and $10 pitchers of "beach juice"; an all-you-can-drink $15 brunch with unlimited Foster's, greyhounds, and screwdrivers; and Barramondays, when barramundi fillets are $10 and cocktails are $5. [Grub Street]
Midtown: There's an expensive restaurant where the sommelier poured a really bad Pinot Grigio as the first wine in a pairing and wouldn't take it back. Anyone else feel recently scammed by a sommelier? [Mouthing Off/Food&Wine]
Murray Hill: Pamplona has an all-night happy hour on Saturdays, with glasses of sangria or wine for $5 and mojitos for $6, from 5 p.m. until close. [Grub Street]
West Village: Since Keith McNally says he's not going to change the look of Minetta Tavern, he offers this response as to why construction is taking so long: “There are…parts of the tavern that have been ‘modernized’ over the past 25 years in a manner which I found sufficiently disturbing to make me decide to replace them with something much closer to their original state.” [Villager]
Upper East Side: Frank Bruni and his cohorts are not fans of Allorro's fried pasta, which a "pessimist would call rock-hard and an optimist would call super-crunchy," or any of the food, really. His first impressions are in stark contrast to Steve Cuozzo's recent rave. [Diner's Journal/NYT]

Astoria: Aegean Cove is up and running on Steinway Street, with the former chef from Gus' Place. [Grub Street]
Midtown West: Frank Bruni's at bat tomorrow on Platt-bageled Benoit. [Diner's Journal/NYT]
Murray Hill: Red Cherry frozen yogurt has opened on Fifth Avenue near 33rd Street, "just a block or two from Pinkberry, Crazy Bananas, and (soon) Red Mango." And first word has it not as good as the veteran fro-yo players. [Eater]
Sag Harbor: Montauk may be so hot right now, but Zagat has still called out the American Hotel for both appeal and service. [Zagat]
Williamsburg: Kellogg's has had its makeover, but will the food be better, since before it "was like the worst small-town Denny's ever with food that was three times as expensive"? [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
West Village: One If by Land has submitted a recipe for sautéed gulf shrimp with hearts of palm, so it looks like they haven't had trouble sourcing seafood after dropping purveyor Wild Edibles. [Restaurant Girl]

Astoria: Mundo's hosting a gluten-free dinner on July 9. [Joey in Astoria via Astorians]
Carroll Gardens: Some cocktail enthusiasts are already musing that the Clover Club gets it right, but there are a few critics scolding the spot for being too contrived. [Eater]
Chelsea: Big Booty Bread Company's going on vacation and, we hope, not a permanent one. The plan is to reopen July 17. [Blog Chelsea]
Murray Hill: Frank Bruni seems annoyed that Country's reinventing itself as a steakhouse and fears even more steak annexes, though he concedes, "Maybe the food at the forthcoming Country Steak will be more imaginative and surprising than that name." [Diner's Journal/NYT]
Park Slope: Check out the nice up-skirt snapshots of the pizza (and a Nutella calzone) at one of Rob and Robin's Brooklyn-pizza picks, Toby's Public House. [Slice]
West Village: The "hard"-frozen-yogurt spot opening on Bleecker and Grove streets is called Eskimix. [Eater]

East Village: The Chocolate Bar has moved across town to 127 East 7th Street, near First Avenue. [Strong Buzz]
Murray Hill: Bar Milano might not be getting raves yet for its food, but Frank Bruni considers a specialty cocktail of "rosemary-infused Hendrick’s gin, freshly squeezed lemon juice, a touch of reduced Balsamic vinegar, fresh basil and strawberries...a lively dance of flavors, and it’s not excessively sweet." It also didn't taste excessively alcoholic when we tried it. [Diner's Journal/NYT]
Park Slope: Applewood's annex, Applewares, now sells house-made sweets, and will soon carry savory items from the restaurant team. [NYS]
Soho: Former Top Cheftestant Nikki Cascone's first food job was slicing meat at a pork store in Staten Island. [Restaurant Girl]
Upper East Side: Serendipity's latest cookbook focuses on party planning. [NYDN]
Upper West Side: A former Frederick’s chef has opened his own Mediterranean restaurant called Vai, at 225 West 77th Street. [NYT]
Williamsburg: A new spot called Bedford and Berry serves house-made cookies and milky cocktails, like the "Sixto" (French press coffee, Baileys, Kahlua and Drambuie) until 4 a.m. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
Metropolitan Bar has been closed by the Department of Health. [Eater]

Cobble Hill: Cube 63, on Court Street, serves lovely little tea sets, which include four small plates, during lunch. [Brooklyn Life]
East Village: Has Iron Chang started banning cameras at Ko? [eGullet via Eater]
Murray Hill/Kips Bay: Pamplona will have its own celebration of the running of the bulls from July 7 through the 12th by offering a meaty prix fixe that ends with fried milk topped with dulce de leche ice cream. [Grub Street]
Red Hook: When the Grindhaus opens, according to its owner, the spot will be "a boisterous sausage parlor." To prepare for the debauchery, she's getting front-of-the-house training at Ssäm Bar. [Eater]
Union Square: Blue Water Grill will kick off a series of live-jazz nights next Wednesday, aimed at people who don't want to stay out too late. That's the spirit. [Zagat Buzz]
West Village: Stand has swapped its too-tough burger bun for a soft, complementing briochelike version. So keep that in mind if you were b-unhappy in the beginning and haven't stopped in since. [Hamburger Today]

Bridgehampton: Tom Colicchio, Claudia Fleming, and the Ripper will be among the faces at the Great Chefs Dinner benefit on July 13. [Zagat Buzz]
East Village: Counter is hosting a tasting of organic and earth-friendly spirits and foods on Saturday afternoon to support green companies. [Local Wine Events]
Blue & Gold was robbed Monday, but don't worry — the burglars couldn't get the TVs off the wall. [Down by the Hipster]
Flatiron: Bill Clinton was at Hill Country last night. [Eater]
Long Island City: Mundo's specialty, Red Sonjas, are soft, red-lentil patties "flavored perfectly with parsley, scallions, and a hint of garlic" and served with fresh lettuce wraps. [Joey in Astoria]
Midtown East: Oceana is moving to a larger space next summer when its lease expires, and the new spot will have a raw bar. [NYS]
Midtown West: Dreamy-eyed Quality Meats pastry chef Cory Colton's ice creams are so good (he did study at Ice Cream University) that he's working on a trial run to retail a Quality Meats ice cream. [Restaurant Girl]
The Southside has abruptly closed. It was "no landmark, but Times Square has lost another affordable, independent restaurant. And that's not good." [Lost City]
Murray Hill: "Artisanal is like an uptown (really, midtown) Balthazar, with less noise, less crowding, and, true, much less of a frisson." Now with delicious aged steak. [NYT]

Central Park: Sheep Meadow Café has opened early this season, and it's a hidden-jewel breakfast spot, known mostly by dog walkers. [Diner's Journal/NYT]
Greenpoint: Make way for the garden: Studio B has started hoisting palm trees onto its roof with forklifts. [NYP]
Harlem: Harlem Vintage wineshop has opened up a bar annex. [Uptown Flavor]
Long Island City: Water Taxi Beach kicks off its season this Sunday with a D.J.-ed party from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. [Joey in Astoria]
Midtown East: Alto pastry chef Deborah Snyder reveals her recipe for cool lemon semifreddo. [Restaurant Girl]
Murray Hill: A Red Mango is coming to the northeast corner of 34th Street and Third Avenue. From a tipster: "I’ve lived a block from there for two and a half years, and that place has changed at least two or three times." Let's hope the frozen-yogurt trend sticks. [Grub Street]

Astoria: Leng Thai’s brown rice is delicious; they mix in red grains. [Joey in Astoria]
Clinton Hill: A new bakery is supposed to open around June on Fulton near the Met. Baker: "When I was young, we’d go to the bakery every Sunday after church for a fresh loaf of French bread, soft and still warm from the oven. I’d love to re-create that here.” Blogger: "OMGYAY!" [Clinton Hill Blog]
Murray Hill/Kips Bay: A former Sapa chef will head the kitchen at a new Pan-Asian restaurant called Prana, set to open in June in the old Scopa space. [Zagat]
Soho: Fabio Trabocchi has written a personal note to Bruni and has worked with B.R. Guest to lower prices across the board at Fiamma (including dropping the price of the seven-course menu from $138 to $125). Sorry to those who ate at Fiamma last week. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
Williamsburg: Zak Pelaccio’s project with Robbie Richter might be called Fatty ‘Cue. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
Related: Breaking: Zak Pelaccio and Robbie Richter to Collaborate on Asian Barbecue in Williamsburg
West Village: If you want to celebrate the Irish all next week, August will be "toasting the Irish" through March 21 by serving Guinness Extra Stout and specials like house-made corned beef and cabbage. [Strong Buzz]

Astoria: Ovelia’s another stellar, cheap brunch option with a mix of Greek and American cooking: “Think French toast stuffed with Greek yogurt and honey or pancakes paired with homemade sausage — made from a family recipe.” [Foodista]
Brooklyn: Domino's has started a marketing campaign that "offers speech lessons to Brooklynites who want to rid themselves of ‘annoying, fake’ accents" meant to appeal to "male college students across the country," and the borough is pissed. [NYDN]
Carroll Gardens: The owners of Smith & Vine and Stinky Brooklyn are opening a bar-cum-café called the Jake Walk at 282 Smith Street this Friday. [NYS]
East Village: Terroir opens tonight. [NYT]
West Village: Mama’s Mudsliders’ beignets filled with chocolate cream "are light, ungreasy, deep-fried dough balls of delight." [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]

Bedford-Stuyvesant: A “family-run seafood/soul food take-out spot” called 71.Ate has opened at 417 Nostrand Avenue, and while the fried whiting is tasty, the house-made banana pudding will definitely make you want to come back. [Eat for Victory/VV]
East Village: Ruhlman’s hosting a nose-to-tail dinner with “gut man” Chris Cosentino on Tuesday, March 4, at Astor Center. [Ruhlman]
Murray Hill/Kips Bay: Can the 2nd Avenue Deli really be called kosher if it’s open on the Sabbath? Many observant Jews, whom Frank Bruni has chatted with, say no. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
Tribeca: Bouley has been denied a liquor license for his proposed Japanese restaurant and cooking school, Brushstrokes, “based on the history of the owner, having problems with the community in the past, and the way he runs his establishments.” [Eater]
Upper East Side: Mia Dona is currently BYOB until the liquor license comes through next week. [Eater]

Clinton Hill: Some rejoice to find that the rumor of a Starbucks on Myrtle will not become reality. [Clinton Hill Blog]
Long Island City: Vine Wine is discounting cases by 15 percent. [Joey in Astoria]
Murray Hill: Lines are still out the door at the 2nd Avenue Deli. [Eater] Video: Overheard at the 2nd Avenue Deli [Grub Street]
Park Slope: Co-op members are getting frisky on Craigslist. [Eat for Victory/VV]
Upper East Side: At Alice’s Tea Cup, the waitress will give you wings to wear while you sip, if you’re into that sort of thing. [The Upper East Side Scene]
White Plains: BLT Steak just opened at the Ritz-Carlton here, so no need to come to Manhattan for dinner anymore. [Journal News]

Chelsea: Ellisa Cooper returns to Bottlerocket on January 8 to kick off her Tuesday-night Explore Wine Series. [Bottlerocket]
East Village: Pyramid Club might become the city’s first "drag landmark." [Villager]
Midtown West: The owner of Le Marais and "Bourdain’s former boss at Les Halles," Jose Meireilles, has transformed his Spanish joint Tintol into a kosher bistro called the Clubhouse Cafe. (Tapas lovers can expect Tintol to make a comeback at an undisclosed downtown location.) [Eater]
Murray Hill/Kips Bay: 2nd Avenue Deli is hiring! So lovers of gribenes may have found their dream job. [Eat for Victory/VV]
Lower East Side: Two thieves stole $50,000 from a safe in the Hotel Rivington but were later apprehended. [NYP]

Clinton Hill: A Nigerian restaurant, EN of Africa, is opening on the corner of Cumberland and Lafayette, and there’s relief that it’s not another French spot. [Clinton Hill Blog]
Flatiron: Frank Bruni finds the newly instated lunch at Craft a good, logical fit, in that “Craft doesn’t project the kind of fussiness — on the plate or in terms of décor — that can feel more stilted and constraining at lunch than at dinner.” [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
Hell's Kitchen: Xai Xai, a new wine bar, has opened up. [Endless Simmer]
Murray Hill/Kips Bay: From November 7 to 10, the Champagne room at Country will be transformed into a bonbon shop where you can pair pastry chef Hsing Chen’s house-made chocolates with specialty cocktails or order a chocolate tasting menu as part of a collaboration with the upcoming Chocolate Show. [Grub Street]
Park Slope: Katina’s seems to have been taken over by super Greek diner Purity and may now be called Little Purity. [Grub Street]
Upper West Side: Blue Ribbon Six Columbus is poised to open this week, and here’s a sneak peak of the interior. [Zagat]
West Village: Mary’s Dairy has closed both of its locations supposedly because the shops weren’t making enough money. Can ice-cream-only stores no longer cut it? Mary’s comes on the heels of Emack & Bolio's Seventh Avenue closure and Ben & Jerry’s Bleecker Street failure. [Eater]
Williamsburg: Three of the ten-plus restaurants that serve sushi in the nabe made the cut in this Brooklyn raw-fish roundup. [Gridskipper]

Astoria: Il Bambino at 34-08 31st Avenue has a new, yummy-looking menu. [Joey in Astoria]
Bedford-Stuyvesant: The area's gentrification isn’t happening fast enough, as illustrated by such dining options as standard-issue Indian and spit-out sushi. [Eat for Victory/VV]
East Village: A new spot called Senor Pollo will open on First Avenue at 13th Street. [Eater]
Midtown: L'Impero has started Sunday suppers, homey four-course meals featuring more rustic cooking than you would usually find on the menu, from 4:30 to 9:30, for $42 a person. [Grub Street]
Murray Hill/Kips Bay: Pamplona is now open for lunch and serving plates of truffle-oil-poached egg on white-asparagus salad, not to mention confit of suckling pig with caramelized apples. [Grub Street]
Soho: Bun opens October 29, and 4-Foodies is hosting an event on the 30th with a chance to sample a variety of the dishes including short ribs wrapped on lemongrass skewers and Berkshire belly with nem sausage. [Grub Street]