A Lower East Side champagne and oyster bar is replacing a beer and sausage joint in Montauk.
Kristin Vincent, a former DJ turned restaurateur who is known on Instagram as an arbiter of Lower East Side cool, bought the Zum Schneider Beer Garden for a reported $2.75 million.
She plans to replace it with an outpost of her Parisian-inspired oyster bar, Sel Rrose, named after artist Marcel Duchamp’s female alter ego, and inspired, in part, by designer Isabel Marant’s “French cool-girl chic” aesthetic.
Sel Rrose is known for its pink doors and drinks like Lavender Piscines and bacon-infused tequila cocktails.
The Sel Rrose space in Montauk, at 4 South Elmwood, is around 1,200 square feet, said Warshaw Burstein lawyer Harvey Krasner, who represented Vincent in the deal.
“The Zum Schneider space was the very first one I looked at,” Vincent said. “It’s right by the beach and right next to Shagwong and Memory Hotel, where Mick Jagger spent time in the 70s.”
Fine dining is coming to Hell’s Kitchen.
With the opening of Cantina 48, veteran nightlife/restaurateur Pedro Zamora has added a third venue to his multi-faceted Mexican fiesta at 605 West 48.
The building, which comes with a retractable roof, already features live performance and nightclub spaces at Cantina Rooftop and Stage 48.
Cantina 48’s kitchen will be helmed by executive chef Saul Montiel, who also oversees Cantina Rooftop and Stage 48.
The new eatery’s 3,500 square foot space seats 120 people for dining and 35 to 40 people in the lounge.
The building was a former 1950s horse stable.
Fournos Theophilos, an all-day eatery from Greek-Japanese celebrity chef Sotiris Kontizas, will open in midtown next month.
The restaurant, at 45 West 45th St., will include fresh baked goods, rustic specialties and modern interpretations.
Kontizas, of Nolan, in Athens, was a judge on MasterChef: Greece and is known for infusing classic Greek dishes with a modern take that sometimes comes with a Japanese twist, reflecting his own heritage.
The bi-level, 5,200 square foot space seats 40 people, with self service, on the main floor, and 40 seats with table service on the mezzanine level. The menu includes sfakia — a thin, pancake-shaped pie with mizithra and piktogalo cheeses and honey, as well as kalitsounia — half moon pies with herbs and cheese.
There will also be an all-day yogurt bar with fresh fruit honey and nut toppings to lunch. Lunch and dinner offerings will include Naxos Lemon Chicken with white miso, cheese, citrus and truffle; along with a New-Style Cretan Greek Salad with fresh and sun-dried tomatoes, Greek fleur de sel, cucumber vinaigrette, cheese, Greek chilies and parsley oil; and Corfu Cod Sofrito — fried cod with parsley, garlic and vinegar.
We hear…that the Columbus Avenue BID has six new restaurants, and that the area is 94 percent occupied — making it one of the city’s few flourishing retail corridors. The new restaurants are Leonti, from Chef Adam Leonti at 103 West 77th St.; 8th Hill, a Turkish Mediterranean eatery at 359 Columbus Ave.; the Flying Fisherman, at 269 Columbus Ave.; Miznon, a global Mediterranean street food chain at 320 Columbus Ave.; Billy’s Bakery, famed for its Hell’s Kitchen cupcakes, at 410 Columbus Ave.; and Jack’s Stir Brew Coffee, which will also feature vegan baked goods, at 370 Columbus Ave.
We hear…that Max’s Restaurant, a casual Italian favorite in TriBeCa, is moving to 134 West Broadway, between Duane and Thomas Streets. Its former space was at 181 Duane St. Paul Popkin, senior managing director of Lee & Associates, repped both the tenant and landlord. Asking rent for the 1,100 square foot space was $175 a square foot.