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New restaurant on 5th b/w 19th and 20th?

givemecandy
givemecandy
edited November -1 in Greenwood Heights and Sunset Park
Does anyone know what kind of restaurant/bar this is going to be? They seem to be putting a lot of work into the place.

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  • alicew
    alicew

    Subject: new restaurant on 5th and 19th

    It so happens that the other day I asked a workman what that place was going to be, and he said "a middle European restaurant." Not entirely sure what that means, but I am certainly curious!
    AliceW
  • lostingreenwoodhts
    lostingreenwoodhts
    Heard that rumor as well. Hope so, though I do love Layla on 7th Ave., but it's a walk :)
  • givemecandy
    givemecandy
    Middle European...that can mean a few different things; according to the almighty (Wikipedia), Middle Europe includes Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland. But elsewhere in the five boroughs, many Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian places call themselves Central European. Hmm.
  • lostingreenwoodhts
    lostingreenwoodhts
    Wait, "Middle European?" I thought I heard Middle Eastern. :?

    I agree, what the heck is "Middle European?" I had heard along the lines of some of the middle Eastern places in PS proper.
  • alicew
    alicew
    I SWEAR I heard Middle European, but it seemed a little odd to me too...hmmm. Middle Eastern would make more sense, certainly!
  • alicew
    alicew
    OK, I talked to them again...they confirmed that it is going to be a central European restaurant (he cited German and Czech food as examples), but that it would be non-traditional...more "updated and upscale," as he put it. Should be interesting!