As previously reported, East Village restaurateur Ravi DeRossi is turning 95 Avenue A into an expanded Amor y Amargo... the gates were up the other day here on Sixth Street, offering a look at the new signage in progress...
No. 95 previously housed three of DeRossi's establishments: Honey Bee's, Amor y Amargo and Mother of Pearl. Honey Bee's and Mother of Pearl closed to accommodate the larger Amor y Amargo, which will now also include a full food menu.
Amor y Amargo debuted in 2011 with just a handful of seats, and quickly became celebrated as the country's first bitters-based bar.
In other DeRossi developments, signage recently arrived for Soda Club here at 155 Avenue B between Ninth Street and 10th Street...
Soda Club will feature fresh-made pasta and "over 100 natural and inexpensive wines." No word on an opening date.
Previously on EV Grieve:
• Mother of Pearl and Honey Bee's close to make way for a larger Amor y Amargo on Avenue A
• Ravi Derossi has Soda Club in the works for Avenue B
The master of "theme bars and restaurants" is at it again.
ReplyDeleteNot really a Ravi fan but I appreciate his chutzpah and seemingly bottomless enthusiasm.
ReplyDeleteHis ideas are getting more and more lame with time. From real nice concepts way back at his beginning, to simply just boring and unnecessary right now.
DeleteOh man I'm disappointed soda club isn't an actual soda club. I was hoping for an all seltzer menu. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI know! Was getting excited while approaching the menu, just to discover it is one more pasta joint.
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