Ruffian Wine Bar now selling bottles of wine to go

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Ruffian Wine Bar on Seventh Street between Avenue A and First Avenue is now open as Ruffian Wine Shop.

You can order online here at any time for pickup from noon to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Saturdays. They're also delivering within a two-mile radius.

Management says that they'll be expanding days/hours/delivery zones in the days ahead.

In addition, their other local establishments — Kindred on Sixth Street and the pop-up kitchen inside Black Emperor on Second Avenue — will be re-opening soon for pickup and delivery.

Ainsworth eyes former DBGB space on the Bowery; Ruffian team to the Eddy

Here's a quick look at several more of the applicants on tonight's CB3-SLA committee meeting docket. These are existing East Village operators looking to expand...

• Ainsworth to the Bowery

Ainsworth, the growing chainlet of upscale sports bars, has applied for a new liquor license for 299 Bowery in the Avalon Bowery complex between First Street and East Houston Street. (Questionnaire here.)

This outpost of Ainsworth (there's also one on Third Avenue at 11th Street) will be open for lunch and make use of the sidewalk cafe that DBGB tried to muster enthusiasm for.

DBGB closed here nearly two years ago, with chef-owner Daniel Boulud citing "erratic" patronage on this corridor during the week. Perhaps Ainsworth, a SantaCon hotspot, can bring in a steady stream of patrons.



• Ruffian Wine Bar owners taking the Eddy space on Sixth Street

In a sale of assets, the owners of Ruffian on Seventh Street between Avenue A and First Avenue plan to open an "American/Italian" restaurant called Kindred here between First Avenue and Second Avenue. (Questionnaire here.)



The Eddy closed last month after five-plus years at the address.



• The Woodstock in the works for 99 Third Ave.

The owners of The VNYL across the Avenue here between 12th Street and 13th Street have plans for a Neapolitan pizzeria called the Woodstock for this address. (Questionnaire here.)



The previous occupant, Thaimee Table, was seized by the Marshal in early May.

Tonight's CB3-SLA committee is at the Perseverance House Community Room, 535 E. Fifth St. between Avenue A and Avenue B.

Ruffian is now open on East 7th Street

Ruffian, a cafe at 125 E. Seventh St. named after the American champion thoroughbred racehorse, is now open here between Avenue A and First Avenue.

Here's more info on the cafe via a news release from the EVG inbox...

Ruffian is owned by Tabla alumnus Patrick Cournot and business partner Nick Fusco. They are joined by chefs Josh Ochoa and Andy Alexandre (also Tabla alumni) and sommelier Alexis Percival.

Collectively, Josh Ochoa and Andy Alexandre, have worked under the direction of highly regarded chefs such as Michael Lomonaco (Windows on the World), Polo Dobbin (Dressler), and Floyd Cardoz (Tabla). The menu changes daily and features dishes like Lamb Crepinette with Buttered Turnips, Cornish Hen with Wheat Berries and Mushrooms, and Marinated Mussels with Bruléed Aioli Toast.

Managing Partner Patrick Cournot will also serve as Ruffian's wine director. Cournot curated the wine lists at Lelabar, Resto, The Cannibal, and Blaue Gans, among others. The wine list will offer 100 selections by the bottle ($40-$250) and 15 wines by the glass ($11-$20).

The release notes that Ruffian will soon serve beer.

This will be the second new wine bar right along this stretch of East Seventh Street... Virgola, the Greenwich Village-based oyster-and-wine cafe, is now open at No. 111.

Oaxaca Taqueria was the previous tenant at No. 125.

Illustration via the Ruffian website

Previously on EV Grieve:
Ruffian Wine Bar signage arrives on East 7th Street

Ruffian Wine Bar signage arrives on East 7th Street

[Photo by Steven]

The Ruffian Wine Bar sign is up now in the window at 125 E. Seventh St., in the storefronts between Butter Lane and Big Gay Ice Cream.

As the name implies, a wine bar/cafe is in the works for the small space that previously housed Oaxaca Taqueria here between Avenue A and First Avenue.

Ruffian has an active Instagram account showing renovation progress ... (the website is still partially under construction).

Owner and sommelier Patrick Cornet has worked as GM and beverage director at Lelabar on Hudson Street ... as well as wine director at Resto on East 29th Street.

This will be the second new wine bar right along this stretch of East Seventh Street... Virgola, the Greenwich Village-based oyster-and-wine cafe, is due soon at No. 111.