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Several readers noted over the weekend that the classic Odessa Restaurant signage — • Seafood • Steaks • Chops • Cocktails — has been remo...

Superiority Burger's greenmarket-friendly twice-weekly pop-up (with ice cream!) has ended at 430 E. Ninth St. between Avenue A and Fir...

Text and photos by Stacie Joy  After Odessa’s closed in July 2020  at 119 Avenue A, several EVG readers wrote in asking about longtime waite...

Photo yesterday by Stacie Joy The former Odessa space at 119 Avenue A has a new tenant.  Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld at Grub Street ...

There looks to be a potential new suitor for the currently closed Odessa on Avenue A. According to Jennifer Gould at the Post this week, ...

Odessa has been closed for nearly 11 months at 119 Avenue A between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place. Last July, l ongtime manager...

The pandemic-era local band Phony Express (read the backstory  here ) is back with a new single in honor of a longtime friend on Avenue A ....

[ Photo yesterday by Stacie Joy ] As expected, Odessa Restaurant, 119 Avenue A between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place, closed af...

Updated 7/17 Gothamist now reports that the owners will just be closing for renovations. Longtime manager Dennis Vassilatos told Stacie ...

Text and photos by Stacie Joy When Dennis Vassilatos and I set a date and time for me to interview him and take pictures at Odessa Resta...

Odessa has been playing host to a literary reading series on Wednesdays in recent weeks. Michael Graves, who started the Phoenix Reading...

Odessa has been playing host to a literary reading series in recent weeks on Wednesday evenings. There hadn't been much notice about...

Thanksgiving Season is officially upon us as the Odessa management hung the familiar Thanksgiving Special signage yesterday morning here a...

The grilled cheddar cheese and tomato on Challah at the Odessa .