Seafood Coming to Smith Street

The corner of Smith and President will soon have a raw bar called Kittery, named after a town in Maine. The owners of neighboring Ciro's and Bagels on the Park recently whitewashed the exterior and painted a lobster on the wall of their latest project. The space was previously occupied by the short-lived Diego, who proved that the neighborhood didn't really need another overpriced Mexican restaurant. Hopefully Kittery's prices and service will be better than the much maligned Brooklyn Crab whose exquisite views still draw enough crowds to warrant a shuttle bus.

New Signage at Flying Lobster

Neil Ganic has decided to forgo the incognito storefront look at his wine bar beside his very popular restaurant Petite Crevette. Despite crowded Saturday nights, when his son's jazz band played, there was a lull in business, and the place has been open only sporadically recently. It's good to see that Neil's not giving up though. The new lettering indicates he'll now be serving oysters in addition to desserts and cheeses. Hopefully he's gotten rid of the annoyingly pedantic bartender who was scaring away the locals with his aggressive wine recommendations/speeches.

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