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ALLORO Salvatore Corea, a native of Calabria who owns Bocca and Cacio e Pepe in New York, has added this spot, which he owns with his wife, Gina. It opened yesterday. His menu takes sensible liberties with Italian classics, like buffalo mozzarella with tomato tartare: 307 East 77th Street, (212) 535-2866.
JAMES Seasonal American food with European influences, like fava bean ravioli with morels, and ricotta cheesecake beignets, are what Bryan Calvert knows best. Mr. Calvert, the chef of this brownstone restaurant with vintage décor, worked at Bouley and Union Pacific. The restaurant, which he owns with his wife, Deborah Williamson, opened yesterday: 605 Carlton Avenue (St. Marks Avenue), Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, (718) 942-4256.
PARLOR STEAKHOUSE Beef and seafood come in broiled slabs or as burgers and lobster rolls at this place, which opened yesterday: 1600 Third Avenue (90th Street), (212) 423-5888.
VAI Vincent Chirico, above left, who was the chef at various Frederick’s restaurants, opened this compact place on Monday. His Italian-Mediterranean menu is mostly small plates to mix and match, with wines served by the glass, the half-glass and the bottle: 225 West 77th Street, (212) 362-4500.
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GHENET BROOKLYN This is a branch of the Ethiopian restaurant in NoLIta, with a similar menu: 348 Douglass Street (Fourth Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn, (718) 230-4475.
KAFANA There are words in Cyrillic everywhere at this homey Serbian restaurant that Vladimir Ocokoljic (pronounced ot-SO-ko-leech) has opened in the East Village. The chef, Andreas Klironomos, is of Greek heritage, but he turns out gibanica (cheese in phyllo) and cevapi (grilled minced meat). Cash only, for now: 116 Avenue C (Eighth Street), (212) 353-8000.
SAKAE SUSHI The second of this Japanese chain of conveyor belt places has opened: 135 West Third Street (Avenue of the Americas), (212) 228-9839.
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OCEANA This seafood restaurant plans to move in the fall of 2009 to the McGraw-Hill Building in Rockefeller Center. The current location will remain open for about another year: 55 East 54th Street, (212) 759-5941.
TARRY LODGE Joseph Bastianich and Mario Batali have taken over this place and will reopen it in September as a pizzeria-trattoria: 18 Mill Street, Port Chester, N.Y., (914) 939-3111.
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