3) Brooklyn Heights: Per The Feed, American resto Brooklyn Bridge Gardens is open in the space that formerly housed Five front. Status: Certified Open; 5 front St, 718-625-5559.
4) Williamsburg: we don't know too much at this point, but a bar/restaurant called Cream has opened in the former Soundfix space on Bedford. it takes up both the record shop space and the connected bar and venue space. a tipster adds, "The menu was not all that inspiring. The back bar is cooler than the restaurant, at least from the drive-by perspective. I know that a Dressler employee was part of the team but now isn't anymore." Status: Certified Open; 110 Bedford Ave.
5) lower East Side: Bowery Boogie posts interior/exterior shots of Lina Frey, the French bistro with a sweet/savory crepe take-out window from two Boucarou alums. it has a retractable ceiling. Status: Certified Open; 201 East Houston St, 212-995-5546. [BB]
6) Upper East Side: FloFab lays down some knowledge on new Turkish spot Marmara, singling out the Lahmajun (meat-topped flatbreads) on offer. Status: Certified Open; 1660 3rd Ave, 212-996-1313.
7) Cobble Hill: Brownstoner grabs some photographic evidence of the wildly colorful garden at the Brooklyn outpost of Forest Hills' 5 Burro Cafe. Status: Certified Open; 127 Columbia St, 718-875-5515.
Central Park South: well tanned dynamo Todd English has orchestrated the opening of the Plaza Food Hall, a glorified food court, in the concourse level of The Plaza hotel. Status: Certified Open; 1 West 59th St, 212-986-9260.
9) Upper West Side: Per a release, opening tonight is Taberna, a tapas restaurant helmed by Jennifer Cole, who has 12 years experience working at several Michelin-starred restaurants in Spain. she previously did a guest chef tenancy at Tia Pol. Status: Certified Open; 429 Amsterdam Ave, 917-388-3500.
Cream, Miller's Tavern, Tiny's, Lina Frey All Certified Open
