July Restaurant Openings in NY

july 07, 2009

new york | july restos.

lounge late into the summer nights over lasagna, lamb and lots of Italian wine with this list of eats. find a little prince, have model madness and get a little civel in july.  by fabiana santana for julib.com

luna-cy.   turgut balikci has sextuplets. joining pasha, bodrum, bella sguardo, ayza and bella luna on his roster of restos is the new bar luna, a casual italian small plates place with chef jacques belanger (west branch) in the kitchen. a homey setting gives way to mod interpretations on white truffle pizza, burrata with roasted peppers, clams and chorizo. heartier pastas are also on hand for more in-depth dining. opens this month. 511 amsterdam avenue. between 84th and 85th. 212.362.1098.

be civel.   this is shaping up to be a big year for the suhanoskys, the husband and wife chef team of ron and colleen. they had easy success with sfoglia, so they decided to do it again. with a twist. after opening tutto sfoglia, a gourmet shop next to their resto, they are readying their newest venture civetta. together with the team at via quadronno, the double decker nolita resto includes a basement lounge and special touches like rustic wine barrel chandeliers. for the eats? house made lamb sausage with drunken rising and monkfish polpette (meatballs). keep an eye out for the owl homage: it's the official mascot of the civetta district in siena, italy. open this month. 98 kenmare street. at centre. 212.274.9898.		big daddy.   chef michael psilakis is making good use of the space that once held incarnations of his restos onera and kefi. enter gus & gabriel, his new swank gastropub that takes soups, sammies and home-style diner plates to new levels. taking big strides away from his greek background, psilakis dishes out chili, french onion soup and BLT grilled cheese made with triple-smoked bacon and brioche. and for dessert? try chef zachary miller's PB&J cupcakes or homemade apple crisp with burnt caramel and toffee crunch. now open. 222 west 79th street. between amsterdam and broadway. 212.362.7470.
new travels.   top chef alum manuel trevino, formerly of dos caminos, will be manning the menu at travertine. the long-delayed resto, housed in the former little charlie's clam house space, is a dream come true for the aussie bro and sis team of dustin and danae cappelletto. once the manager of est. restaurant in sydney's establishment hotel, danae hopes to break the curse of the resto's past with trevino's italian-focused medi menu. opens mid-july. 19 kenmare street. between elizabeth and bower. 212. 966.1810. The interior of Philip Guardione's Piccola Cucina.		model madness.   former model emma cleary is behind the mott, a new gastro-pub style resto and lounge, that lives in the former palais royale/ double happiness space. chef brian bieler, who did a year-long stint at bouley, has developed a mod american menu that focuses on the seasons. think crispy pork belly served with stone fruits and spring lettuce, seared john dory and ricotta gnocchi. the long-awaited resto (which was supposed to be open on new year's eve 2009 ), is making use of the bi-level space and will unveil a subterranean lounge called lucky's eleven in the future. opens this month. 173 mott street. at broome. 212.966.9263. little prince. chef/owner philip guardione who briefly took over for markus sammuelson at markato 55 and before that was the chef at the four season hotel in milan, has planned a contempo italian menu at his new resto piccola cucina that both the purists (veal Milanese, spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce and basil) and the curious (filet mignon napoleon, asparagus and marjoram lasagna) can appreciate. he enlisted the help of designer giampiero panepinto - a former fashion designer and stylist whose designs were sold at barneys and takashimaya – to transform the slipper sized little kitchen into a soho style space. white washed walls, mirrored panels and ttalian wallpaper envelope the cozy 22 seat restaurant and the bar is decorated with arabesque carvings, mirrored shelves and bottle shaped glass lamps by jonathan adler hanging overhead. now open. 184 prince street. between sullivan and Thompson. 212-625-3200.

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