Plus, an Astoria cafe is serving coffee at this museum — and more intel
Chef Scotley Innis, a native New Yorker on Season 18 of Hell’s Kitchen on Fox, is opening a location of his Atlanta restaurant, Continent, (500 Metropolitan Avenue, at Union Avenue) in the lobby level of Williamsburg’s Hotel Indigo. Look for African, Caribbean, and Asian-leaning dishes like Scotch bonnet fried chicken, escovitch lobster, and oxtail lo mein on the menu. Though spokespeople from both the hotel and Atlanta’s Continent did not confirm an opening date, reservations are now available on Resy starting May 22. Innis started his career in Jamaican kitchens in New York; he was on Hell’s Kitchen in 2018 and opened Continent in 2021. “Inspired by his travels and love for the diaspora of African cuisine,” Eater reported when it opened, “Continent finally provides Innis the chance to showcase his vision for food from these regions and around the world at his own restaurant.” — Melissa McCart, editor
A congee spot launches brunch and nighttime service
The Clinton Hill location of the inventive Maya Congee Cafe will start serving brunch on May 4, with dishes like avocado toast with furikake, Chinese sausage and cheddar frittata, and, of course, congee. Owner Layla Chen says her business has also secured its liquor license and there’s brunch cocktails like her take on a Bloody Mary. She will also start offering nighttime service with sake, wine, and beer.
The Museum of the Moving Image is hosting a pop-up
Astoria’s Little Flower Cafe will host a satellite location of its coffee shop and bakery at the Museum of the Moving Image on Saturday, May 4, from noon until 6 p.m. The pop-up is in partnership with baker Bryan Ford, known for his Latin American pastries.
An astrology-themed bar lights up near Penn Station
Little Dipper, an astrology-themed bar, opens tonight, May 3, with drinks that are meant to capture the spirit of each zodiac sign — with ingredients like gooseberry and marshmallow root-infused banana. It’s located at 135 W. 30th Street, at Seventh Avenue, near Penn Station.
