Wednesday Food & Drink Round-Up

Where to Get a Taste of Russia
219 Brighton Beach Ave., at Brighton 1st St., Brighton Beach; 718-648-2583
“The signs are in Russian, and most of the prepared foods are not easy to recognize. But they are almost always fantastic. A thick piece of roast salmon, as clean and delicate as sashimi and stuffed with light, dill-fragrant cheese, sits in one corner; another one displays a flattened panko-covered quarter-chicken, its tender meat barely held together by the brittle crust… Everything’s so cheap that you can buy whatever you want. Once you do, consume the bounty the Brighton way: on the boardwalk.” [Grub Street]

Now Open? Rocky Sullivan’s Red Hook
34 Van Dyke Street, Red Hook
“Rocky Sullivan’s is closing it’s doors on Lexington Avenue at the end of [July]. The Irish literary hangout is relocating to Red Hook… on the corner of Van Dyke and Dwight streets. By some accounts, the new Rocky’s is already open.” [Village Voice]

Opening Soon: Tamboril
“In a few weeks you can expect new eats at 527 Myrtle Avenue (between Grand & Steuben). The new restaurant is called Tamboril. The interior is new, clean, simple, and the spot will serve a sort of Nuevo Latino cuisine. Lounge included.” [Myrtle Minutes]

After the jump: Williamsburg’s brand new 24-hour diner and three-month-old small plates joint — plus, Bouillabaisse 126 is getting a new name.

Now Open: Macri Park
462 Union Ave., at Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg; (718) 599-4999.
“Beginning in August, Macri Park — a new, 24-hour restaurant, coffee shop and bar — will start serving Sunday brunch with big help from an unusual ingredient: live DJs… ‘Sundays call for laying out with a drink and sunglasses,’ bar manager Rachel Herman-Gross said. She suggested heading to the cafe’s patio with an egg sandwich or slice of quiche and pairing it with one of their $5 drink specials.” [The Brooklyn Paper]

Small Plates at Nita Nita
146 Wythe Ave at N. 8th St., Williamsburg; 718-388-5328
“Nita Nita’s menu is Spanish-inspired and eclectic and the recipe list, like the décor, is pared-down. And with a short but appealing selection of wine, food and cocktails, patrons feel like they’ve stepped into the local bar they’ve always looked for, but classier, and with a delicate buttery scent calling to them from the kitchen.” [NY Press]

Name Change for Bouillabaisse 126
126 Union Street
When Chef Abdhul Traore joined the Bouillabaisse 126 team last summer, he gave their seafood-heavy French menu an African spin. The current issue of The L Magazine reviews their food, with a side note that the restaurant will be changing its name to Korhogo 126 — referring to a town on the Ivory Coast.