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In neighborhood restaurant news today: Get your late-afternoon cappucino a little earlier from now until Labor Day: Dora tells us via Facebook they will close at 4 p.m. until then. Tonight's the finale for music bar Banjo Jim's in the East Village, EV...

Here's the mid-week roundup of neighborhood restaurant news: The Daily News talks to the new culinary team at Azul on Stanton Street, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a revamp of its menu by Argentinian natives. New York Magazine's annual "Cheap...

Gabrielle Hamilton, the chef at Prune and author of a recent memoir, took home the Best Chef in New York award at Monday night's James Beard Foundation Awards, raising some eyebrows with her acceptance speech. Time magazine, particularly, was...

Grub Street reports the short-lived "Bun & Co." has closed. A few months ago, owner/chef Ratha Chaupoly re-branded Kampuchea, saying the Cambodian restaurant was too pricey for the neighborhood. But the new incarnation, a sandwich shop, never caught on. Fork...

Japanese-born chef Yoshihito Kida has opened a tiny restaurant, just west of Allen Street, serving extremely fresh, authentic soba.  There are only three  tables and an 8-seat bar in this handsomely designed space. Behind the bar, you'll be able...