Food & Drink
That was fast.
That was fast.
Okiway closed its small Flushing Avenue restaurant with little fanfare in late March, and almost immediately brown kraft paper popped up in the windows to signal some kind of change.
Well, we didn’t have to wait long for an answer. The teams behind The Emerson in Clinton Hill, Suzume in Williamsburg, and Beco in Williamsburg are teaming up to open Lua Bar in what was once Okiway’s cozy space.
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