OPENINGS
Buddha Beer Bar opens to the public for Super Bowl Sunday with 24 beers on tap of "high end beers" served alongside a menu of "global bar food" at its new location at 4476 Broadway, near W. 191st Street. The establishment does not have a phone number yet, but can be reached through its Twitter handle, @BuddhaBeerBar.
Abreu Gallery, a high-end gallery featuring original art, is open for business on Broadway. The gallery opened in late 2011 and serves as a host to uptown’s burgeoning art scene. Painter, sculptor and now-gallery owner Oscar Abreu said he plans to showcase new talent from around the world at this Broadway showroom, which is currently showing a vibrantly colored exhibition called "Caribbean Expressions." The exhibition runs through Feb. 20 at 4394 Broadway, between West 187th and 189th streets. 917-627-5625
La Estufa Restaurant at 5035 Broadway at 215th Street, recently expanded its space to include a full bar and lounge, offering six different draft beers on tap, wine and sangria. The restaurant has also recently added Brazilian Latin jazz music and “hookah nights” every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. See La Estufa's Facebook page for updates.
ON THE HORIZON
Rio Sports Bar is set to open this spring at 4896 Broadway, near West 204th Street. Construction on the site has been ongoing since Sept. 2011. Community Board 12 voted to recommend the State Liquor Authority approve the bar’s liquor license during its September 2011 general meeting.
CLOSINGS
Greenwell Produce closed its doors at 4500 Broadway where it sold vegetables and fruit at the corner store for nearly two years. Construction workers at the site said a new deli is planned for the space.
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