The storefront at 1049 Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint will soon open its doors again as Bersi Ethiopian Restaurant. The space, which was most recently home to Ria Bella Pizza, has been vacant for over three years.
Ria Bella had been serving pizza and casual Italian cuisine to Greenpoint for five years before closing in January 2020. On January 10, 2020, Ria Bella posted news of the closure on Instagram.Â
The post read:
“Sadly all of…
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It’s open! We went on Friday and had a delicious dinner. Such a great addition to the neighborhood.
Cannot recommend Bersi enough – just went for the first time last night and the food was phenomenal. Definitely equals or even surpasses my other fave Ethiopian spots in the city (Bunna, Ghenet)!