Iconic Greenpoint Polish restaurant Christina’s (853 Manhattan Ave.) is reopening on Saturday, May 24, with a new name and owner.
The eatery is now called Retro Polish Restaurant and Wine Bar and will be run by Slawek Letowski, the owner of Karczma (136 Greenpoint Ave.), another Polish mainstay in the neighborhood that recently celebrated its 17th anniversary.
Krystyna Dura, the previous owner of Christina’s, sold her…
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Great owner who runs the iconic polish restaurant on Greenpoint Ave.
Good luck to him.
Good luck
Amazing food
Are they still doing breakfast??
Wishing you all the best with your new venture! We are living in South Carolina now but can’t wait to visit both restaurants next time we are up north!
We actually just go a new restaurant here called Pierogi House! Owners are from Poland.