Greenpoint’s Pan Pan Vino Vino has joined forces with Bushwick’s Falansai to reinvent the space at 120 Norman Avenue.
Pan Pan Vino Vino’s Michelle Lobo told Greenpointers that she and her team “joined forces” with Falansai’s Chef Eric Tran to bring Falansai to Pan Pan. After a week of minor renovations, 120 Norman Avenue reopened yesterday as Falansai, with a “new name,” but the “same vibes.”
Lobo confirmed that the new Falansai location will follow the…
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Too rich for my blood. Good luck to them.
Build an expensive trendy hipster restaurant and they will come, just like in the Field of Dreams.
This place has a serious identity crisis. Another attempt that’s bound to fail
They need to stop trying to force TikTok influencer dining into this quiet neighborhood area. This isn’t the place for lines of people taking photos of their food or blocking the sidewalk just to get a shot. The community has always valued peace and local charm, and these trendy pop-up spots ruin that.
Very excited for Falansai to relocate to the Greenpoint neighborhood. It’s nice to see that the bakery will still be there but that the restaurant will be run with a new twist. Can’t think of many restaurants in the GP neighborhood who have the vibe as Falansai’s, so definitely welcoming a fresh start to the location.
People like Paul and Scott are just the worst. Support small businesses. Chef Tran is a killer chef too.