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"A new Japanese listening bar and omakase counter in Williamsburg will open at 109 South Sixth Street (between Berry Street and Bedford Avenue) starting Monday, March 3. The front is a bar with a cocktail and otsumami menu led by Please Don’t Tell (PDT) alum Larry Gonzalez; Gonzalez worked at PDT under co-founder Jim Meehan and current owner Jeff Bell. Co-owners Howard Ng and Samantha Nie run the new company Third Date Hospitality, and Mark Garcia — formerly at Queens speakeasy omakase Himitsu and sushi restaurant Kissaki — is the chef. Menu highlights include the Big Apple (a drink with green apples), Brussels sprouts with beef, crab toast topped with caviar, and wagyu short ribs; a 22-seat omakase counter in back offers two tasting-menu options, and the speakers are custom-built by audio-focused design studio House/Under/Magic." - Nadia Chaudhury