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Celebrity-backed bar Ray’s is opening a Brooklyn location

The new spot is in Greenpoint.

Anna Rahmanan
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Anna Rahmanan
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Photograph: Max FlatowRay's on the Lower East Side
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Next week, the rather popular Lower East Side cocktail bar Ray’s, backed by actor Nicholas Braun of Succession fame, will open a second location, this one at 905 Lorimer Street by Nassau Avenue in Greenpoint. 

Ray's on the Lower East Side
Photograph: Max FlatowRay's on the Lower East Side

According to Eater, the new iteration of the bar will open on November 16 and be helmed by the same folks behind Manhattan’s Pebble Bar and Jac’s on Bond, with Braun serving as a partner.

The look of the Brooklyn space will echo the original Ray's: expect American flag decor details on the walls, a pool table and a disco ball to take center stage on retro-tiled floors. 

There will be food on offer—burgers, fries, sandwiches—starting 5pm through 11pm daily, but drinks will be served until 2am in the morning.

If Ray's new address sounds familiar, it's because it has been referred to as a cursed space by locals for quite some time now. In the past few years alone, in fact, the building has been home to Mexican cafe Xilonen, French destination Sauvage and short-lived American eatery Cool World. None of those businesses lasted. 

Here's to hoping Ray's will finally break that spell.  

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