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The Astor Opens at Public Theater, Creola, More NYC Dining News

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The No Ho Hospitality Group has reimagined the second-floor dining room at the Public Theater as The Astor, named for the building's founding family. The space features a custom carpet by Paula Scher and a mural by André Carrilho. The menu includes pigs in Wellington and a French dip with mushrooms. Below, Bar Torino offers panini, pastries, and Italian snacks with aperitivi. The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street (Astor Place), 212-539-8777, theastornyc.com.

Lana Lagomarsini, a Bravo Top Chef contender, opens Creola with a tasting menu for 12, drawing on the African diaspora through the Caribbean and American South. Dishes include oxtail pâté en croûte and trout in collard green potlikker consommé. 1261 Park Avenue (97th Street), creolanyc.com.

Catch Hospitality Group opens Cafe Charmant, a coastal brasserie at 340 Bleecker Street (West 10th Street), 212-308-3408, cafecharmantnyc.com. Bon Ga brings Korean fare to 408 East 64th Street. H.Valley, a boutique food market by Austin Johnson and Eytan Sugarman, opens at 569 Hudson Street (Bank Street), 646-898-8210, hvalleynyc.com.

Works & Process presents The 24/7 Diner at Free Food Refettorio Harlem on Oct. 2, 7, 16, and 21. 37 West 119th Street, worksandprocess.org.