It’s a sudden Brooklyn switcheroo: Third Date Hospitality Group is changing what was its short-lived Japanese listening bar and omakase Here & There into a new seafood restaurant this week. Boro Brine is opening in Williamsburg at 109 South Sixth Street, between Berry Street and Bedford Avenue, on Wednesday, October 22.

Boro Brine’s whole food menu is full of seafood. Dishes include prawn nuggets with creme fraiche and caviar; a take on the Filet-O-Fish with skate, Comté cheese, and kimchi; lobster pot pies; and raw oysters. For drinks, there are minerally wines, citrus cocktails, and highballs such as the Big Apple Fizz with a sunchoke-infused tequila reposado, honeycrisp apples, tamarind, and soda.

Third Date Hospitality Group debuted with Here & There in March, but it only lasted through the summer and shuttered on Saturday, September 6. Co-founder Samantha Nie explained in the press release that the team decided to change the concept because “we wanted to give our guests a more approachable menu that reflected New York City.” Here & There’s high-end audio system remains in place.

Executive chef Mark Nobello is leading the kitchen. He’s an alum of notable NYC restaurants like Danji and O Ya, and was a chef de cuisine of the modern Korean tasting menu spot Atoboy. Beverage manager Omar Bautista had been on the opening team of Crown Shy and Torrisi, and was the head bartender of Major Food Group’s ZZ Club.

Something to add to your calendar

Chefs Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr are hosting Paris restaurateur and chef Bertrand Auboyneau of iconic French bistro Le Bistrot Paul Bert for a collaboration dinner this fall. It’s a $125 four-course dinner with a la carte add-ons available. The dinner’s part of Auboyneau’s tour behind the upcoming English publication of his cookbook, Le Bistrot Paul Bert. The meal takes place at Hanson and Nasr’s Rockefeller brasserie Le Rock on Monday, November 10. Reservations can be booked online, with timed seatings.

1990s-era coffee shop expands and debuts dinner

New York City cafe chain the Grey Dog is opening its sixth location next month. The Midtown West restaurant at 304 West 56th Street, near Eighth Avenue, is opening sometime in the middle of November.

Co-founders and brothers Peter Adrian and David Ethan started Grey Dog in 1996, focusing on creating a casual home away from home. Since then, it’s grown with locations across Manhattan. Typically, all of the restaurants have focused on daytime services, but for its newest one, the team will expand into dinner hours. This means evening dishes starting at 4 p.m., like bacon-wrapped pork medallions, penne a la vodka, and grilled salmon with mashed potatoes. Otherwise, this newest Grey Dog will still serve its morning menu full of savory croissants, fried chicken and johnnycakes, and chorizo hash.