Say Hello to Doppio Senso, Wahoo’s Fish Taco

by Alexia Nader

February 21, 2012

Doppio Senso, an Italian restaurant on the Upper East Side, begins service this week. [Diner’s Journal]

The 5 Napkin Burger chain opened a new outpost in the Union Square area on Monday. [Grub Street]

Geisha Table, a spin-off of the Upper East Side’s Geisha, will open its doors on the Upper West Side on Wednesday. [Diner’s Journal]

Service at the new Flatiron branch of Wahoo’s Fish Taco, a West Coast taco chain, started Monday. [Midtown Lunch]

Boerum Hill is getting a new Italian restaurant, Hopeland, opening this Friday. [Diner’s Journal]

For more dining news, head to Fork in the Road, or follow us @ForkintheRoadVV, or me, Alexia Nader, @lexi1602.

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