Oyster Bar to Open on Fifth Avenue

Grand Central Oyster Bar is planning to open an outpost in Park Slope by the end of 2013, the Gothamist reported.

The new restaurant will replace the former Forino space at 256 Fifth Avenue, sources said. Forino, a pizzeria, closed earlier this year.

Grand Central Oyster Bar currently has three other outposts besides its Grand Central Terminal location – one in Newark airport and two in Tokyo.

"We search out products from the ever-increasing stocks made available through aqua-culture," says the restaurant’s website. "We test-cook new sauces to accommodate today’s trend towards less butter and cream. Every day we monitor the computer records of what is popular with our customers and what is not, so that our whole menu, which is new each day, stays in tune with our guests’ preferences."