Odessa

“In case anybody needed yet another nail in the East Village's extraordinarily well secured coffin, the 2020 closing of landmark Ukrainian diner, Odessa, was as stark a reminder as any. This was a big deal covid closure — one of the last true 24 hour restaurants in the city, that for the 26 years prior, had been serving meat-stuffed cabbage, pierogies, tuna melts and other late-night diner fare.”