Off the Menu - NYTimes.com ELI KIRSHTEIN, left, a "Top Chef" contender this season from Eno Restaurant and Wine Bar in Atlanta, will be the chef at Solo in the Sony Building starting in mid- January: 550 Madison Avenue (55th Street), (212) 833-7800. CARLOS SIMOES, who was the chef de cuisine at Macelleria in the meatpacking district, is now cooking at Lucas Steakhouse in Long Island City, Queens. Opening this Week GENERAL GREENE GROCERY Part of the restaurant in Fort Greene will become a market on Dec. 18 featuring house-made pickles, pastries, baby food, smoked fish, etc.: 229 DeKalb Avenue (Clermont Avenue), (718) 222-1510. MIKEY'S BURGER Michael Huynh is opening this place with Simon Ribok on Dec. 17. The signature burger is topped with corned beef hash: 134 Ludlow Street (Stanton Street), (212) 979-9211. ROBERT This restaurant on the ninth floor of the Museum of Arts and Design is named for Robert Isabell, the event planner who was involved in its creation before his death in July. Dr. Brian Saltzman is a partner with Michael Weinstein of Ark Restaurants, which runs it. The restaurant, done in Lucite and silvery metal, has 138 seats, a lounge and a rippled communal table. It is open 11 a.m. to midnight, with a menu of American standards by Brady Duhame. Museum admission is not needed for entry: 2 Columbus Circle, (212) 299-7730. SOCARRAT BAR DE VINOS Tapas and wine are served in this sliver adjoining the Socarrat Paella Bar: 261 West 19th Street, (212) 462-2244. Open Now A CAFé Breakfast and lunch from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. are available at this hotel spot: AKA Central Park, 42 West 58th Street, (646) 744-3100. TANOREEN This Middle Eastern restaurant has moved to larger quarters, with a full bar, and now takes reservations: 75-23 Third Avenue (76th Street), Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, (718) 748-5600. WINE SPOT Gabriela Arzola has opened this tiny basement bar serving what she calls "New York tapas." She owns Tea Spot on the main floor: 127 Macdougal Street (West Third Street), (212) 505-1248.