Temporarily shuttered Chinatown favorite Lam Zhou Handmade Noodle and Dumpling will bestow the neighborhood with plump dumplings once again in mid-October — this time with an expanded menu and potentially beer and wine.

Mindy Xie, whose uncle owns the restaurant, says that her family closed the original location at 144 East Broadway in August after the lease ended. They snapped up a slightly bigger space at 40 Bowery, south of Canal Street, and will be ready to rock around October 15th, give or take, she says.

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What kind of fare does a crew of nightlife impresarios and restaurateurs serve when it opens a fast-casual restaurant? Apparently, non-dairy, coconut-based yogurt.

Next Thursday, the beach-themed Broken Coconut will open its doors in Noho at 15 East 4th Street near Lafayette Street — serving dishes with a dairy-free coconut yogurt that the team created, as well as light fare like grain bowls and overnight oats. The yogurt comes with toppings such as dragon fruit, chia, and coconut flakes or as a smoothie bowl.

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