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How Eli Zabar Transformed an Upper East Side Diner Into an Elegant Wine Bar

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Eli’s Essentials Wine Bar. Photo: Gabi Porter/Gabi Porter

Eli Zabar recently transformed a former greasy spoon (where many a burger was eaten by an Upper East Sider) into a wine bar that nods to the gentility of Carnegie Hill’s past.

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