Westchester’s dining scene has had its share of buzzworthy restaurant openings in the past few years. The Rare Bit was without a doubt one of the more exciting debuts at the tail end of 2018 with its English gastropub theme and with owners Scott Broccoli and David DiBari behind it.

Forget what you knew about The Rare Bit then because it’s a bit different from what you may recall. DiBari is out as a partner as of mid-2019 and they’ve all but scrapped the idea of being strictly British.

According to Broccoli, it simply wasn’t the right concept for Dobbs Ferry and surrounding towns. “Maybe this works in Manhattan or San Francisco [where Broccoli owns multiple restaurants including Ace’s Bar, The Pub at Ghirardelli Square, and Dobbs Ferry Restaurant],” he says. “I personally like British food, but it’s heavy, and you can’t eat it all the time.”

As for his former partner, Broccoli mentioned there are no hard feelings, it was just a difference of opinion about The Rare Bit’s original concept.

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