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Two Wellington Street West restaurants, the veteran Japanese eatery Hino and the relative newcomer Burnt Butter Italian Kitchen, have closed and new businesses are slated to open soon.

Hino, a fixture in Hintonburg for three decades after moving from Rideau Street, shut early last month. Its owner, Terry Hino, is the landlord for a second Ministry of Coffee location, spun off from the Elgin Street business. The new coffee shop and bar/lounge could open as soon as the end of this week.

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Chef/owner Steve Wallace opened the pasta-centred Burnt Butter in the fall of 2011 at the corner of Sherbrooke Avenue and Wellington Street West, about 300 metres to the east of Hino.

In mid-April on Burnt Butter’s Facebook page, Wallace wrote: “Hello Ottawa — we have some exciting news to share. We took an opportunity to sell the business — our last day will be April 28. We are so grateful for the support Ottawa has shown us, the publicity we have received and all the new friends we have made along the way. We hope to see you in again before we bid adieu to Hintonburg & start our new adventures! Steve & Gen”

A restaurant called Carben Food + Drink is to take Burnt Butter’s place, according to a sign on the door. Carben’s Facebook page indicates that it will open in June. It gives no hint about what kind of fare to expect from the restaurant.