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Clinton to Courtcookbooks; spices; copper pans, bowls, espresso pots, colanders, teapots; the new Calphalon ware; I,e Creuset enamel ware; Cuisinart food processors and all the latest accessories; woks and wok utensils, rice bowls, chopsticks. The list just goes on and on.PATE VITE, 178 Atlantic, 624-8852, Wed-Sat. Seatings at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Sun, at 6:30 and 8:30. Call ahead for reservations and menu. The menu for an evening consists of a single four-course dinner, but it%u2019s doubtful you%u2019ll be unhappy with the choice. Soupe de poisson for the first course, roast duck with green peppercorns for the second, a salad course, a bitter chocolate souffle for dessert is an example. Bring your own wine, beer, or whatever; only a French roast coffee is served by the restaurant. Fresh flowers on bare tables, a brick wall with a map of Paris, create a bistro-like atmosphere in which to dine.MAKE A FRAME 180 Atlantic, 875- 6150 Wed, Thur, 11-9 p.m., Fri, Sat, 11-7 p.m., Sun, 1-6 p.m. Do-it-yourself, with all the expert guidance you could possibly want Whatever you want framed will be measured for you, the materials cut, and you will be shown how to assemble everything, and you will have a picture ready to hang. The tools, hammers, countersinks, drills, pliers, are all here; just bring your print, painting or whatever, and plan some available time. It generally takes (after you choose your frame, mat, etc.) about an hour to frame something using a wooden frame, or 30-35 minutes using a metal one.MALKO IMPORTING CORP., 182 Atlantic, 624-2049, 624-2267, Mon-Sun, 9 a.m.-ll p.m. Lots here from imported mosaic backgammon sets, water pipes, tobacco from Iran, musical instrumentsouds, drums, zithers-to pastries, including baklawa, lady fingers, namoura, kanafee, and walnut, date, pistachio, or butter cookies, imported nuts, olives, and spices, and Syrian and Greek cheeses. And if you%u2019re dying for Syrian ice cream, vanilla, pistachio, or apricot sherbert, you%u2019ve come to the right place.NEAR EAST RESTAURANT, 136 Court, 522-4188, NEW NEAR EAST RESTAURANT, 139 Court, 625-9559, MonSun, 11-11 p.m. These two restaurants, under the same management, serve mostly Mideastem cooking plus the New Near East has added Moroccan specialties. The New Near East boasts tajin lamb with prunes and almonds and bestela pie (cornish hen), or at the Near East there is shish kebab, baked kibbee, stuffed shrimp, and of course much more. Both serve Mideastern coffee, and neither has a liquor license, so bring your own if you wish.NEAR EAST BAKERY, 183 Atlantic, 875-0016. Tues-Sat, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun, 8 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Downstairs into the cavernous iike space of the bakery, you will be greeted by the most marvelous odor of warm baking bread. Huge, oddlooking machines and sacks of flour are a clue to the work that goes on here almost constantly. The dough is rolled and baked by hand, a 12-hour process from start to finish. Sales of bread and pastries are mostly retail.SAHADI IMPORTING CO., 187-189 Atlantic, 624-4550, Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Feast your eyes on foods imported from all over the world. If you%u2019ve given up looking for that unusual spice, try Sahadi%u2019s where you'll find over 40 different spices, ground and whole, including sumac, a tart spice used in salads and cooking; or mahlep. made from black cherry kernels and used in cheeses, Dreads, ami pastries; or even sah!%u00bbh n flavoring for ice cream and a hot milk drink. There are homemade vanilla, chocolate, marble, pistachio, walnut, almond, and mixed nut halvahs; Ijebanesehalvah; olives, nuts; dried fruits; basterma, Armenian-style dried cured beef; as well as a new line of frozen MidEastern specialities, such as spinach and cheese pies and meat pies.DAMASCUS BAKERY, INC. 195 Atlantic, 855-1456, Mon-Sun, 7 a.m.-lO p.m.ST. CLAIR RESTAURANT, 93 Smith, 624-3741, Mon-Sat, 6 am-12 pm, Sun, 7am-12 pm. All the normal coffee shop fare plus some nice extras, including spinach pie, shish kebab, moussaka, and pastitsio.BOERUM HILL CYCLES, 2% Atlantic, 625-9633, Mon, 3-7pm, Tues-Fri,HEANY-KOSKI, INC., 214 Atlantic, 624-3182, 834-0077, Mon-Sat, 9-5 p.m. This local pawn or loan broker on Atlantic is one of the few remaining in New York State. The business is licensed and regulated by the Department of Consumer Affairs and state banking laws. When you can%u2019t explain to your bank that you need cash to fill your mattress, and if you have the watch, ring, or other valuables to pawn, this store will come in handy. New merchandise, musical instruments, toasters, irons, are also on sale here.DEL PILAR GUITARS, 220 Atlantic, 858-6564, Mon-Sat, 9-5 p.m. If you%u2019re a guitarist, or would-be guitarist, you%u2019ll like this store where guitars are made and repaired. Del Pilar%u2019s has beten producing guitars on Atlantic Avenue for 28 years now-classical and flamenco guitars, quintos andcuartos.KING TUT RESTAURANT, 230 Atlantic, 625-8287, Mon-Sun, 11-11 p.m. ATempting baklawa; bird%u2019s nests; lady fingers, long and short; butter cookies; honey cake; meat pies, (made with lamb, spices, and pine nuts, including an open meat pie lahamagine; and spinach pie. All await you at Damascus bakery. Pastries are baked right on Atlantic Avenue and breads nearby at 56 Gold Street.10-7pm, Sat, 10-6pm, Sun, 10-3pm.Schwinn, Peugeot, Kabuki, Panasonic, St. Tropez, Ross, Austro Daimler bicyles, sales and service, can be found in this shop plus just about any accessory you might wish. Rentals' to begin soon, say the owners.vaulted ceiling and wall paintings depicting the story of King Tut from birth to death create the atmosphere for this restaurant where music and belly dancing take place four days a week. The cuisine is Egyptian/international with lamb, beef, poultry, and seafood dishes such as Cairo fatta, kousa, bel bechamel, and moussakah. Desserts of creme carmel, kamar el-din (apricot pudding) and more are served. Liquor license is awaited.THE EXCHANGE, 290 Atlantic, 855- 6761, Mon-Sat, 11-7 p.m. Some old clothing, some new clothing, some footwear, and a full line of scuba diving equipment (for sale or rental) make up the Exchange. There is %u201c antique%u201d clothing, mostly women%u2019s 1940%u2019s and 50%u2019s jackets, dresses, and nightgowns; new clothing is mainly jeans anu similar-type uaywecu ior men and women; and footwear consists of basketball and running shoes.NEAR EASTERN STAR, 205 Atlantic,625-8657,596-i%u00bbiS , fviou-5uu, 11 a.m.-ll p.m. You may have seen Chef Ahmed Almontazer on Eyewitness News in April preparing pastella, Moroccan chicken, one of the specialities of the restaurant. The cuisine is French, Mid-Eastern, and Moroccan with an international flavor, including such dishes as iamb or chicken couscous, escargot, shish kebab, even Weiner schnitzel and medallion of veal. Bring your own liquor.WOLF%u2019S WHOLESALE TOBACCO, 126 Court Street, 522-5651, Mon-Sat, 7 a.m.- 6 p.m. As the name suggests, you%u2019ll find cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco; they even keep Prince Albert, in a can! This is the place to get the best price around for cartons of smokes. And for all you sweet junkies, candy in bulk (a box of 36 Hersey bars for $6.50) should replenish that secret stash.MALKO BROS., CASSATLY CO., INC. 197 Atlantic, 855-2455, 855-2456, Mon-Sun, 9 a.m.-lO p.m. Fine fancy food stuffs, Middle Eastern specialities, pastries, and objects describes the contents of this store. Before you walk in, examine the store windows where miniature dishes of nuts, spices, and candies plus imported canned goods, drums, trays, and lamps give a sampling of what%u2019s inside. Walk in and sniff the aroma of spices! Buckets of olives, ripe and green, from Syria, Greece, Spain, AND California line the floor. Pastries are made and sold here. Also there is a large selection of cassettes-in Syrian.BEIRUT GROCERS, INC., 199 Atlantic, 624-9615, 596-1720, Mon-Sun, 9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Almost any kind of nut including pistachio, pine, walnut, filbert, from Portugal, India, the Middle East, and California is here, along with dried fruit imported from Brazil, Australia, India, Tunisia, Turkey, plus spices, grains, and fancy imported canned goods. If you%u2019re looking for fresh falafel, hommos, or foulmundames (five-bean salad), it%u2019s made right here.ANTIQUES FOR BROWNSTONE RESTORATION, 298 Atlantic, 625-6691, Mon-Sun, ll-7pm. If you%u2019re looking for that interior architectural detail missing from your apartment or brownstone, check this shop. There is some period furniture here, but it%u2019s mainly mantles (marble: from $100), doors (pine: from $25), shutters (from $10 a pair), pier mirrors, iron gratings, and more. Items are sold mostly as is, but they can be refinished.OLD STUFF, 322 Atlantic, no telephone, Mon-Sun, li-7pm. Mostly used furniture with some antiques, plus repairing and refinishing done on the premises. Dining chairs are numerous, as well as some tables, bureaus, and other furniture. Bric-a-brac-china, glassware, lamps-cover the furniture tops of this new shop.THE MELTING POT, 324 Atlantic, 596-6849, Tues-Sat, ll-5pm, Sun, l-5pm. Nancy%u2019s batik creations, designed and signed by Nancy, are what gives this store its unique appeal. Fanciful animals, birds, flowers, insects, and bright colors turn ordinary tee-shirts, union suits, scarves, underwear (his/hers), pillows and more into something way out of the ordinary!ATLANTIC AVENUE GIFT SHOP, 326 Atlantic, 875-0604, Mon-Sat, 11:30- 5:30pm. Gifts, novelty items, and cards to go with them are here. There are china mugs, sets of dishes, pewter pieces,More Next PageShopping A tlantic %u00b14 venueSmiitftt0Hlo!Y!\\Shopping Atlantic AvenueCourt to Smith* %u25a0 %u2022 \October 11,1979, The PHOENIX, Page 23