Cafe Ribant to be Van Horn
A tipster noticed that the old Cafe Mei Mei (aka Cafe Ribant) now has a sign up saying that it would be reopening as a sandwich shop, Van Horn. There isn’t much up on the website yet, but it looks like it will be a both dine-in and take-out place. This should be a nice…

A tipster noticed that the old Cafe Mei Mei (aka Cafe Ribant) now has a sign up saying that it would be reopening as a sandwich shop, Van Horn. There isn’t much up on the website yet, but it looks like it will be a both dine-in and take-out place. This should be a nice addition to the block—we can’t think of any other fancy sandwich joints on that middle stretch of Court Street.
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Van Horn is the owner’s last name. Think fried chicken.
I’m actually getting sick of the trend of old fashion-y names in my nabe!
If I’m not mistaken, also saw a liquor permit on the door over the weekend, so good sandwiches + booze; sounds win-win.