It's Official: L'Epicerie Est Morte
It’s all over now for L’Epicerie, the small neighborhood butcher and grocery spot that had been struggling for the last couple of years. The shop at 270 Vanderbilt Avenue in Fort Greene closed its doors for an August holiday this year and they just never reopened. Now, according to a local business owner, the space…
It’s all over now for L’Epicerie, the small neighborhood butcher and grocery spot that had been struggling for the last couple of years. The shop at 270 Vanderbilt Avenue in Fort Greene closed its doors for an August holiday this year and they just never reopened. Now, according to a local business owner, the space is in play. What would you like to see in this location? It’s a pretty sweet location—just think of all the foot traffic from The Flea on Sundays! GMAP
yea, what is the story with cellars? such an eyesore. anything would be better.
SnarkSlope has a very valid point. That’s how whole neighborhoods got gentrified one-after-the-other through all my years in Chicago!!!
My theory: Open the gay bar first and the rest will follow. Excelsior was on Fifth Avenue long before most of the current restaurants. It could work again!
bklynbred, there’s a florist on Myrtle and Hall called Root Stock & Quade that has beautiful selections. It is rather expensive compared to deli flowers, but there really is no comparison.
I still think CH/FG is too underserved to cater to specialized crowds ie gay bars and vegan restaurants. We still don’t have a diner open past 7PM. I hope whomever takes over this space will do something simple and do it well.
Actually their is a great flower shop on Myrtle called ROOT STOCK AND QUADE http://www.rootstockquade.com/
I would love to see a place like UNION Market in Park Slope move here to Clinton Hill with lower prices and in a nice space….ELLYs has gotten much better since the new owners took over.
Also I would love a book store, used or otherwise. Somewhere I could get books and not just the standard crap. Something like http://www.spoonbillbooks.com/ in Williamsburg or like Powerhouse Books in Dumbo.
bklynbred…there’s a flower shop on Tompkins (not great) and a new one soon-to-open on the 3oo block of Lewis Ave….along with a wine bar and a market very similar to Greene Grape’s Provisions
something like marlow and sons in williamsburg…
I vote for a flower shop. This is also my vote for Fort Greene and Bed-Stuy properties as well, if anyone’s paying attention. Deli curb selections are great if you’re on the run but sometimes you need something dressier.
What we need in this space is what was already there–a gourmet butcher and cheese shop–only one that’s run properly. It was pretty clear the place was failing–the reason there was no merch on the shelves was (I’m sure) that they didn’t have the capital to stock the place. They lost me when I saw that they were selling onions that had completely sprouted.
Come on: somebody bring some decent food to Clinton Hill!
I’ll second the motion that Cellars needs to be reopened as some kind of bar, gay or otherwise. How can the landlord afford to keep the place vacant so long? Anybody know the story?