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
I never understood this store. Compared to the similarly lux-priced Greene Grape, these guys didn’t SELL anything. A whole chicken, and one or two things on shelves. Just bizarre.
This space is way too small for a bar. I agree, Cellars is begging for a clean up and would be a better spot…
Lena–I too wanted a Beacon’s closet-type place that’s closer to me. Have you checked out Blue Bass vintage? I haven’t been yet, but it’s definitely closer than BC http://www.bluebassvintage.com/
not necessarily in this location, but i think our neighborhood needs a used clothing store! a place like beacon’s closet. where i can sell my old clothes… and shop too.
i will really miss le’epicerie’s sandwiches. maybe they could have concentrated on over the counter prepared food? similar to choice.
Dave, I’m not making up the names of these bars, except for the last one…Blazing Saddles, Aut Bar, The Back Door, The I-did-A-Rod (I’m sure Sarah Palin would love one of those in Alaska).
Although we do need a good bar in the neighborhood (I love Alibi, but my girlfriend and her friends just won’t go there anymore and I’ve given up the fight), the old Cellars spot is a much better space for it. You might think me unimaginative, but what we really need in the neighborhood is a good butcher shop. Nothing too fancy or high end, just a place where some folks hack up pigs and sides of beef for people to buy and cook. I was excited about Greene Grape Provisions when it opened, and I buy there from time to time, but I need a more affordable alternative for regular patronage.
it’s about time – the prices at that place were absolutely laughable. i’d prefer a shop to a bar.
yes…there are many of them diego. The one in Chicago had a slogan: “Never a manhole cover!”
wanna grab a drink diego?? wink, wink ;), 😉
I always thought “Manhole” was a good name for a gay bar.
Call it “Meat Market”