Monday, August 26, 2013

Lyric Diner returning to former Lyric Diner space



The latest in the Lyric Diner saga.

First, a quick recap!

Taverna, the Greek restaurant that took over the Lyric Diner space on Third Avenue at 22nd Street, closed a few weeks ago after just six months in business. The same owners closed Lyric Diner last August.

However, as a reader notes in the above photo, the Lyric is returning.

pcvstBee first reported this development on Saturday. No word just yet on an opening date.

And it's probably a good thing that Taverna kept up some Lyric Diner signage upon opening...

9 comments:

Alex in NYC said...

This is just too, too bizarre.

Anonymous said...

Was it the same staff working at Taverna?

Anonymous said...

This is good news. I loved the lyric (especially the massive dinner specials that provided leftovers for like two subsequent meals).

James C. Taylor said...

Is this -- dare I say it -- the turning point? No, probably not. Hopefully they saved the neon.

Anonymous said...

Okay -- we'll take it!

Anonymous said...

So what was the point in shutting it down in the first place then?

Anonymous said...

...maybe he thought a more "upscale" place would do better? (Look around...some of the newbies are doing okay.)

Meanwhile, I wish they'd bring back Pete's Place (of Third Avenue)...

UWSr said...

The old Lyric was by far the best diner in the neighborhood. I was sad to see it go. A good diner is a community asset, a meeting place, I am very happy to hear of it's return!

Giovanni said...

DNAinfo confirms Lyric is coming back as a Diner, this time with a full bar and late night specials. I just knew they would be finding a way to start serving tequila! Maybe they should call it Club Lyric. Glad its coming back, and I'm sure the Community Board agrees we could really use a few more bars in the neighborhood. Here's an unintentionally revealing quote by George, the Lyric's owner:

"It's going to be the same diner, but a little different," owner George Kalogerakos said outside the under-construction restaurant this week. "It'll have a bar now and a new late-night menu.... The dinner menu will be different with new items and better quality food."

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130828/gramercy/renovated-lyric-diner-return-gramercy-owner-says

Hey George, what were you serving up for dinner during all those years at the Original Lyric, compost?