[Photo from November 2011]
A rent hike has KO'd the Bourgeois Pig from its 10-year-old home at 117 E. Seventh St., Eater reports.
The fondue-wine place between Avenue A and First Avenue will close after its lease expires in February. However, the Bourgeois Pig faithful can take some solace in that a new location opens next week in the West Village.
The Bourgeois Pig enjoyed worldwide acclaim in 2010 after the front the building (complete with a temporary sidewalk cafe) served as a backdrop during filming for multiple Academy-Award winner "The Smurfs Movie."
Even a trendy lux place is being pushed out because the rent is too damn high. So, only an ultra lux trendy place can afford to open up a business in the EV today to cater to those with ultra self-illusion of ultra selectivity.
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