Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Report: Rent hike forcing the Bourgeois Pig out of its East Village home

[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."

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 28, 2014 at 3:53 PM

    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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  2. les nativeDecember 2, 2014 at 12:22 AM

    IRONY!

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