Saturday, January 3, 2015

Native Bean reopens in new Avenue A home



The Native Bean reopened this morning in its new home at 36 Avenue A between East Third Street and East Second Street (the former space that Angelina Cafe used before moving across A).

The Native Bean closed up its coffee-and-bagel shop at 50 Avenue A on Nov. 26 ahead of the move.

No. 50 had been on and off the market since September 2011.

Haven't heard what is going into the storefront other than a construction worker's generic "restaurant" response...



Previously on EV Grieve:
Space that houses Native Bean on Avenue A is for rent

Native Bean space apparently back on the market

Native Bean will be moving on Avenue A
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9 comments:

  1. Jenny AdamsJanuary 3, 2015 at 12:22 PM

    YAY! Love the guys that manage that place. They are the best

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  2. St. CynocephaleJanuary 3, 2015 at 1:27 PM

    The nicest people in the East Village deserve nothing less. Love these guys.

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  3. Ken from Ken's KitchenJanuary 3, 2015 at 1:54 PM

    Maybe this will be the year that the City Council will finally defy the real estate industry and help small businesses stay in business in NYC. This needs to get out of committee and passed: http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1825175&GUID=AFE9C183-5929-43FB-80AE-C7595CB610BD&Options=&Search=

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2015 at 7:39 PM

    Yippee! We love the guys who work here--they are kindness incarnate!

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2015 at 9:47 PM

    Great news! It's true - they are the nicest people with the biggest smiles -keeping the EV real- not to mention great bagels and tofu cream cheese.(personal fave) Anyone else still refer to it as Bagel Zone? ha

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  6. moeJanuary 4, 2015 at 10:32 AM

    So last week I ran into one of the great hardworking guys who worked there years ago, from Senegal or such, well now he is an engineer, living in Connectecticut, I believe his name is Herve. While he was spending days pouring coffee and toasting bagels and being a gentleman to all who entered, his evenings were spent in study, and today he is an engineer. The American dream, far from dead my friends.

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  7. GojiraJanuary 4, 2015 at 10:33 AM

    @Anon. 9:47 - yes, that is what I still call the place, happy to know I am not the only one. I used to love sitting there eating smoked fish and bagels and looking around at all the little tchotchkes and Moroccan light fixtures, what a great establishment. So glad they have survived, just wish they had moved north on Avenue A, closer to me, rather than south!

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2015 at 9:25 AM

    They need to make it a little more cozy still I think. The lights are too bright/harsh right now.

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2015 at 10:15 AM

    Nester and the gang at Native Bean are the best of the best! so glad they are back. A little smaller, but has heat and AC!

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