[EVG photo from June]
The former Luca Bar space at 119 St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue hit the market in the early summer.
And now there's a taker for the former bar-restaraunt. The owners of Sweethaus Cupcake Cafe, with locations in Charlottesville, Va., and Williamsburg (Brooklyn, not Virginia), are on the January CB3/SLA committee meeting docket for a new beer-wine license.
While the Virginia location serves house-made cupcakes and what they describe as "nostalgia" candy such as wax bottles, candy necklaces and gummy cola bottles, the Brooklyn outpost of Sweethaus offers a more extensive food menu... as seen here...
Sounds as if the St. Mark's Place location will feature a similar concept. There aren't many details available at the moment, aside from the hours: 8 a.m. to midnight. (You can read more about Sweethaus here.)
In any event, this item will not be heard before the committee meeting, which is Jan. 11.
Luca Bar closed back in late April.
JANES SWEET BUNS all OVER again! Yep you definitely need beer and wine to wash down those cupcakes. (Heavy irony)
ReplyDeleteThey had an application for wb for Dec. 2015 meeting but withdrew it
ReplyDeleteSweethaus aka (Kelaka Inc)
Of the retail vacancies on St Marks in that vicinity, I think former Luca Bar location is the only one that has an active SLA license.
great that the picture on the link features two women with a bucket of beer and, as an aside, two cupcakes.
ReplyDeletethe path is clear: open later and then apply for a full liquor license.
cupcakes do not sweeten the deal,
they need to offer a chocolate beer fro-yo and be a cashless facility to ensure 100% success with the millenials.
ReplyDeletePudding store all over again.
ReplyDeleteBaked eggs for $8? Deal. Mixed greens for $8. Thank the lord you can get lettuce somewhere now, I'll pay that premium. I know these places would like to charge less but I mean why even bother.
ReplyDeleteLike we really need another fucking outpost for cupcakes.....
ReplyDeleteWhy is this wine/beer application NOT being heard before the committee? Isn't it located in a saturated area? Anyone know why it is not listed with new applications?
ReplyDeleteWalked over to fish place on 6th St. in old Indian restaurant (Gandhi) space. Owners promised it would low key, focused on food ... Huge sign above awning in bold print FISH BAR. That is only the last two words of the name of the place but the B word is the operative one.
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