Thursday, March 9, 2017

Ciala bringing 'Georgian and European cuisine' to 2nd Avenue



A new restaurant-cafe called Ciala is in the works for 77 Second Ave. between Fourth Street and Fifth Street.

According to the application on file (PDF) at the CB3 website ahead of Monday's SLA committee meeting, Ciala will serve "Georgian and European cuisine." (Ciala is seeking a beer-wine license.)

The layout shows 17 tables with a total of 49 seats ... and a five-seat service bar. The applicant, listed as David Kurtanidze, is proposing hours of 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily, including for the outdoor seating.



The previous tenant here, Ballaro, which served Italian coffee and pastries during the day, and beer, wine and small plates in the evening hours, closed after seven years in February 2016. (Ballaro made headlines after drunken Taylor Swift fans apparently terrorized the staff by demanding they play more of the pop star's music on the house stereo in August 2015.)

The CB3-SLA meeting is Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the Thelma Burdick Community Room, 10 Stanton St. (corner of the Bowery).

Thanks to Steven for the photos!
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3 comments:

  1. DrGeckoMarch 11, 2017 at 9:46 AM

    Weird how "European" on restaurants is usually a euphemism for "Russian" (or, locally, "Ukrainian").

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  2. AnonymousMarch 11, 2017 at 5:10 PM

    This is not even Russian or Ukrainian, it's going to be a Georgian restaurant. So please, don't be an imbecile.

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  3. DrGeckoMarch 12, 2017 at 12:21 AM

    "Georgian and European."

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