Tuesday, May 1, 2018

VVN’s Tea bringing art and tea to the former Neptune space on 1st Avenue



VVN's Tea will mix tea and art when the shop opens at 194 First Ave.

The proprietors, three friends who list artist and designer among their occupations, reportedly signed a five-year lease for the space here between 11th Street and 12th Street.

Here's the concept via the VVN website:

VVN's TEA is a place that not only sells tea, but also promotes a lifestyle. A lifestyle that is centered around the appreciation of tea and the sharing of art.

Every cup is an open canvas, printed with artworks by local artists. When you a cup of tea, you are not just buying the drink, you are buying the whole experience.

You get to take home with you, a tiny piece of artwork and share it with your friends on social media.

The space previously housed the Neptune. The Polish-American restaurant closed in December 2016 after 15 years in business.

The landlord chopped the former Neptune space in half. Chelsea Thai has leased the storefront on the south.
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8 comments:

  1. NOTORIOUSMay 1, 2018 at 7:43 AM

    MoMaTea!

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  2. AnonymousMay 1, 2018 at 8:47 AM

    Aye Caramba just give me some Polish Food. I DONT want an 'experience that I can bring home with me'

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  3. GojiraMay 1, 2018 at 9:56 AM

    Usually "an experience you can bring home with you" means food poisoning...

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  4. AnonymousMay 1, 2018 at 11:19 AM

    Foods and drinks provided by a mindless, souless algorithm.

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  5. AnonymousMay 1, 2018 at 11:30 AM

    You're bringing the cup home each time? That makes no sense.

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  6. GiovanniMay 1, 2018 at 12:12 PM

    @Gojira LOL! An “experience you can bring home with you” could also mean Stormy Daniels!

    @Notorious. MoMa is not amused. Cease and desist or else! I still can't believe those guys are trying to register MoMa as a trademark when every other application to use MoMas name in tha past has been challenged ny MoMa and failed. What a waste of time and money.

    I still miss Neptune Diner every time I go by there. There was nothing like sitting out back in their garden on a warm summer evening over a hot plate of pierogies and a nice cold bottle of Zywiec.

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  7. AnonymousMay 1, 2018 at 2:55 PM

    Zywiec is OK but is there any place in the 'hood you can get Warka?

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  8. AnonymousMay 1, 2018 at 3:39 PM

    What is this 'tea' you speak of? Some kind of beverage it seems. Call me a downer but I don't see it catching on around here.

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