[Photo from November]
Wara, a Japanese izakaya restaurant and dinner theater, is slated to open at 67 First Ave. at Fourth Street in the spring.
Wayne Yip, who owns Jebon Sushi at 15 St. Mark's Place and Clay Pot at 58 St. Mark's Place, is also behind this new venture.
CB3 OK'd a beer-wine license for Wara this month. According to the questionnaire (PDF here) at the CB3 website, Wara will be open from noon to midnight daily. The space has 18 tables seating 64 guests.
Real Estate Weekly had a few more details yesterday:
The experiential dining experience features sushi, Japanese pub-style eats and a Batsu theater, a show where actors are comically punished after losing a competition or bet.
Wara, whose name translates roughly to “laughing out loud,” took a 15-year lease at the corner spot ...
The asking rent was $15,500 a month, according to Sinvin Real Estate’s Steve Rappaport, who represented Wara. The landlord, Landlord Icon Realty, was represented in-house by Zach Levine.
Jebron also hosts Batsu theater in its basement lounge.
The Korean cafe Space Mabi closed here without any notice to patrons last month after a year in business.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Guayoyo has been closed now for 1 year
Gastropub — 'Your new playground' — slated for former Guayoyo space on 1st Avenue
Space Mabi closes 1 year in on 1st Avenue
A 15-year lease? Now there's the triumph of hope over experience.
ReplyDeleteMan, I would not go into business with you.
DeleteThey just signed a 15 year with Icon Realty??? First mistake. I will give this place 2 years before Icon screws them over and they are closed.
ReplyDeleteTell us more about icon and their practices. As an E village business owner, very interested
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