Here's part of their message on Instagram:
Due to the restrictions in New York City regarding hospitality and with the growing number of positive Covid-19 cases Phebe’s has made the tough decision to temporarily close our doors. We will miss you all, and keep you posted about reopening dates.
Have a happy and safe holiday! We will see you soon.
Given the holiday wishes, it's likely that Phebe's won't be open again until some time after the New Year.
Phebe's reopened in June for outdoor dining, with ample space on both the Fourth Street and Bowery sides of the business (though of late there has been some underground work going on right out front) ... and then the 25-percent indoor seating once that was OK'd in late September.
A Phebe's has been here since 1968. The bar-restaurant is now owned by the same group behind Linen Hall and the Penny Farthing on Third Avenue.
Several other restaurants have decided to preemptively suspend service before any possible new PAUSE order coming from Gov. Cuomo. A few weeks back, some of the restaurants in Danny Meyer Union Square Hospitality Group closed for indoor and outdoor dining.
Photo from May via Instagram.
anyone else remember when Phebe’s was a corner diner and not a bro sports bar
ReplyDeleteIn the 70's it was known as the Sardi's of Off-Off Broadway.
Deletein the 80’s we used to come from The Saint around the corner on 2nd and have breakfast before walking home *good times*
Delete@Ronnie - yes! Phebe's was a great spot for a casual breakfast or lunch. I mostly stopped going after the atmosphere changed, but it was still good for a burger at quiet times. I hope they're able to return. This being a corner lot, I dread thinking what could take its place.
ReplyDeleteI remember when it was a dive bar with $4 pitchers. Circa 1995.
ReplyDeleteNYC is in a retail-hospitality death spiral. DeBlasio and Cuomo have written the book: "How To Destroy A Vibrant Economy, Create Massive Unemployment And A Burgeoning Homeless Population In 11 Months While Blaming It On The Fed".
ReplyDeleteYeah maybe because the "feds", meaning trump, are the real cause of all of that. But can't wait to read your book.
Delete@10:36am: I guess the pandemic had nothing to do with any of this??
ReplyDeleteI feel for the employees at these restaurants. The kitchens are tiny and they are all jammed in there making food and grabbing plates to take out. Even with masks it isn't safe. It isn't possible to social distance. I don't get how the city can allow restaurants to be open. I wish they would pay everyone so we could have a longer shutdown. I would love to see the numbers on how many restaurant workers are sick with the virus.
ReplyDeleteWhy won't Poco close :-(
ReplyDeleteAlso I've wondered for 20 years... is it pronounced FEE BEES or FEEBS?
@ 1:31 AM
ReplyDeleteI don't like Trump either but please explain to me how he is responsible for the temporary closing of Phoebes? Is Trump also responsible for the closing of other countries across the Atlantic due to Covid? This is problem is strictly on Cuomo and DeBlasio's shoulders.