Monday, January 4, 2021

A new era for Via Della Pace on 4th Street

Via Della Pace, the 17-year-old Italian restaurant that lost its home during the devastating fire on the southeast corner of Second Avenue and Seventh Street last month, has designs on a new East Village home.

According to public documents posted on the Community Board website, the owners are on this month's CB3-SLA docket for a new liquor license for 87 E. Fourth St. between Second Avenue and the Bowery. (The item was a scratch from the November agenda.)

A notice about the virtual meeting next Monday is also on the door for neighbors...
Via Della Pace had been closed since the previous fire on Feb. 10, 2020. At the time, the owners were unsure if they would reopen on Seventh Street. The fire on Dec. 5 took care of that, as workers had to demolish the five-floor building. (Giovanni Bartocci, the restaurant's co-owner and chef, was able to salvage the Via Della Pace sign, per an Instagram post.)

The CB3 questionnaire shows that the new Via Della Pace, if approved, will have 20 tables with 45 seats. Once hours are back to normal... Via Della Pace will be open for lunch starting at 11 a.m. with proposed closing times of 12:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday; 2 a.m. Friday through Sunday. 

87 E. Fourth St. has been vacant since Cucina di Pesce closed in September 2018.  
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2021 at 7:52 AM

    Nice, glad to see they’re reopening somewhere.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2021 at 10:05 AM

    Great news! Glad they found something in the East Village.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2021 at 10:08 AM

    Stupid landlord let the space sit vacant for OVER TWO YEARS. That's "NYC Landlord Dumb" IMO.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2021 at 3:08 PM

    This is a good omen to Yay!! & totally agree with 10:08am

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  5. 102415January 4, 2021 at 6:47 PM

    Good! I love their food.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2021 at 6:47 PM

    Amazing news!

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  7. DAVIDJanuary 5, 2021 at 12:36 AM

    Finally some good news.

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2021 at 10:49 PM

    2021 is starting positive. We should support local businesses esp. this one after it’s been a long time resident of East Village. Glad to see find a new home!

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2021 at 10:02 AM

    I'll miss the old spot, but glad they're coming back!

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2021 at 2:19 PM

    @January 7, 2021 at 10:02 AM -- Cucina's menu is at Nomad around the corner on 2nd Ave between 4th and 5th! Same owner, so he brought the menu from Cucina over to his other restaurant. I can attest that it is delicious out of the Nomad kitchen.

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