Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
We've been noting the changes of happening on Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place with the departure of the long-running "Stomp" and the closure of the decades-spanning survivor Dallas BBQ.
Meanwhile, work continues on the SW corner ... where an outpost of Brooklyn-based Poetica Coffee is opening in the first quarter of 2023.
Owner Parviz Mukhamadkulov invited EVG contributor Stacie Joy in for a look at the in-progress conversion of the space...
... including a tour of the under-renovation lower level ...
... where Mukhamadkulov plans to have a barista training area as well as an employee lounge and the restrooms...
The café will serve housemade pastries, including croissants and several varieties of baked pierogies, which are more popular in central Asia as opposed to boiled or fried dumplings... and with coffee beans from a roaster in Brooklyn.
Mukhamadkulov has said he'd like to honor the longtime former tenant, Gem Spa... so perhaps they'll be an egg cream on the menu too.
2 comments:
this looks like an awesome replacement for gem spa. baked pierogies? hmm, sounds good. i wonder if that is like manti? best of luck to them as its some big shoes to fill in that corner spot.
Dems some old bones right there...
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