Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Yuca Bar returns to service tonight after renovations

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy 

Yuca Bar is set to reopen this evening after a month-plus-long renovation on the NW corner of Avenue A and Seventh Street. 

The bar-restaurant serving Latin cuisine celebrated its 20th anniversary this past September, and ownership decided to renovate the space...going for, they said, a Miami-NYC-Tulum Caribbean feel.
The owners said they would freshen up the exterior in the spring ... as well as participate in the new outdoor dining program and create a structure that adheres to the just-released guidelines for the allotted April-November timeframe. 

Yuca Bar opens this evening at 5 for dinner (no daytime service yet). They will offer brunch this coming weekend, with the bar open for late-night service, and will have regular hours after all the renovations are completed. They plan to still work on parts of the space during the day. 

One last item: There had been some speculation about their lease and whether they would stay or if the landlord would raise the rent. Proprietors confirmed that they negotiated a new lease and plan to stick around for another 20 years (or more).
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8 comments:

  1. Pennys herb co.February 7, 2024 at 10:55 AM

    ♥️
    Now that is a great landlord “Leshko”-♥️🥇🥊🥊🥊

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2024 at 11:32 AM

    I'm interested in any opinions on this question:

    This place seems to convert to a party vibe on weekend nights, with a mirror ball, a velvet rope, and "scenesters" lining up to get in.

    Great.

    Is this place mostly for the in-crowd to party, and less about the kitchen? Or is the food they serve destination-worthy?

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2024 at 11:41 AM

    I had brunch there on Saturday. So happy to have them back.

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  4. DonaldFebruary 7, 2024 at 11:55 AM

    Congradulations. Looking forward to the greast food drinks.

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2024 at 12:29 PM

    The food is mid and very overpriced. The drinks are so watered down it’s insulting. They definitely cater to a particular crowd. It isn’t locals that’s for sure. The bridge and tunnel crowd can have fun lining up to pay a cover to go into a dive bar.

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2024 at 8:33 PM

    Looking forward to brunch, been going here for 20 years. Love this corner, Miss Lilys isn’t bad but definitely miss 7A for brunch.

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  7. Urno TalbotFebruary 8, 2024 at 9:52 AM

    Remember when it was a good Indian restaurant. im old.

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2024 at 3:01 PM

    We don’t want this proliferation of bars in our neighborhood, because they only serve to diminish our quality of life.

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