The restaurant at 80 Second Ave. between Fourth Street and Fifth Street is closed for renovations.
Per an Instagram post: "We will be temporarily closed for the time being as we go through some changes here at #SundayDreamin. Give us a follow so you can stay up to date for when we reopen!"
Sunday Dreamin opened in May, and we mostly heard positive things about the food.
Meanwhile, one block to the north, the Sunflower East Village has also announced a closure for a "restructure" (photo by Steven)...
This sister cafe to the one on Third Avenue in Gramercy Park (with the Instagram slogan "Let’s Brunch baby!") also opened in May. It's not known what a restructure entails, but there was a very long build-out ahead of the grand opening.
Sunflower is owned and operated by the same folks as the previous tenant here, Eros, the Greek restaurant that quietly closed in August 2022. Eros took over for their diner concept, The Kitchen Sink, in September 2021.
Unfortunately, in recent months, neither Sunday Dreamin nor the Sunflower seemed all that busy.
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Walk by Sunflower often. There's never ANYBODY inside. I mean, it's remarkably empty. It took forever and a day to build out, and it seemed to open without much fanfare. I used to go there when it was the Cooper Diner, then Moonstruck, then The Kitchen Sink. It seemed to work better when it was an old-school type diner, something lacking in the area.
I live nearby and I never see anyone inside Sunflower. It's a shame because I was happy to have that space return as a diner, but I think the prices are just too high. Commercial rents are so ridiculously high, I don't think anyone can afford to run an inexpensive diner-type eatery anymore.
We all know what "closed for renovations" really means (buh-bye). Too bad. Sunflower was lovely and the food is/was excellent.
There is no longer daytime foot traffic on this stretch of 2nd Ave with the supermarket and bank gone and no other retail (except a few bodegas).Three out of four establishments on this corner serve(d) burgers, the fourth corner Italian restaurant also closed. Where there once were a variety of cuisines along 2nd Ave, Italian, Moroccan, diner, Mexican, pizza, Japanese, Indian, there are few options left, mostly empty storefronts. The only significant thriving business is the French bakery Le Fournil ( and they also comment on the lower foot traffic affecting their business).
Couldn't afford Sunflower, simple as.
Grieve, can you remind me why it is that places put up the renovation message and not just say they’re out of business?
A simple eggs, toast and potatoes option ran $20- with coffee, tax and tip, significantly more. Forget about adding bacon!! Maybe the Standard can charge that, but the vast majority of residents near 2nd Ave can’t/won’t spend that on a simple weekday breakfast. Their Eros Greek restaurant failed for much the same reason: too expensive for the neighbors and not enough tourists to pay up.
Is this the old haunted spot on second avenue that sat semi-abandond for decades?
The formerly maybe haunted building is 84 Second Ave. where Nai Tapas Bar is now.
As I recall, before the diner, this was an old-fashioned Jewish deli with hot dogs and corned beef..
Oh man, I miss that old school Jewish Deli! That place was the best!
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