Monday, October 27, 2025

Closings: Paradis To Go on 4th Avenue

Paradis To Go, a quick-serve cafe with coffee, pastries and sandwiches, has closed after nearly 20 years at 114 Fourth Ave. and 12th Street. (Thanks to Choresh Wald for the photo and tip.) 

A message on the door for patrons noted in part: "Unfortunately, our lease renewal was ultimately unsuccessful — it appears that our neighbor is expanding their operation and taking over the space."

Presumably, that neighbor is Sugared + Bronzed, a chain that provides sugaring hair removal and sunless airbrush spray tanning services. 

Kim Paradis opened the business here in 2006. Before moving to New York, the culinary school-trained chef led "a program in Seattle that invited local chefs to meet grade schoolers at the underprivileged public school where she worked," per a Village Preservation feature. 

Paradis To Go's outpost in Hudson Yards remains open, as does its catering business.

2 comments:

jpgale said...

Also to note is their closure since mid September by the DOH for 101 points https://a816-health.nyc.gov/ABCEatsRestaurants/#!/Search/41225183

Sad to see them leave the neighborhood. Healthier, less salty, yet affordable alternative to Dig and Cava.

QQQQQQ said...

Their chocolate chip cookies were amazing. Sorry to see them go (despite their recent health closure)