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.
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2 comments:

  1. jpgaleOctober 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM

    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.

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  2. QQQQQQOctober 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM

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

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