Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
Friday marked the first time in years that Veselka was open around the clock again — and the East Village institution didn't ease back into it quietly.
We stopped by overnight, where the dining room stayed busy past its usual operating hours.
"It went really well, and the restaurant was full pretty much until 3 a.m., when things started to settle down a bit," Veselka COO Justin Birchard told us.
As we first reported, Veselka brought back around-the-clock dining on Fridays and Saturdays... so the restaurant on Ninth Street and Second Avenue will open Fridays at 9 a.m. and close again on Sundays at 11 p.m.
On the first overnight service, there was a special cake...
... and small orders of fries for those waiting for a table...
Before the pandemic, Veselka served customers 24/7 for nearly 30 years. When indoor dining resumed, the restaurant scaled back hours, with ownership previously citing staffing challenges for all the shifts.
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