We'll continue to look at some of the applicants on CB3's SLA committee meeting for September.
There's a new applicant looking to take over the former Bourgeois Pig space at 111 E. Seventh St. between Avenue A and First Avenue. According to paperwork (here's the
PDF) at the CB3 website, Joseph Marazzo, who owns
Virgola over on Greenwich Avenue, is opening a second location of his oyster-and-Italian-wine bar here. He is seeking a beer and wine license.
The questionnaire on file at CB3 shows daily hours of 11 a.m. to midnight ... with room for eight tables (seating 29) and a bar for 17 patrons. The paperwork includes a sample menu for Virgola...
Marazzo told DNAinfo that the East Village location will have the same vibe as the original — "with a dimly lit, black interior similar to the Greenwich Avenue bar and a new steel bar."
"It’s dark and sexy, more of an aphrodisiac style of an oyster bar," he said.
Virgola will have some oyster competition here, as
Desnuda is across the street ... not to mention
Good Night Sonny, which recently opened on First Avenue and St. Mark's Place.
The Bourgeois Pig closed for good in late January, moving to a new location on MacDougal Street.
As Eater reported back in November, a rent increase was behind the 10-year-old bar's East Village departure.
The SLA meeting is at the CB3 office, 59 E. Fourth St. between Second Avenue and the Bowery.
