Raclette bringing French fare to 195 Avenue A

The sign is up for the new tenant coming to 195 Avenue A just north of East 12th Street.

The Raclette sign promises croques and tartines. We don't know anything else about the cafe at the moment.

However, on the April 2012 CB3/SLA committee docket there was a Raclette going for a wine and beer license in the former Jubb's Longevity space at 508 E. 12th St. Those plans never materialized. (And the same name and concept can't be a coincidence.)

The previous tenant here, Brooklyn Piggies, which sold pigs in a blanket, closed in late November.

On Avenue A, Piggies in, Spin Hair Salon out

[From Sunday, in case you were wondering about the lack of snow]

As you probably know, Brooklyn Piggies, the hand-rolled pigs-in-a-blanket shop, opened last Thursday at 195 Avenue A. At the same time, though, Spin Hair Salon has left the space next door…




No word just yet if stylist Eddie J. Williams has moved to a new location or closed. (There aren't any signs up indicating either scenario.) He moved here from Stanton Street last January.

Previously, both storefronts housed Furry Land Pet Supply, which closed in January 2012…

[January 2012]