Deli in the works for 5th and B

Photos by Stacie Joy 

Renovations continue inside the storefront at 76 Avenue B on the NW corner of Fifth Street. 

Based on a look inside over the weekend, we're in for a corner market-deli... there's plenty of kitchen equipment, as well as a meat-and-cheese slicer...

This is already a busy corridor for assorted sandwiches (including Sunny & Annie's, Ben's Deli, and East Village Finest Deli). 

No. 76 was last home to the art gallery gratin, which relocated to the Lower East Side. Previously, Oda House, which served Georgian cuisine and other Mediterranean staples, closed here in August 2020 after more than seven years in service. Caffe Buon Gusto was here for a bit after the corner market, Zips.

76 Avenue B is for rent

A for-rent sign has arrived on the storefront at 76 Avenue B on the NW corner of Fifth Street.

Not particularly newsworthy unless you wondered what happened to the art gallery that occupied the space for nearly three years. Gratin has relocated to the Lower East Side — 291 Grand St. 

Gratin arrived in late 2022. Previously, Oda House, which served Georgian cuisine and other Mediterranean staples, closed here in August 2020 after more than seven years in service. Caffe Buon Gusto was here for a bit after the corner market, Zips.