Reopenings: Mayamezcal, Barcade

Mayamezcal reopened yesterday here at 304 E. Sixth St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue... they'll be open for takeout and delivery this week from 2-9 p.m.



Also back open for take-home food and drinks ... Barcade at 6 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue... the Barcade website lists their hours as noon to 7 p.m. ...


[Photo by @ERSBand]

SantaCon battle lines forming

Just 10 days out now from SantaCon 2016. So far, no word on where the annual [____________] will take place. Regardless, even if the hot action happens elsewhere, there are sure to be plenty of residual Santas and friends in these parts...

... which is why battle lines are already forming...

Once again, the Continental at 23 Third Ave. near St. Mark's Place is welcoming the SantaConners...



...though the sign arrived some six weeks later than last year...



Meanwhile! Around the corner at 6 St. Mark's Place...



...Barcade has put up some No Santa signage...



And noted...their response to the amNewYork piece on how to avoid SantaCon...

🎅🏼 is a lover of free will, liberty and this great city! If you choose to avoid #SantaConNYC on 12/10 we respect your decision. #bahumbug https://t.co/kVCDZezO1q

— Santacon NYC (@santacon) November 29, 2016

EV Grieve Etc.: 24 St. Mark's Place dePinkberried; Mary J. Blige fêted on Avenue A

The familiar pastel color palette of the now-closed Pinkberry location on St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue has been stripped away.

The storefront is for rent.

And no word on what happened to the main FroYo counter…



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A for rent sign has appeared in the former Open Pantry window. The 45-year-old coffee shop/grocery at 184 Second Ave. between East 11th Street and East 12th Street closed after business hours on Jan. 31. The proprietors also own the building, and we heard rumors of them opening a new concept here. Looks as if they are testing the rental market first.

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The Fresh & Co. signage has arrived on the corner of Fourth Avenue and East 13th Street. We haven't heard an opening date just yet for the kale-and-quinoa chainlet's 12th location in the city.

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And as we like to do every month, we check in on the new mural at Mikey Likes It Ice Cream at 199 Avenue A near East 12th Street … this month's flavor is inspired by Mary J. Blige…



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And just noting that a new sign for Barcade arrived last week at 6 St. Mark's Place. The craft beer-retro video game venue opened back in October.

(And yes — Nimble Fitness is taking the second-floor space of the building between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.)

Opening today: Barcade on St. Mark's Place; King Bee on East 9th Street

The newest outpost of Barcade, the craft beer-retro video game venue, opens today at 6 St. Mark's Place.

Unlike the other locations, this one will feature video games from the 1990s… like Moonwalker…



You can find the rundown of games, beers, food, etc., at the Barcade St. Mark's website here.

The address was previously home to NY Tofu House … and, after a quick succession of restaurants, Mondo Kim's, which Barcode co-owner Paul Kermizian used to frequent.

"It's just cool to be in the same space and to try [to] be here for a while, hopefully catering to the same nerdy, geeky crowd they did, just gamers instead of movie nerds," he told DNAinfo.

Gothamist has photos of the interior here.

Barcade's hours are noon to 2 a.m.

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[Photo from last week]

And tonight, King Bee debuts at 424 E. Ninth St. between Avenue A and First Avenue.

The restaurant is a collaboration between Eben Klemm, a beverage consultant, and Ken Jackson, a founding partner of restaurant Herbsaint in New Orleans. Their speciality: Acadian food.

We'll head to Fork in the Road's preview for more about this.

"We both felt that real Cajun cooking is hard to do in the north," says Klemm ... But through their research, they learned about the Acadian people, who are behind Cajun cooking: these people moved to Canada from France before making their way down through the United States via Maine, eventually ending up in Louisiana. And the cuisine they left in their wake, thought Jackson and Klemm, was something that could be explored here.

As we've pointed out, this space has been a carousel of restaurants in recent years... Exchange Alley, Olivia, Sintir and Zi' Pep couldn't make it work.

Back to Fork in the Road:

The partners have tried to price King Bee moderately, because they'd like it to become a neighborhood restaurant as well as a destination. "Ken and I had been looking for a space for three years, and he knew the people on this lease," Klemm says. "It's on a great, quiet block, and it's great to go to the Tompkins Square Greenmarket on Sundays and stock up on things for experimentation. Also, according to my mom, I was conceived 100 yards away from here. So there are a lot of reasons to be here."

Hours for dinner are Sunday, Monday and Wednesday from 5 p.m.-11 p.m. and Thursday-Saturday from 5 p.m.-midnight. Beer and wine only for now.

Barcade clears 1st hurdle for opening on St. Mark's Place

As previously reported, the owners of Barcade are looking to open an outpost of the bar-retro video game venue at 6 St. Mark's Place.

CB3's SLA committee gave their OK for a beer-wine license during Monday night's meeting, though only after the owners agreed not to pursue full liquor and close at 2 a.m. instead of 4 a.m., DNAinfo's Lisha Arino reported yesterday.

"We have a romantic view of [St. Mark's Place]," co-owner Paul Kermizian said. "We're happy to be here."

Barcade owners will next need to secure an arcade license for their 30 classic arcade games here between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.

6 St. Mark's Place now asking $16.75 million

Barcade is looking to open an outpost of their craft beer bar-retro video game arcade at 6 St. Mark's Place, as Gothamist first reported last week.

A notice arrived on the door last week noting that Barcade is seeking a liquor license during the June CB3/SLA committee meeting.

Meanwhile, turns out the whole building is for sale, again apparently…

[EVG file photo]

We spotted a listing for No. 6 back in August 2012, when the asking price here between Second Avenue and Third Avenue was $14.5 million.

The listing is back, though this time it is for $16.75 million Per Massey Knakal:

An elevatored, five story plus lower level mixed-use building located on the south side of Saint Mark’s Place between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue. The ground floor is currently vacant but is expected to be leased out shortly. The 2nd floor is leased to an art gallery and cafe through November 2018 who pays $11,000/month and 20% of the real estate taxes. Floors 3-5 are occupied by a karaoke lounge who has a lease in-place through September 2031. The karaoke lounge is currently paying $28,000/month and 50% of the total real estate taxes. This is an excellent opportunity for an investor to receive a steady stream of cash flow from the in-place units in a rapidly growing neighborhood.

Public records show that the building just changed hands for $13.875 million in January.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Report: Barcade eyeing new outpost on St. Mark's Place

6 St. Mark's Place on the market for $14.5 million

Report: Barcade eyeing new outpost on St. Mark's Place

[Image via Massey Knakal]

NY Tofu House closed after service on April 6 at 6 St. Mark's Place. Now there's a new suitor for the space, which has seen a quick succession of restaurants (Cafe Hanover!) in recent years.

Gothamist reports that Barcade owner Paul Kermizian has an eye on the No. 6's ground-floor for another Manhattan outpost of the bars featuring classic video games and craft beers.

Kermizian has some history with another previous tenant of No. 6 — Mondo Kim's.

"I used to rent laser discs there in the late '90s!"

Barcade opened its first location in Williamsburg in 2004 … and have since expanded to Philadelphia, Jersey City and, soon, Chelsea.

Barcade is expected to be on the June CB3/SLA docket for a liquor license.

"We hope the community board and the neighborhood agrees we're a good fit," Kermizian told Gothamist.


[Barcade Brooklyn photo via the Barcade website]

Previously on EV Grieve:
6 St. Mark's Place is for lease; NY Tofu House officially closes

6 St. Mark's Place on the market for $14.5 million

P.S.
Whatever happened to The Drunken Clam, the clam-beer bar that opened in the basement of No. 6 in December 2012? Seemed like it went out of business in a hurry.