Openings: El Churro on Houston and Allen

UPDATED: They now close at midnight Monday-Wednesday, 2 a.m. Thursday-Saturday, and 10 p.m. on Sunday!

El Churro has debuted on the SE corner of Houston and Allen (175 E. Houston St. aka 200 Allen St.).

The cafe offers house-made churros, ice cream and several coffee drinks. (You can watch them make the churros through the front window on Houston.)

For now, the hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Management says they will eventually extend their hours until 10 p.m. or midnight on weekdays and 2 a.m. on weekends.

The renovations started on this thin strip of a storefront in early 2022. (Find our other coverage here for more background on previous tenants, etc.)

Full reveal at El Churro on Houston and Allen

Workers yesterday removed the plywood from 200 Allen St., that thin strip of a storefront on the SE corner of Houston. 

As we've noted (here and here), a cafe called El Churro (presumably selling churros!) is in the works here...

Still no sign of a website or any social media accounts.

Updated 6 p.m.: The owner tells EVG contributor Stacie Joy that they hope to open at the end of the month. He's brought in churros machines from Spain and plans to offer different flavors (like chocolate), plus soft serve.

Eastanbul Gyro Kebab and Smyrna Bakery closed here last fall. Empire Gyro, with a 24/7 schedule, opened here in February 2019 ... with the conversion to Eastanbul (and Smyrna) in the summer of 2020. The space was previously Sugar Cafe for 10 years. 

And because someone will mention it! Economy Foam (later, & Futon) anchored the corner from 1937 to 2003.

El Churro for Allen and Houston?

Renovations continue at 200 Allen St., that thin strip of a storefront on the SE corner of Houston. 

Back in February, workers at the scene told EVG contributor Stacie Joy that a cafe-coffee shop was in the works for the space, though they didn't have the business name. 

Well, based on recent façade additions, 200 Allen St. Watchers© figure the business name will be El Churro...

We'll see!

As for the past, Eastanbul Gyro Kebab and Smyrna Bakery closed here last fall. Empire Gyro, with a 24/7 schedule, opened here in February 2019 ... with the conversion to Eastanbul (and Smyrna) in the summer of 2020. The space was previously Sugar Cafe for 10 years. 

And because someone will mention it! Economy Foam (and later, & Futon) anchored the corner from 1937 to 2003.