Jell & Chill peacing out on 7th Street

After three-plus years at 110 E. Seventh St. between Avenue A and First Avenue, Jell & Chill is closing in the days ahead. 

You just have three days left for the shop's traditional handcrafted Bīng Fěn Ice Jelly, a Sichuanese cold dessert jelly. Jell & Chill closes after service on Sunday. 

Per the shop's Instagram account: "Given the current circumstances we chose not to renew our lease." 

The owners are looking to open in another NYC location. 

Hours: Today from 3-8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from 2-8 p.m.

Openings: The Dip on St. Mark's Place; Jell & Chill on 7th Street

Two new quick-serve concepts to note...

• The Dip, 58 St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue

The Dip is now serving a variety of sandwiches, including, as you may have guessed, a French dip (shaved beef, horseradish, gruyere and cherry peppers on garlic bread).

Have a look...

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What makes our French dip sandwich so special? Our beef is cured overnight, slow roasted all day, sliced thin, then cooked in a delicious jus. It’s served on garlic bread with melted gruyere to warm you up this winter! Grab one at The Dip. We’re located at 58 St Marks Pl in East Village between 1st and 2nd ave.! #thedipnyc #frenchdip #sandwiches #sandwich #sandwichshop #beef #aujus #beefaujus #gruyere #cheese #meltedcheese #soup #eastvillage #nyc #newyork #newyorkcity #newyorkeats #newyorkrestaurants #eastvillageeats #eastvillagerestaurants

A post shared by The Dip (@thedipnyc) on Nov 18, 2019 at 8:06pm PST

You can find their menu here.

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 2 p.m. to midnight, with a 1 a.m. close on Friday and Saturday.

Previous coverage here.

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• Jell & Chill, 110 E. Seventh St. between Avenue A and First Avenue

The shop is now serving traditional handcrafted Bīng Fěn Ice Jelly, a Sichuanese cold dessert jelly. You can find their Instagram account here.


[Photo by Derek Berg]

Previous coverage here.

Jell & Chill coming soon to 7th Street

Coming soon signage is up in the storefront at 110 E. Seventh St. between Avenue A and First Avenue for Jell & Chill...



The shop's Instagram account notes that they will be selling "Traditional Handcrafted Bīng Fěn Ice Jelly," a Sichuanese cold dessert jelly.

Here's one description of it:

Bing Fen is the iconic Chengdu summer snack. A sort of jello made (originally) from Konjac, it is refreshing, cool, sweet and fruity. The clear jello is mixed with ice, molasses, and a variety of toppings. These can include dried fruits, diced watermelon, mung beans, fermented rice porridge, mini sticky rice balls, and rose jam. It is a great example of the term ‘Shuang 爽’ which means cool, refreshing, and revitalizing.

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Fresh mango 🥭 icy jelly with sticky purple rice #jellandchill #freshmango #icyjelly #summerdessert

A post shared by Jell n Chill (@jellandchill) on Aug 26, 2019 at 5:12pm PDT

This Seventh Street storefront was previously Atino Eyewear Optical, which closed last November after eight months. The owner said that his business dropped by 60 percent after last summer, giving him no choice but to close.