[Photo from Monday by Bobby Williams]
As we've been reporting, the former 7A space will be home to Miss Lily's 7A Cafe here on East Seventh Street and Avenue A. The space is the second outpost of restauranteur Paul Salmon's Miss Lily's complex on West Houston Street.
The folks at Miss Lily's tweeted out the news yesterday that they'll open Monday…
Miss Lily's 7A Cafe. Jerk Centre & Rum Bar. Opens Monday. #eastvillage #jamaica #nyc #food #rum… http://t.co/vDJaRoMrHu
— Miss Lily's (@MissLilysChat) May 14, 2014
Here's more about what to expect via the Miss Lily's website:
Miss Lily’s 7A is open for dinner daily with all day-breakfast, lunch, brunch and late night in the former 7A Cafe space in the East Village. The new 7A outpost of Miss Lily’s embodies the best elements of Miss Lily’s, Melvin’s Juice Box and the Variety Shop, while paying homage to 7A’s storied past.
The menu features the Miss Lily’s classics, new dishes that celebrate the former 7A Cafe and the restaurant’s Jamaican roots, as well as a weekend late night menu to cater to the neighborhood’s buzzing nightlife.
The bar features a full selection of wine, beer and cocktails, with a focus on Caribbean rum spirits, and a frozen daiquiri slushy machine. An outpost of Melvin’s Juice Box anchors the bar at Miss Lily's 7A, serving Melvin’s 100% organic, incredibly tasty, made-to-order juices. Additionally, Miss Lily’s signature sauces and the Kingston kettle-style potato chips in Curry, Jerk, and Jerk BBQ are for sale.
The new space takes inspiration from the early 1980’s Memphis “anti-design movement” in Italy – whose signature clashing colors and asymmetrical shapes became an expression of anti-conformity in the East Village’s punk scene. Bright colors and wild, clashing patterns evoke an 80’s Jamaican diner vibe, with elements like the black-and-blue linoleum checkerboard floors and wood-paneled walls that nod to the fast food American diner of the 50s. African wax print textiles, Missoni-esque velour upholstery, and brightly colored neon fruit baskets stay true to the much-loved aesthetic of Miss Lily’s.
The restaurant’s façade recaptures a sense of the neighborhood’s rich spirit and diverse history, reviving the vintage look and feel of the once-popular East Village Bodega storefronts that have all but disappeared. Original hand painted signs by Brooklyn Artist studio Farewell designs and a vintage awning pay loving homage to this once ubiquitous archetype.
[EVG file photo from May 1]
The Cafe will start with dinner service before expanding the hours in the coming weeks.
7A closed after nearly 30 years on Jan. 26.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Some part of 7A will stay in the new 7A's name
Details emerge about what's next for former the 7A, Odessa Cafe & Bar spaces
[Updated] Reader report: 7A will close at the end of the month
Renovations underway at former 7A space
[Updated] Rumors: 7A space will become a 2nd outpost of Miss Lily's and Melvin's Juice Box
The former 7A will apparently be called Miss Lily's 7A Cafe