Lawanna’s, which moved this past year from the heart of the Bedford strip to Grand Street, is having a closing sale. Apparently, the Grand Street location did not have the drop-in foot traffic necessary to maintain the business. (Grand Street, is a great retail area, but realistically, it probably is more of a destination retail area.)
Nearby, a new storefront for a new restaurant has gone in at 167 Grand (the former head shop/coffee shop next to La Villita Bakery).
The head shop was an ice cream shop before… both that spot and the adjoining space that was Grand Cafe are going to be a Greek restaurant.
I’d heard that about a Greek restaurant. They’re doing a ton of work, from the looks of it. When I looked in the other day, they had a palapa-type thing under construction for their bar, which could have gone a few different directions in terms of nationality. A good Greek restaurant would be a great addition – the one down near Roebling never really clicked, did it? Though it was nice to hang out in the garden.
Yeah, the Roebling place originally opened as a cafe/sandwich bar, sort of like a more Starbucksy Lucky Cat, and they only “went Greek” when plan A failed.
The place is awesome. I will be taking advantage of the sale but it is sad to see such an ill place leave. I guess american apparel wins again:(
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