A cafe, an Italian restaurant, and a sushi spot close as a new boutique opens its doors.
Margot Patisserie has closed its location at 2585 Broadway (97th-98th) after only a year at the location. Paul says the persistent scaffolding couldn’t have helped. The cafe still has a location at the Ansonia, 74th and Broadway. Thanks to Ali, Celeste, and Anya for tips, and to Paul for the photo.
After briefly closing and then reopening, Gastronomia Culinaria on 106th Street now appears to be gone for good. Thanks to Daren for the photo.
The adjacent sushi restaurant Ichie has also closed and relocated to Lexington and 82nd Street. Thanks also to Daren.
Marie & J is a new boutique with clothes, accessories and jewelry that opened in December at 215 West 83rd between Broadway and Amsterdam. “The owner is really sweet. Let’s support small business,” wrote Karen.
Magazine and smoke shop H&M News at 2635 Broadway (100th) has been closed for several days and no one is answering the phone. Thanks to Anya for the phot.
Compass real estate brokerage is opening a location on the second floor of the Laureate, at 2150 Broadway, with space for 80 desks.
Sugar Factory is getting closer to opening, as it changes the letters on the old Ollie’s sign at 68th and Broadway.
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And something od seems to be happening again at the CVS at West End Avenue and 70th Street. Just a few months ago it had to pull its food after a very bad inspection. It’s not clear if this is the same issue (if someone goes into the CVS, the inspection papers are posted right near the entrance. Snap a photo of the latest inspection and send it to us).
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Funny — I just mentioned to my wife that I always forget the Margot Patisserie even exists because of the scaffolding. People never even gave it a second look. Also, being right across from the Paris Baguette and next door to West Side Marketplace didn’t help…
The owner is a bit nasty to her employees. What goes around then comes around.
You have the wrong address.
Now this is too bad. Margot was just lovely and the pastries, divine. I’m sorry.
Margot Patisserie was doomed from the start – Too much competition in the area. Wish them well back at the Ansonia
Sidewalk bridge had to kill Patisserie – no visibility
Dows anyone know what’s going into the space on 90th and Browdway?(old food emporium) or space on 90th and Amsterdam? (old key foods)- thank you
Whew – I thought you meant Gastronomie – which I love love love
Would love to know why that scaffolding on Broadway between 98-97th has been there for so many years. Terrible for businesses. No wonder the pastry shop closed.
Margot Patisserie closing is not all that much of a surprise. I think they picked a bad spot not only because of the scaffolding but also competition across the street with Paris Baguette … their main problem being that for the most part they had no pastries … and what they had was very bad. Looked bad and nobody wanted to buy or eat them … plus they opened at a weird time of 8AM and closed at 7PM … Paris across the street opens at 6:30 and closes almost 10:30-11PM … and since they did’nt have anything to buy available when they opened what was the point? I tried to give them a chance but became frustrated they never really had anything to purchase when I went in there … they seemed to only make a limited amount of pastries and desserts … better luck next time …
Nothing “weird” about opening at 8AM and closing by 7PM.
In Paris and elsewhere in France pretty much standard hours for bakeries/pastry shops is 8h30 – 21h.
Morning is for those off to work, housewives or anyone else needed bread or whatever for breakfast, luncheon (daily shopping), then as the day progresses you have luncheon crowd, after school, dinner, those needing pastries or something to bring as a gift or whatever.
By 1900 to 2100 time to clean up and go home. How many people need pastries/bread after 9PM? Of course if the place is in a tourist centered area, that might be different.
If the establishment is a small or family run place they will be back at work *very* early the next morning baking the day’s fresh inventory.
As for not having stock left, that can be a good thing.
The mass production or chain French bakeries like Maison Kayser throw away several bags full of goods nightly. Much to the delight of rodents and dumpster divers all over Manhattan. However it is an appalling waste.
Manhattan isn’t Paris. We work longer hours and have fewer stay-at-home spouses. A traditional bakery would have to add some nighttime savory dishes and probably delivery to keep the rent paid.
Number of working wives/mothers is actually greater in Paris than NYC, much of this thanks to generous state subsidies.
Finally just as in NYC there are no end of other sources of baked goods in Paris besides bakeries. From supermarkets to chain places like Maison Kayser.
A quick check of MK places in NYC shows two close at 830PM or 8PM, the rest all close by 10PM.
Dinner time in Paris like much of France isn’t until around 830PM to 930PM with later (11PM)not being usual, especially for going out to restaurants. For those eating/serving dinner at home by 7PM or 8PM is more than enough time to purchase bread or whatever if needed.
Again, Manhattan isn’t Paris. Most French jobs run 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; New Yorkers work longer, often far longer, days. We don’t sit down to five-course dinners with a crusty baguette, we look on Seamless and get them to bring us something. If your store closed at 7, it likely closed before most of us got home, and we don’t want a brioche from our bakeries at night, we want a sandwich or a quiche and we want it right away.
The pastries at Paris Baguette are not French at all — too sweet, too big, just not good. Patisserie Margot has a really French feel. And delicious food. Hope it lasts next to Fairway forever!!!
The food at Cafe Margot is delicious, especially the almond croissants.
The employees work very hard and are really sweet.
Let’s keep this location going!
Looks like “A time for Children” on Amsterdam has closed. Sad
Good riddance to the sushi place. Was not good.
The Szechuan Garden across the street from Patisserie Margot (i.e. 98th and Broadway) is closed too.
Scaffolding had nothing to do with the closing of Margot Patisserie. The place was a coffee shop that was hardly ever open. A coffee shop that doesn’t open until after 8:00 during the week and after 9:00 on the weekends is not going to sell a lot of coffee. 6:00 a.m. weekday, latest, 7:00 weekends.
I believe this is a new installation
Maison kayser
I thought they gave their pastries away to a food pantry. If they don’t why don’t they?