Posted on January 9, 2020 at 4:37 pm by West Sider

Hot & Crusty is set to close on Thursday night after decades at 2393 Broadway near 88th Street. Tipsters were distraught. One customer brought flowers to the cashiers, wrote Marcia. “Sadly their bacon egg and cheese got up to $9+, but I will miss their hot coffee any time. Am in there 2-3 times a day,” wrote Jon. “32 years. Another one bites the dust.” Joshua, a deli counter man at Hot & Crusty, confirmed the closing, saying he found out about it last week and will be losing his job. He doesn’t know why. We are trying to reach the owners to find out. Thanks to Marcel also for the tip.

After a long closure following a problematic health inspection, Cafe 86 has reopened, but now has a For Rent sign on the window. Thanks to Sue for the tip.

Tavola Della Nonna (Grandmothers Table) is now planning to open next week in the former home of Lincoln Square Steakhouse at 208 West 70th Street. We hear it will be “Italian American” with a pizza bar too. Thanks to Amelia and Robin for the tips.

Ateaz tea and coffee shop is opening at 146 West 72nd Street, the former home of The Lite Choice, according to a real estate brochure. Ateaz sells organic coffee and tea and has other locations downtown and in Queens. Thanks to Upper West Sider for the tip.

And there appears to be a new restaurant opening in a long-vacant space on Amsterdam Avenue. “A new restaurant is coming to the Southeast corner of 67th and Amsterdam where the Eden Farms bodega [and Sunflower Deli] closed years ago,” writes Helaine. “All of the vacant signs are down, work permits are up and, when I asked one if the workmen what‘s happening, he said that a restaurant was opening.” Thanks also to Mallory for the tip and photo.