the lovely nudes (photo by zagat.com)
and this is sad news from the upper west. The smart, dark, clubby, candle-lit, old school establishment Café des Artiste see the New York Times article: Downturn Catches Up to Cafe Frozen in Time by Cara Buckley is closed (I detest the word shuttered).
Perhaps this gives Graydon Carter gets another stab at a fairytale spot with fabulous murals. To boot, my Midwestern grandmother ate their (she’s 85 and conservative) and loved the joint even in the presence of the lovely nudes. My point; it was a universal place.
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2009/09/01 at 8:16 pm
Jenny
chris took me there for brunch for my bday…it IS sad
2009/09/02 at 12:09 pm
Polly
We just dined here for a pre-theatre dinner on 6/27/2009. It was a nostalgic evening. From here we walked to Lincoln Center to see the revival of South Pacific!
2009/09/02 at 12:24 pm
katarinadonn
you were one of the last patrons to pass through their 92-year old doors.
2010/02/07 at 1:29 pm
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