UPDATE: East Haven’s Beachhead Closed; Seller: ‘There’s Interest’

EAST HAVEN, CT - An iconic East Haven restaurant that closed, repaired and reopened after two monster shoreline storms and was in business for more than 70 years is finally closed for good.

The Beachhead Restaurant on Cosey Beach Avenue is no longer open and the property is on the market for $450,000.

The restaurant is being marketed.

The listing says:

For Sale: A restaurant building for sale, not the restaurant business, located across from the beach/water. Building is 4,522 SF on 2 floors and was remodeled in 2013. It has been used as a restaurant until the present time. Potential Use: Restaurant/convert to housing.

The restaurant was shut down twice in recent years - first from the floodwaters Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 and and then a year later from Hurricane Sandy.

Both times co-owners Barbara Bucci and Cindy Fucci reopened the restaurant after extensive renovations and repairs.

The restaurant first opened in 1942. It was famed, in its heyday, for its fried seafood dishes - along with its deck overlooking the nearby Long Island Sound.

The realtor selling the property, William Clark, said on Monday: “We’ve had several showings.”

Clark said the restaurant’s co-owner, Barbara Bucci, is the person listing the property.

He said the “outside of the property is in great shape. But whoever buys the property, if they want to open a restaurant, is going to have to replenish the inside with all new restaurant equipment - so that’s going to cost some money.”

Clark said he believes the “right kind of restaurant” would do well at the location, noting that there is a large condo complex situated nearby that could be a large customer base within walking distance.

Photos by Jack Kramer