Restaurants & Bars
West Village Cafe Loup Set To Reopen After It Was Seized By State
The literary haunt will reopen Wednesday — a week after it was shuttered by the state for unpaid taxes.
WEST VILLAGE, NY — Cafe Loup will reopen today — a week after the famed French bistro was seized by the state for unpaid taxes.
The iconic literary haunt announced the news on social media.
#CafeLoup will reopen tomorrow, Wednesday September 26th, for good. Please join us at 5:30 until late. Thank you for your support.
— Café Loup (@CafeLoup) September 25, 2018
The restaurant was shuttered last week by the New York State Department of Taxes and Finance over four outstanding warrants for nearly 242,000 in unpaid levies, according to state records that still list the warrants as active. The New York State Department of Taxes and Finance did not immediately return a request for comment.
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The 105 West 13th St. restaurant was founded in 1977 and over the decades grew to be a neighborhood staple and a popular spot for the city's media and literary scene.
News of the cafe's closure sent the city's writers into a tizzy with an outpouring of memories lamenting the restaurant's loss.
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Cafe Loup's owner, Ardes Quinn, did not immediately return a request for comment.
Lead photos courtesy of John Ortved
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