Life in and around Hell’s Kitchen, NYC
After a short week of renovations, Mercury Bar announced their reopening celebrations for tonight. They originally planned to reopen on Thursday (the 7th), but had to put that off till today.
Now you don’t have to go to Times Square to find a bar anymore.
Yum Yum Too has reopened from their two-week renovations. Not too much has changed, it seems, but at least the Yum Yum trilogy is whole once again.
Renovations have claimed another local spot for the next few weeks/months. Mercury Bar, along 9th Ave, has closed while the owners give it a makeover:
Flashback to last week:
As the notice posted on the door says, their sister bar Tonic is still open over at Times Square.
Obviously a bar on 9th Ave and one at Times Square will have basically the same atmosphere. You’ll hardly notice the difference.
It seems like fall is the season to do renovations. A little bit late, but Energy Kitchen closed a few weeks ago while they update the store.
As the sign says, if you can’t survive without your EK fix you can visit their other locations, but be warned: the nearest ones are down in Chelsea or way across town.
Yum Yum Too, also known as “the second Yum Yum”, apparently has a case of the restaurant-equivalent of middle child syndrome so has closed for renovations.
It’s definitely going to be tough to find somewhere to replace Yum Yum Too while they’re closed. There’s nothing like them at all nearby…except I guess for Yum Yum 1 and Yum Yum 3 literally the next block over.
So basically, you have to cross the road for your Yum Yum fix. We’re definitely low on options for Thai on 9th Ave.
Turns out the Greek spot Ouzaria, between 50th & 51st on 9th, isn’t closed for good, but are actually just doing renovations. The place closed mysteriously in the past months, and there hadn’t been too many signs of life since then. Today though we got a peek behind the curtain shutters, and found the signs that explained everything.
As the sign says, you can still order from their still-open place next door, so don’t worry, there’s not a total lack of Greek food in that area just yet.
Here’s an update on the seemingly eternal renovations at 7 Brothers Deli: they’re still happening. As of a few days ago, the store’s at least partly fitted out again:
The exterior, for future reference:
Judging by the state it’s in now, it looks like it’s getting closer to reopening, but given the rate so far, it’s probably safer to guess the renovations will be finished sometime in the next 10 years or so.
It looks like change is underway at Bar Nine, with crews working inside today to gut the store. We’re not entirely sure if this is a renovation or a closure, so we’re going to assume the best.
Just last week we spotted the signs up for a big toga party they were hosting, so there’s been no indication they’d be closing any time soon.
Time will tell what’s in store for Bar Nine.