“Annabel” coming to long-time empty store on 9^th Ave

26 May 2014 11:06pm Annabel

Update: They’re open as of June 26^th.

Ever since being built, the space next to Bar 9 on 9^th Ave (between 53^rd & 54^th) has sat empty, with papers up forever. Finally the tenant has been revealed: Annabel, which will be an “artisanal pizza restaurant”, giving Merilu a block down from there some competition.

Photos by HK regular Stanley Conrad:

The exterior of the incoming Annabel — Source: Stanley Conrad

There’s not too much info about the new place yet – the only thing we could dig up so far is this Craiglist job ad for the hiring day they did last week – but it sounds like Annabel is going to be a bit upscale, with artisinal pizza and craft beers. Should be interesting to see how they compare to Merilu.

Thanks Stanley for the heads up!