French Restaurant Coming To Vacant Park Slope Fifth Avenue Spot

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — A new restaurant is coming to one of Fifth Avenue's vacant storefronts.

Nubleu, a French and Mediterranean restaurant, is planning to open at 315 Fifth Ave., a corner spot near Third Street that has stood vacant since at least mid-2019.

The space was most recently home to El Habanero, a Tex-Mex restaurant that opened in 2016. Before that, it was coffee shop and vegetarian eatery 'sNice.

It is not clear when Nubleu plans to make its debut in the space, but "coming soon" notices are featured on its Instagram page and website.

It appears the business is in the process of renovating the interior of the restaurant space, including a Matisse-inspired mural on the ceiling. Applications for construction on the storefront were filed with the Department of Buildings in November.

A "now hiring" sign was also recently posted on Nubleu's window for servers, bussers, dishwashers and line cooks.

The restaurant did not respond to a request for comment from Patch.

Nubleu is one of several businesses opening on Fifth Avenue as record-closures brought on by the coronavirus crisis slow on the commercial corridor.

At the end of 2020, a total of 32 businesses had shut down on Fifth Avenue in the past eight months, but 37 had opened or were preparing to open, according to the Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District and a Wall Street Journal study of the street.

Other new businesses include a fish market chain store, a Lebanese restaurant opened by a longtime New York City chef and a new grocery store.