Restaurants & Bars
New 'Lounge' Planned For Former Soda Bar Spot In Prospect Heights
A new business has applied for a liquor license at the Vanderbilt Avenue space, which has been empty since Soda Bar closed last summer.
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A new bar may soon open in the Vanderbilt Avenue space once held by Soda Bar, records show.
A company called Gadfly Lounge LLC has applied for a liquor license at the 629 Vanderbilt Ave. space, which sits between St. Marks Avenue and Prospect Place.
The space has been empty since Soda Bar, which was open more than a decade, closed last summer. Before opening as a Soda Bar, the space was a 1930s-era soda fountain and sundae shop.
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Soda Bar announced its closure in late August after opening briefly for outdoor dining, according to its Facebook page.
Not many details have been revealed about the new business, which will face Community Board 8's SLA and Sidewalk Cafe Review Committee next month. The business was scheduled to face the committee in its February meeting, but requested to postpone it to March, according to the committee.
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Gadfly's liquor license application is for a full bar and lists plans for a juke box, DJ and live music, according to the committee. The bar, like Soda Bar, will also have a patio/deck area, according to the application.
Patch was not able to find contact information for Gadfly.
Community Board 8's SLA and Sidewalk Cafe committee meets the first Monday of every month. Their agendas and meeting links can be found here.
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