Greenwich Village Cafe Named One Of NYC's 'Most Anticipated'

GREENWICH VILLAGE, NY — A new cafe heading to Greenwich Village this spring is among the "most anticipated restaurants" expected to open in the coming months, according to Eater NY.

Food experts from the online publication focused on all things in the New York restaurants world scanned reports of expected openings this spring and put together a list of their 10 favorites.

With Greenwich Village's reputation as one of the restaurant capitals of the country, it's no surprise that a neighborhood joint made the list.

That restaurant was Figaro Cafe, which is expected to open sometime in the spring at 184-186 Bleecker Street.

If you feel like you recognize the name, it's because you do.

Restaurateur Mario Skaric is heading the cafe, which will pay homage to the original Le Figaro Cafe that lived on Bleecker Street for more than 50 years, according to the New York Post. The restaurant closed in 2008.

Here's what the experts from Eater said about the new Greenwich Village cafe:

"More than a decade after Greenwich Village said farewell to Le Figaro Café, the storied corner restaurant is preparing for a comeback. Mario Skaric, the restaurateur and former model behind Manhattan’s Seafire Grill, is heading the project, which will pay homage to the original restaurant but also be “more upscale,” according to the New York Post. In its more than 50-year tenure on Bleecker Street, the appeal of Le Figaro Café was never really about the food or coffee. Customers were drawn instead to the corner spot’s affordable menu and warm dining room that served celebrities like Bob Dylan and Jack Kerouac. The new Figaro Café has dropped the “Le” from its name, along with any traces of the original interior, which “was ransacked when it closed,” Skaric says."

Other Manhattan spots included on the list were a West Village fish and chips shop, a fine-dining spot in Tribeca, a chef Daniel Boulud seafood joint in Midtown, and a taco shack on the Upper West Side.

Check out Eater's full list here.

Patch reporter Anna Quinn contributed to this report.