Minetta Tavern

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| current-owner = Keith McNally

| previous-owner = Taka Becovic, Eddie "Minetta" Sieveri

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| food-type = Steakhouse, gastropub

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| street-address = 113 Macdougal Street

| city = Manhattan

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| postcode = 10012

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| other-locations = 1287 4th Street NE, Washington, D.C.

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| website = {{URL| https://www.minettatavernny.com/}}

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Minetta Tavern is a restaurant owned by Keith McNally in Greenwich Village. In 2009, Frank Bruni of The New York Times gave the Tavern three stars. It served as a popular spot for writers like e.e. cummings, Ernest Hemingway,{{cite news |last1=Bruni |first1=Frank |title=Beef and Décor, Aged to Perfection |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/dining/reviews/20rest.html |access-date=December 15, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=May 19, 2009}} Eugene O'Neill, and Dylan Thomas.

McNally reopened the Tavern in 2009 as a "high-end revamp of a storied, nearly 100-year-old ... space."{{cite web |title=Minetta Tavern |url=https://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/minetta-tavern/ |website=New York Magazine |date=February 20, 2019 |access-date=December 15, 2022}}

History

Minetta Tavern, named after the Minetta Brook, originally opened in 1937 by Eddie "Minetta" Sieveri.{{cite web |title=Minetta Tavern: A look at the 1930's |url=https://www.thevelazquezteam.com/minetta-tavern-a-look-at-the-1930s |website=The Velazquez Team |date=December 8, 2021 |access-date=December 15, 2022}}

It was also used as a speakeasy, hosting writers such as Joe Gould, who was rumored to receive his mail at the pub due to the frequency of his visits. {{cite web |url=https://theclio.com/entry/32669 |title=Minetta Tavern |website=Clio |access-date=December 16, 2022}}

Keith McNally took over the restaurant in 2008 when it was owned by former busboy Taka Becovic and served family style Italian food. After Sieveri sold the Tavern to Becovic, he returned every year for his birthday dinner until his death. Becovic sold the restaurant when he could no longer pay the increased rent; Becovic did not disclose the exact amount, but it was speculated to be a minimum of $50,000/month. The restaurant closed in early May 2008, reopening in 2009 with a focus on French bistro food.{{cite news |last1=Levanthal |first1=Ben |title=Paying Our Respects: A Final Visit to Minetta Tavern |url=https://ny.eater.com/2008/4/25/6798055/paying-our-respects-a-final-visit-to-minetta-tavern |access-date=December 16, 2022 |publisher=Eater NY |date=April 25, 2008}}

In December 2024, Minetta Tavern opened a second location in the Union Market district of Northeast Washington, D.C. This location is situated inside an old industrial building, as many other businesses in the neighborhood are.

File:Minetta_Tavern_building_in_Washington,_D.C._several_years_prior_to_the_restaurant’s_opening.jpg, July 2019, later to house the second location of Minetta Tavern.]]

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References

Category:1937 establishments in New York City

Category:Greenwich Village

Category:Restaurants established in 1937

Category:Restaurants in Manhattan

Category:Speakeasies

Category:Steakhouses in New York City