North Bar, the charming cocktail bar on Greenwich and Desbrosses, is closing for the summer and reopening this fall with a new name and a new concept, they announced on Instagram. Thursday was the cocktail bar’s last night. More from owner Stacey Sosa when we have a chance to chat.

“The next chapter begins this fall,” they wrote. “To everyone who has shared a drink, celebrated a milestone, stopped in after work, or made North Bar part of your story, thank you. You’ve made these last four years unforgettable.”

North Bar opened four years ago at 458 Greenwich, when Stacey Sosa pivoted from the idea of retirement to doubling down on North Tribeca. She and her longtime manager at Estancia 460, Katie Leonard, took the space next door and incorporated Fish Tails, d/b/a North Bar in late 2023.

She originally had the idea for a cocktail bar a decade before that, but the idea languished while life moved on. Stacey moved to Argentina in 2016 for a couple years while Katie ran Estancia; then when Stacey returned, Katie moved onto Lure Fishbar in Soho to spread her wings a bit and Stacey’s son Elias stepped in at Estancia.

Then came covid, and Katie reached out to resurrect the idea. By then The Greek had moved its operations to Greca, its sister restaurant on Washington, and the space just on the other side of the party wall was empty. Plus Fouquet’s hotel was nearing completion, and Stacey could imagine what would eventually happen at #458.

“This space would have become a Bobby Flay vehicle or something like that,” Stacey said. “I’d rather compete against myself and keep Estancia alive.”

It all came together quickly, thanks, she says, to the talented people she knows in the neighborhood. Her friend of 21 years, Al Abayan, who has RE:AL on Laight, designed the space. Another pal, photographer and designer Julia Blaukopf, took old photos of the neighborhood and made the fabulous wallpaper (I *still* want some). A long-time Estancia customer, Alex Spagnolo from Stone Gallery in Brooklyn, installed the microcement bar and walls and supplied the marble for the café tables.

“It was a Tribeca collaboration that made our dream come true,” Stacey said, “a labor of love.”

Hopefully those same labors will play out in the next iteration. More TK.