More than a few folks have been asking for an update on Carnegie Diner’s plans for 200 Chambers — the former Palm space — and while not much has changed since their first announcement, they now have a date: March 2027.

The space will be divided into two separate concepts in the same way Carnegie Hospitality did on 47th and Sixth — one half will be Carnegie Diner & Cafe and the other Delos Greek Restaurant.

Delos (that’s the Midtown space in the image below) was founded by Carnegie Diner restaurateur Stathis Antonakopoulos, and draws on his Greek heritage; the restaurant is named for the island od Delos, birthplace of Apollo and Athena in Greek lore. The executive chef is Giannis Parikos, who worked for two decades in acclaimed kitchens in Europe and received his first Michelin star at Hytra in Athens. He is the chef and co-owner of several venues in Greece.

Courtesy of Mentis Studio

Carnegie Hospitality has Central Park and Times Square locations and is planning additional city locations. The group also operates diner locations in Secaucus and Vienna, VA.

The plan presented when CB1 approved the liquor license was 296 seats on the ground floor, mezzanine and patio on the corner of Chambers and West (you can see that arrangement on the lower left of the drawing above). The bar seats 22. Hours are 7a to 11p. No live music, no buyouts, no parties. The renderings below are from their proposal from November 2025.

The Palm opened in that space in 2008, a year after the building was completed. This is the third proposal since The Palm shuttered in 2022. In 2023, neighbors upstairs came out in force against the owner of a Caribbean restaurant from Long Island called Nuvo Kitchen, saying they were concerned about the ‘dancing’ checked off on the application which would be “devastating” and “catastrophic” and “not appropriate” for the neighborhood. The second proposal was for the Argentinian steakhouse chain Baires Grill (pronounced by-rays); Community Board 1 approved the liquor license in February 2024 but it never materialized.

Rendering courtesy Carnegie Hospitality

This time, no one came from the building to either support or argue. And while the Licensing Committee usually asked applicants to come back after a year for their sidewalk cafe permit, they did not blink at this one. (It is a little different in that it is within the leasehold.)

Renderings courtesy Carnegie Hospitality