But Baluchi's has plans to open another restaurant in the neighborhood. / 5 comments
The new Pakistan Tea House is a lot like the old one, if a bit spiffier and with new items, such as dosas. But it will also serve as a commissary kitchen for Baluchi's. / 4 comments
Plus: Water Street arcade plan approved by the City Planning Commission; By Suzette creperie has reopened; neat plywood treatment; Black Burger on Franklin. / 1 comment
Plus: Checking in on the Pakistan Tea House reboot; retro jazz at Evening Bar; progress at 56 Leonard; views of 4 World Trade Center slowly disappearing behind 3 World Trade Center. / 1 comment
Baluchi's is indeed taking over the Pakistan Tea House, but they're keeping the name. The company sent word about what we can expect and when we can expect it. / 7 comments
While it's nice to have Baluchi's back, the loss of Pakistan Tea House is the end of an era. / 5 comments
Plus: A dramatic view inside the World Trade Center Transportation Hub; Soho building has a clock at the top; Schnipper's fast-food restaurant is moving forward; picture window on Canal. / 2 comments
The metal gate at the iconic hole-in-the-wall has been down for three weeks now. / 8 comments
That corner has become far more desirable in the last 12 years—in good part to Whole Foods—and one has to imagine that the rent went up accordingly. / 25 comments
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