Williamsburg's Great Diner/Bar Relish Closed?

Relish exterior courtesy Clementine Gallot; the yard photo Jen Carlson/Gothamist

Relish, a classic chrome railcar-style diner which Forgotten New York says dates back to the early 1950s, has abruptly closed, according to numerous online reports. If true, this is a certified bummer, because everything was really good at Relish, from the food to the cocktails to the spacious side yard—and without any of the attitude you find at Diner, the neighborhood's other vintage diner.

A call to Relish was fielded by an employee who declined to give his name, but who told us, "We're closed today for a photo shoot." When asked about rumors that Relish had closed permanently, the employee replied, "Ummmmm..." and declined to say anything more. But according to the Facebook pages of two employees, Relish's owners have shut it down. The diner's website is currently down, and a tipster tells us "last night was the last night." Oh well, we could always use another Duane Reade.

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By John Del Signore in Food on July 19, 2010 1:12 PM

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bitchincamaro

That figures. I drove by there not 4 days ago, making a mental note to "check it out". Fucking jinx.

rammyh

That sucks - good food, and sort of surprisingly for that nabe, the always very young and very attractive staff were always super friendly to me and my 4yo kid. Shame.

dirty hipster

Does anyone know wtf is up with the Williamsburgh Cafe on N7th and Wythe? Thing has been closed for ever, but there's definitely some renovation work going on sporadically.

ckl

too bad, i always liked that place. it was where i learned to love mustard.

although i haven't been there in three or four years on account of Williamsburg.

dirty hipster

Diner >>> Relish

Kevin_G

Terrible news. Wonder what's up? Lots of filming there lately though. Bored to Death had a several-day sesh there a few weeks ago.

RoboticInsides

According to numerous online reports, Justin Bieber has died. If so, it will be a major bummer to the teeny bopper world.

Come on gothamist, come correct or don't come at all.

duder

wha? bummer.

AKHobbes

Nooooo!!! The Relish burger was a fantastic treat. Although, Dumont is my favorite, the Relish burger was a fine piece of meat. It shall be missed.