Candle Cafe
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Candle Cafe, Candle West and Candle 79 were fine-dining vegan restaurants in Manhattan, in New York City.[1][2][3]
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Candle Cafe | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 1994; 30 years ago (1994) |
Closed | 2020; 4 years ago (2020) |
Owner(s) | Joy Pierson and Bart Potenza |
Food type | Vegan |
Street address | Multiple locations in Manhattan |
City | New York |
State | New York |
Country | United States |
Website | candlecafe.com |
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Candle Cafe opened in 1994 as a juice bar and health food cafe, and was owned by Joy Pierson and Bart Potenza.[4][5] The Potenzas used $53,000 they won in the New York State Take Five lottery in 1993 to start the restaurant.[6]
Celebrities such as Woody Harrelson were known to frequent the restaurant.[1]
All three restaurants closed as of December 2020. However, a new Candle Cafe location reopened at 388 3rd Ave in March 2023.