From Dave Brigham:
Located at 94 Prince Street in New York City's SoHo neighborhood, Fanelli Cafe has been in business since 1847 (!). I knew nothing about this historic eatery when I walked by, trailing my wife and daughter as they window-shopped. I saw the sign, pointed my camera up because I liked the looks of it, made a photo and moved on.
This is the final post in my series of quick hits about a trip to NYC last fall. Links to the previous six are at the bottom of this post.
"Herman Gerken leased the wooden building at 94 Prince Street in 1847 and became the proprietor of a grocery on the site," per the cafe's web site. "In 1853 [John] Hance’s heirs, Edna Brown, Mary Sarles, and Sara McIntosh, sold the lots to Herman Gerken. In 1857 Gerken built the present day (sic) handsome five story (sic) brick building that still carries the 94 Prince Street address. This corner building was interconnected with his adjourning (sic) building at 135 Mercer Street by at least 1891."
To read the history of this property, starting with a Dutch farm in the 1640s to its status during Prohibition as a speakeasy, check out this page on the cafe's web site, which quotes from an article originally published by New York Art World.
Here are links to the previous six posts:
March 15, 2025, "Globe Slicers May Rip You to Shreds"
March 8, 2025, "House in Flux in SoHo"
March 1, 2025, "Hoofin' It to the Bowery Ballroom"
February 22, 2025, "Shoot Your Shot at Amsterdam Billiards"
February 15, 2025, "Webster Hall Was Right Across from My Hotel"
February 8, 2025, "The Carl Fischer"
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