3. Beatrice Inn (Closed), West Village
The Beatrice Inn started as a 1920s speakeasy. Housed within a building that dates back to the 1840s according to the New York Times, it was converted into an Italian restaurant in the 1950s. Then, for a while, it was a boisterous night club. After the club was forced to close in 2009, the Beatrice Inn was bought by Vanity Fair Editor-in-Chief Graydon Carter. Carter turned the former club into a chophouse. One of the chefs, Angie Mar, became the new owner in 2016. Due to rising rent cost during the pandemic, the Beatrice Inn was forced to relocate. This shot is from its original location on West 12th Street.
