Cafe de La Esquina at the Wythe Diner

New York

PERMANENTLY CLOSED

Brought to BK by the crew behind the Nolita stalwart, CDLEWD's new 'burg complex is located inside the local landmark and retains the "original Wythe Diner aesthetics" (red leather bar stools, RV-esque wood paneling) in the cafe up front, while the reservations-only dining room in the back feels more like a Mexico City brasserie thanks to artisanal tequilas shelved behind chicken wire, tin lanterns, and an original Munch-esque painting featuring the traditional Latin image of a Cadillac spewing exhaust over a pile of skulls.

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