What Happened to 21 Club After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (New York, NY)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 10 New York, New York Closed December 2020
Current status
As of October 2026, 21 Club has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.
What the source shows: Wikipedia and a Yelp listing marked 'CLOSED,' updated July 2026, both indicate 21 Club closed on 2020-12-11 and has not reopened. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 10, Episode 11
- Address 21 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
21 Club was a historic American restaurant and former Prohibition-era speakeasy at 21 West 52nd Street in Manhattan, New York, that appeared in a legends-themed episode of the show. Wikipedia describes the club as having hosted celebrities, writers, and every U.S. president since Franklin D. Roosevelt except George W. Bush during its decades at the address. Wikipedia and a Yelp listing marked 'CLOSED,' updated July 2026, both indicate that 21 Club closed on 2020-12-11 and has not reopened at the Midtown Manhattan address in the years since. No source found for this record indicates a reopening, relocation, or new ownership at the original location as of the 2026 check.
The episode
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Record btiea-0797 · checked by Cal Marchetti.