What Happened to Butter Lane After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (New York, NY)
Current status
As of September 2026, Butter Lane has closed — confirmed via evgrieve.com, August 2023.
Last verified
What the source shows: A dated EV Grieve article documents the East Village shop's relocation to New Jersey, and a dated Yelp listing shows that relocated location has since closed too.
- Season / episode Season 2, Episode 9
- Address 123 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10009
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode featured Butter Lane's made-to-order cupcakes, finished with hand-piped frosting, plus the shop's hands-on baking classes and catering, at its East Village storefront on East Seventh Street. CourseHorse's listing for Butter Lane, found in this pass, describes cake-decorating and cupcake-baking classes offered at the shop, though without a current class schedule. EV Grieve reported on 2023-08 that Butter Lane was leaving its Seventh Street home for a new location inside the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey, winding down its East Village operations ahead of the move. A Yelp listing for the American Dream Mall location was updated 2025-12 and marks that location permanently closed as well. No source found in this pass shows Butter Lane currently operating at either its original East Village address or its later New Jersey location.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- The Classics
- What was featured
- Butter Lane's made-to-order cupcakes and hands-on baking classes
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Butter Lane
Frequently asked questions
Is Butter Lane still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Butter Lane has closed — confirmed via evgrieve.com, August 2023.
What happened to Butter Lane after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode featured Butter Lane's made-to-order cupcakes, finished with hand-piped frosting, plus the shop's hands-on baking classes and catering, at its East Village storefront on East Seventh Street. As of September 2026, Butter Lane has closed — confirmed via evgrieve.com, August 2023.
Is Butter Lane permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Butter Lane has closed — confirmed via evgrieve.com, August 2023. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Butter Lane located?
123 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10009. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Butter Lane?
Season 2, Episode 9 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “The Classics”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 123 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10009
- Venue type
- bakery
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
- TV restaurants in New York
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Sources
- evgrieve.com — https://evgrieve.com/2023/08/butter-lane-leave-7th-street-for-new.html
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/butter-lane-east-rutherford-5
- coursehorse.com — https://coursehorse.com/nyc/schools/cooking/butter-lane-1
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