What Happened to Prune After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (New York, NY)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 1 New York, New York Closed April 2020
Current status
As of October 2026, Prune has closed — confirmed via thecounter.org, April 2020.
What the source shows: The Counter reported that chef-owner Gabrielle Hamilton wrote about permanently closing Prune in April 2020 after 20 years in business; Google Places lists the business as permanently closed. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 8
- Address 54 E 1st St, New York, NY 10003
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Prune, a 30-seat East Village bistro, in a 'Between Bread' segment on sandwiches. Prune was opened by chef Gabrielle Hamilton in 1999 at 54 E 1st St and drew acclaim from critics and other chefs over two decades, according to The Counter. The Counter reported that Hamilton wrote about permanently closing the restaurant in April 2020, after the space had been shut since the pandemic closures of March 2020. EV Grieve reported in February 2023 that renovation work was visible inside and outside the space, and that ownership declined to comment on whether the restaurant might reopen. Google Places lists the business as permanently closed.
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Sources we checked
- thecounter.org https://thecounter.org/gabrielle-hamilton-shutting-down-nyc-prune-coronavirus-covid-19/
- evgrieve.com https://evgrieve.com/2023/02/renovations-at-prune.html
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Record btiea-0068 · checked by Cal Marchetti.