What Happened to Loring Place After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (New York, NY)

Current status

Closed verified

As of September 2026, Loring Place has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, September 8, 2026.

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loringplacenyc.com ·

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What the source shows: The restaurant's own website displays a closure notice stating the 8th Street location has closed after nearly ten years, thanking guests and pointing to a sister restaurant.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Loring Place was an American restaurant in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, serving a seasonal, vegetable-forward dinner menu with weekend brunch. It was featured on the show, episode 'Yummy in the Middle' (S10E12). The restaurant operated on West 8th Street in New York City for nearly a decade. Before its closure, OpenStreetMap listing data showed the restaurant serving dinner Monday through Sunday and weekend brunch, with a Manhattan landline (212-388-1831) and online ordering through its own site. On 2026-09-08, Loring Place's own website (loringplacenyc.com) displayed a message stating the restaurant had 'closed this chapter' for its 8th Street location after nearly 10 years, thanking guests for their support and directing visitors to a sister restaurant, without giving an exact closure date. No independent news coverage of the closure was found within this review's search budget.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 10, Episode 12
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Yummy in the Middle
What was featured
seasonal American dinner and weekend brunch menu
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Loring Place

Frequently asked questions

Is Loring Place still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Loring Place has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, September 8, 2026.

What happened to Loring Place after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Loring Place was an American restaurant in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, serving a seasonal, vegetable-forward dinner menu with weekend brunch. As of September 2026, Loring Place has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, September 8, 2026.

Is Loring Place permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Loring Place has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, September 8, 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Loring Place located?

21 West 8th Street, New York, NY 10011. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Loring Place?

Season 10, Episode 12 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Yummy in the Middle”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

No independent news coverage of the closure was found within this review's search budget. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Loring Place still using the Best Thing I Ever Ate menu or branding?

Loring Place was an American restaurant in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, serving a seasonal, vegetable-forward dinner menu with weekend brunch. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
21 West 8th Street, New York, NY 10011
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
loringplacenyc.com

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