Candle Cafe
| Candle Cafe | |
|---|---|
Candle Cafe in December 2023 | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1994 |
| Closed | 2020 |
| Owner(s) | Joy Pierson and Bart Potenza |
| Food type | Vegan |
| Street address | Multiple locations in Manhattan |
| City | New York |
| State | New York |
| Country | United States |
| Website | candlecafe.com |
Candle Cafe, Candle West and Candle 79 were fine-dining vegan restaurants in Manhattan, New York City.
Candle Cafe opened in 1994 as a juice bar and health food cafe, and was owned by Joy Pierson and Bart Potenza. The Potenzas used $53,000 they won in the New York State Take Five lottery in 1993 to start the restaurant.
Celebrities such as Woody Harrelson were known to frequent the restaurant.
All three restaurants closed as of December 2020. However, a new Candle Cafe location reopened at 388 3rd Ave in March 2023.