Minetta Tavern: The new Morandi?

Here's a bit of luscious, grade-A, unconfirmed Keith McNally rumormongering, straight from the Greenwich Village tipline: "Heard an interesting rumor while out last night...apparently Keith McNally put in an offer of $1.2 million to buy Minetta Tavern...Kinda a weird one in my humble opinion, but I heard it on good word from the owner of another area bar that recently opened." More: As far as we know, the VIP resy number hasn't been released yet. Developing.
· Minetta Tavern [official site]

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