Errol’s Caribbean Delights, the compact Flatbush spot beside Prospect Park, serves its last plate today, Saturday, October 24, ending a 25-year run at 661 Flatbush Avenue near Hawthorne Street. The reason is a happy one by closing-list standards: the owners are in their 80s and want to retire and spend more time with their grandkids, workers at the restaurant told News 12 Brooklyn.
The shop built its name on fruit cake, coco bread, oxtail, jerk chicken and sorrel mixed with ginger beer, a menu that has fed the neighborhood for a quarter century.
Errol’s is the headline on Eater’s running list of October closures, a roundup of the restaurants, bars and cafes that have shut around the city this month. Eater says it will update the list weekly, and several other farewells land the same weekend.
In the West Village, Mémé is closing its Hudson Street corner space today after 16 years. The Mediterranean restaurant, at 581 Hudson Street at Bank Street, was known for dirty martinis, spicy margaritas, spritzes and a lobster diavolo pasta. Its Hell’s Kitchen sibling is staying open. Another West Village address is turning over too: Justine’s on Hudson, the wine bar from restaurateur Justine Rosenthal, closed on October 17 at 518 Hudson Street. Her Instagram announcement teased that something new is coming to the address.
In Greenpoint, the modern Japanese kitchen Lingo ends its three-and-a-half-year run on Sunday, October 25, at 27 Greenpoint Avenue. The owners say they will return to the same location with a brand-new concept. Over in Union Square, upscale ramen bar Yoko-Cho by Suki Desu serves its final crab-and-wagyu bowl Sunday at 137 E. 13th Street.
Not every closing was by choice. The Brew Inn, a Greenpoint sports bar that rooted for the San Francisco 49ers, closed on October 18 after 13 years, following a rent dispute with its landlord that ended in eviction proceedings, according to Greenpointers. On the Upper West Side, Jake’s Dilemma, a sports bar at 430 Amsterdam Avenue at West 81st Street, also closed October 18 after more than 30 years. Its owners say they lost the lease, and they are keeping their next-door sibling bar, the Gin Mill, open.
In Williamsburg, Roberta’s closed its Domino Park outpost at 6 Grand Street over what signage spotted by Reddit users and flagged by Greenpointers described as more than $30,000 in unpaid rent. That claim comes from the signage and the outlet’s reporting, not from the company. The Bushwick original, open since 2008, and the Penn District location with its rooftop bar remain open.
Chains pared back too. Yaya Tea chose not to renew its lease on Chrystie Street after 16 years and holds a final farewell Friday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 51 Chrystie Street. Nine locations remain, including Little Italy and Gramercy. Eater also lists the Clinton Hill closure of coffee shop Sweetbee, which is shifting its Brooklyn focus to Prospect Heights. And the cookie chain Chip City, which started in Astoria in 2017, shut all 22 of its remaining stores on October 1.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Errol’s Caribbean Delights closing?
The owners, who are in their 80s, are retiring and want to spend more time with their grandkids, according to restaurant workers who spoke to News 12 Brooklyn. The restaurant served its last plate on Saturday, October 24, after a 25-year run.
Where was Errol’s Caribbean Delights located?
Errol’s Caribbean Delights was located at 661 Flatbush Avenue near Hawthorne Street in Flatbush, Brooklyn, beside Prospect Park. It was known for fruit cake, coco bread, oxtail, jerk chicken, and sorrel mixed with ginger beer.
Which other New York restaurants and bars closed in October?
Mémé on Hudson Street in the West Village closed after 16 years, though its Hell’s Kitchen location stays open. Other closings include The Brew Inn in Greenpoint, Jake’s Dilemma on the Upper West Side, Justine’s on Hudson, and Chip City, which shut all 22 remaining stores on October 1.
Why did The Brew Inn close?
The Brew Inn, a Greenpoint sports bar, closed on October 18 after 13 years following a rent dispute with its landlord that led to eviction proceedings, according to Greenpointers. It had been open since roughly the same period as its tenure there.
Why did Roberta’s close its Domino Park location?
Roberta’s closed its Domino Park outpost at 6 Grand Street in Williamsburg over reported unpaid rent of more than $30,000. This claim comes from signage and outlet reporting, not from the company itself.
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