Food & Drink

The Beatrice Inn through the years

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Charles Kuralt (pictured seated in 1996 with an unidentified customer and co-owner Elsie Cardia) used to dine at the Beatrice Inn several times a week.

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The Beatrice Inn was a favorite hangout of editors and intellectuals such as Woody Allen.

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Activist Jane Jacobs also loved the Beatrice Inn.

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In the 2000s, it became a louche, hipper-than-thou hot spot famous for its A-list partying. The Inn was shut down in 2009 after repeated building code violations; at the end of this month, Graydon Carter will reopen it as a neighborhood restaurant.

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The most recent incarnation was favored by the fabulously debauched -- characters like Kate Moss/

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Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port leave the Beatrice Inn.

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Matt Dillon also favored the Beatrice Inn.

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Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson are spotted outside the Beatrice Inn.

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Graydon Carter’s posse of Waverly Inn regulars includes Gwyneth Paltrow.

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Donna Karan will also likely be a regular at Carter's latest venture.

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Tycoon Barry Diller will also likely be a Beatrice Inn regular.