Mezze on the River closing permanently for BPC construction
Rendering for BPCA bulkhead construction
Mezze on the River, the waterfront restaurant in Gateway, just south of North Cove Marina, is closing permanently due to Battery Park City’s planned construction project along the bulkhead, a project that will last in that section for the next two and a half years. Their last day will be September 7. Thanks to J. for the heads up.
“With heavy hearts, we’re sharing that Mezze on the River will close due to upcoming Battery Park City waterfront construction. We’re deeply grateful for every memory we’ve made together,” the restaurant wrote on its website. “Join us as we celebrate our final month together.”
The restaurant is still run by Merchants Hospitality; it was Merchants River House originally, opening there in 2011, but was rebranded and reopened as Mezze on the River in June 2022.
I have not been tracking that section of the construction in Battery Park City as closely as areas farther north. (See the most recent post here about the work along Stuy.) The restaurant is located in the “South Esplanade” construction area, which stretches from the south side of North Cove to the top of South Cove.
Estimated construction duration for the South Esplanade total is 50 months; work started this spring on this section and will last for two and a half years. Access to the esplanade is already limited; a pedestrian pathway between the North Cove Marina and Brookfield Place is no longer available.