{"id":99287,"date":"2026-01-13T21:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/99287\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T21:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:55:23","slug":"bay-ridge-eatery-emphasis-restaurant-closes-after-21-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/99287\/","title":{"rendered":"Bay Ridge eatery Emphasis Restaurant closes after 21 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emphasis Restaurant Cafe in Bay Ridge has officially closed.<\/p>\n

Image via Google Maps\n<\/p>\n

BAY RIDGE \u2014 It\u2019s closing time for another Bay Ridge eatery: Emphasis Restaurant Cafe, located at 6822 Fourth Ave., permanently closed on Friday, Jan. 9.<\/p>\n

The owners made the news official on a note posted on the restaurant\u2019s window.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter 21 wonderful years, it is with great sadness to announce that the Emphasis Diner will be closing its doors for good on Jan. 9,\u201d the letter stated. \u201cIt has been our pleasure to serve our wonderful customers these last two decades. We thank you for your support, your smiles and your appetite. You have turned this restaurant into a second home for us, and for that, we are eternally grateful. The decision to close was not easy, but as we look toward retirement, we know it\u2019s the right time to begin a new chapter. With love and appreciation, Gus and Dino.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before Emphasis, the space was another eatery under a different name and ownership.<\/p>\n

Patrons responded to the news of its shuttering on Facebook.<\/p>\n

\u201cI loved you all and will miss you, from cooks to waiters to my friend on the phone,\u201d wrote one person. \u201cThanks for the chicken soup, the burgers, the meatloaf and the breakfast all day!!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBest of luck. Will miss you,\u201d wrote another.<\/p>\n

According to Robert Defalco Realty\u2019s website<\/a>, the address is listed for sale at $600,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis Restaurant is a Greek and American casual diner with two connecting storefronts boasting a 40-foot frontage and over 3,000 square feet of interior space for the kitchen and dining area,\u201d the site states. \u201cThe basement has a walk-in cooler, a walk-in freezer and plenty of prep and storage space. Current annual gross revenue is $1,820,000; it\u2019s a great opportunity to take over this turnkey restaurant or make it your own concept with its existing infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n

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