Cafe Gitane
30 Years
$64.23
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2026
Summary
Gorgeously produced and full of fascinating interviews, profiles, and recipes, Cafe Gitane: 30 Years tells the story of the vibrant downtown New York culture that thrived in the ‘90s and 2000s through the lens of an iconic institution nestled at its heart.
Through the voices of patrons, artists, and locals who have frequented the beloved Cafe Gitane, readers are sent back to an analog New York, when NoLIta was still Little It…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781946022769 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1946022764 |
| Author: | Isobel Lola Brown, Melanie Dunea |
| Publisher: | McNally Jackson Books |
| Imprint: | McNally Jackson Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.97kg |
| Dimensions: | 304mm x 228mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“Gitane is one of those spots you always met your friends at. Everyone knew it. It was a secret but not even sort of a secret at the same time. I used to roll around in the ’90s on a BMX bike with my friends and we’d always stop by there. Cafe Gitane: 30 Years is an electrifying tour of the cultural explosion downtown and my personal favorite cafe that was in the middle of it.”
—Norman Reedus
“I started going to Gitane soon after Supreme opened. It’s always been an authentic and naturally cool spot that has stood the test of time. It’s probably the restaurant that me and my family have eaten at the most over the last thirty years.”—James Jebbia
“There was nothing comparable in the city … I felt so comfortable at Luc’s place that in some ways I dreaded Balthazar opening, because it would bring an unwelcome end to my daily meetings there.”—Keith McNally
“In ’95 there was not much else open in the neighborhood. It was the mafia and Luc. Gitane was the only place in the neighborhood where you could go and have great food. Ever since we discovered it, we’ve come at least a couple times a week, always for breakfast or lunch. You know you can go and you’ll get exactly what you want and what you’ve been craving. There’s just a few places left like that in New York.”—Inez and Vinoodh
About The Author
Isobel Lola Brown
Isobel Lola Brown was born in California and grew up shuttling between coasts, spending most of her childhood at Cafe Gitane in New York City. She is a recent graduate of Bennington College, where she studied Literary Journalism.
Melanie Dunea is an award-winning American photographer and author, best known for the book series My Last Supper as well as her revealing portraits of some of the world’s most celebrated artists, chefs, politicians, and intellectuals. Her works have been translated into several languages and have sold more than 70,000 copies worldwide. She has received awards from American Photography, PDN, Communication Arts, Graphis, the Society of Publication Designers, International Photography Awards, and the Lucie Foundation. My Last Supper, The Next Course won the Gourmand Award for Best in the World, USA for Photography. A native of Chicago, Dunea makes her home in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood.
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