Brooklyn Nibbles: Beso Closure Update

There's a bit more information to report on the closure of Beso--the Fifth Avenue spot that was loved by some and less loved by others. Yesterday, we reported that a source had said the restaurant was closing because of a rent increase. That tidbit was both right and wrong. The restaurant is toast, however, it has nothing to do with rent. A source deep inside the Beso executive suite has told us--and we are simply reporting what an insider says--that the owners are "tired" of running the eatery and are closing it. They own the building, we are told, and they are the ones that will be renting the space. As we noted yesterday, the adjacent Associated supermarket is likely to take over both the Beso space and the coffee shop next door, according to our source. Our source notes that the Beso owners are looking into opening another eatery, perhaps a Mexican restaurant in Prospect Heights.

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