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Georges-Andre Vintage Cafe Owner Plans Expansion as Lounge With Wine

By Camille Bautista | October 24, 2016 4:16pm
 Georges-Andre Vintage Cafe on Halsey Street is set to extend its hours as a lounge and serve wine and beer by the end of the year, according to the owner.
Georges-Andre Vintage Cafe on Halsey Street is set to extend its hours as a lounge and serve wine and beer by the end of the year, according to the owner.
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BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — The owner of Halsey Street’s French cafe is looking to expand with the planned launch of a lounge serving beer and wine.

Bed-Stuy resident Karine Petitnicolas, owner of Georges-André Vintage Cafe, plans to extend its hours into the late evening and host a series of music nights, poetry showcases, comedy events, movies and chess nights.

“Instead of opening a second location, I decided to grow one,” said Petitnicolas, who goes by the nickname "SuperFrench."

“After three years in the business, it’s definitely ready to grow and the cafe has a perfect vibe for a lounge. It just makes sense.”

The coffee shop at 558 Halsey St., near Stuyvesant Avenue, is decked out with vintage furniture and serves as a tribute to SuperFrench’s late father and her son, Andre.

Currently, the cafe offers a variety of quiches, pastries and drinks, and may soon branch out with a new brunch menu, the owner added.

Its hours of operations would extend until 11 p.m. from Thursday through Sunday under the proposal, and the plans to serve alcohol must go before the State Liquor Authority.

“We have board games, we’ll have music nights, we need something more mellow in the area where people can sit down, relax and have a conversation,” Petitnicolas said.

The 43-year-old mother moved to the United States from France in 1995 and heads the SuperFrench brand on her own, with a fitness studio in the neighborhood for children and women along with SuperFrench Productions and Publishing.

The studio, located down the street from the cafe, recently underwent renovation and has grown its programming with boxing and salsa nights.

Petitnicolas hopes to rent out the studio space at 521 Halsey St. for more classes, she added, saying “there’s a huge potential for fitness.”

She hopes the cafe's added offerings and new menu will launch by the end of the year.