{"product_id":"9781946022769","title":"Cafe Gitane","description":"Author: Isobel Lola Brown\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781946022769\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: McNally Editions\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGorgeously produced and full of fascinating interviews, profiles, and recipes,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCafe Gitane: 30 Years\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough 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 Italy, a quiet neighbourhood tucked between SoHo and the Lower East Side, and downtown hummed with creative energy. Here a tiny, cosmopolitan French Moroccan cafe evolved into a cultural nexus: a meeting place and playground for everyone, from the most talented emerging artists to out-of-town visitors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCafe Gitane: 30 Years\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to savor the sights, sounds, and tastes of an establishment that has left an unusually lasting mark on an ever-shifting city. It chronicles not just a unique cafe, but a creative community  and a microcosm of New York itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcNally Jackson Books, Nolita's neighbourhood bookstore since 2004, is honoured to be publishing this celebratory scrapbook. Indeed,\u003ci\u003e Cafe Gitane\u003c\/i\u003e commemorates the enduring spirit and connection shared by two downtown institutions and gathering places, whose entwined histories and evolutions help define the fabric of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46688058441886,"sku":"ADS-9781946022769","price":79.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781946022769.jpg?v=1775631497","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781946022769","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}