Minetta Tavern opened in Greenwich Village in 1937, quickly becoming the local hangout for writers and poets including: Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, Eugene O'Neill, e.e. cummings, Dylan Thomas, and Joe Gould. Today Minetta lives on.

Who owns Minetta Tavern?

Keith McNally, Co-Owner: We have 75 seats at Minetta Tavern.

Who is Eddie Minetta?

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The restaurant took its name from the small stream that once ran through the area, and the first owner Eddie Silieri took his name from the restaurant--becoming known as "Eddie Minetta" because he owned the joint for so long.