Even restaurants with longstanding community ties and decades of history sometimes find themselves having to say goodbye. That’s what happened last week to Donohue’s Steak House, a fixture of Manhattan’s Upper East Side for more than 70 years.
Donohue’s closed its doors Friday night after 76 years in business. News of the restaurant’s pending closure broke during the spring, with owner Maureen Donohue-Peters sending a thank you message to customers on Instagram earlier this month.
“I want to express my deepest gratitude to all of you for being part of such a wonderful journey over the years,” Donohue-Peters wrote. “The closing of Donohue’s is bittersweet, as I feel I am saying goodbye to my second family.”
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Old-school and unforgettable
Founded in 1950, Donohue’s was known for its classic American fare and for being “a Museum of What Bars Used to Be,” according to the New York Times…