All of downtown Durham seems to pour in through the front windows Delancey Tavern, a new upscale restaurant in Durham’s buzzy Geer Street District.
Built in an old car showroom, Delancey Tavern is the third restaurant from the owners of popular downtown staples Bull McCabes and the pizzeria Hutchins Garage.
Owners Malachy Noone and Tracy Hancock took over the former Weeks Motor Company building at 408 W. Geer Street. Most recently it was used by the controversial Pioneers Church, but the new owners have spent more than a year renovating the historic space to its current blend of industrial design and art deco.
Delancey takes its name from the New York City street in the Lower East Side, across the Williamsburg Bridge where Hancock used to live. The area still holds some powerful sentiment, he said, inspiring the vibe at Delancey…