The former site of beloved fine-dining restaurant The Left Bank will soon “Bloom” as a new eatery focusing on New American cuisine.
According to a news release from Royal Square Development and Construction, restaurateur Victor Claffey is gearing up to open a restaurant called Bloom at 120 N. George St. in York’s dining district.
Claffey is an Irish native with two decades of restaurant experience in Ireland and the U.S., according to the news release.
“I think there is a great opportunity in York,” said Claffey, whose wife is from Lititz.
The couple had been living in Minnesota, where Claffey owned a gastropub, but they decided to move to Central Pennsylvania after having two children in the early 2020s, according to the release.
“I really felt like we could bring something that is new and fresh to the area,” said Claffey.
David Albright bought The Left Bank in 1998 and sold it in 2017 to Sean and Mandy Arnold. The Arnolds closed the restaurant at the end of 2023 and listed it for sale.