Allen told The Post of Pacino in 2012.The owner’s modest gathering of friends fast evolved into an empire, with Joe Allens popping up in Miami Beach, Ogunquit, Maine, London and Paris.
The French outpost, which opened in Les Halles in 1972 and now operates under new ownership, was a cause célèbre in the press at the time for being the first to export the American hamburger to fickle France.
In 1983, Allen opened the Italian spot Orso next door on 46th Street, and the old-school speakeasy Bar Centrale upstairs in 2005.
Alongside the celebs at Centrale, where all the boozy drinks come with sidecars, you can find longtime Joe Allen general manager Mary Hattman manning the host stand most nights.“It’s a sad day for all of us,” Hattman told The.
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