Odessa (119 Ave A, New York)

In case anybody needed yet another nail in the East Village's extraordinarily well secured coffin, the 2020 closing of landmark Ukrainian diner, Odessa, was as stark a reminder as any.

This was a big deal covid closure — one of the last true 24 hour restaurants in the city, that for the 26 years prior, had been serving meat-stuffed cabbage, pierogies, tuna melts and other late-night diner fare.