PhotoThe acclaimed West Village restaurant Annisa, a showcase for the innovative chef and restaurateur Anita Lo, will close in May after 17 years in business. The restaurant, which was devastated by a fire in 2009 and rebuilt, received three stars from Pete Wells of The New York Times in a 2014 review. Lo has a distinctive style of multicultural American cooking, reflected in her menu since Annisa opened in 2000. In a 2010 review in The Times, Sam Sifton gave Annisa two stars and called Ms. Lo said, “and on some level, my restaurant family really has been my family.”Annisa, 13 Barrow Street, West Village 212-741-6699, annisarestaurant.com.

Source: New York Times January 12, 2017 22:02 UTC