After a decade near the Wilson L, the neighborhood’s living room pours its last drink Saturday, but owner Chris Taha promises a new concept will take its place within weeks.

Father Knows Best, the beloved cafe-bar-restaurant near the Wilson L stop that has served as a neighborhood gathering place for a decade, announced Wednesday evening that it will close after 10 years in business. The last day of service will be Saturday, December 20, according to an Instagram post from owner Chris Taha that has drawn an outpouring of community response, with over one thousand likes (including one from our state senator Julia Salazar) and hundreds of comments from residents sharing memories of first dates, formed friendships, and a space that helped them feel at home in Bushwick. Later, Taha clarified in the comments that the space will reopen in approximately one month with a remodeled interior, a new brand, and a different concept.

“In our case. It’s not the rent. It’s the economics of the business model itself and the higher costs of operating post Covid,”

The news comes with a potential silver lining for fans of the Wilson Avenue spot. Taha was mum on specifics, but wrote in a pinned comment,”We’re actually going to be reopening in a month or so with a remodeled space, new brand and different concept; still embodying the core values that we operated by. We’re so excited for this new chapter and the future of what this space will provide the community.” The team will be “doing a light remodel and addressing long-needed repairs to the bones of Father’s before reopening and seeing where life wants the space to go next.”