Lafayette Grill - The Bakakos brothers opened the Lafayette Grill and Bar, located at 54 Franklin Street, in 1996 and besides serving traditional Mediterranean fare for breakfast, lunch and dinner and special events, the brothers soon made the downtown New York City landmark a cultural institution, as well. It now offers a performance space, art gallery and special occasion venue all in one. It hosts a monthly art show, live jazz, Middle Eastern, Latin and Arabic musicians, tango, dance nights, plus book signings, government retirement parties , professional networking events and, of course, belly dancing on Friday nights.