The Pantry Crest, the second restaurant from Tomas Böhm, is set to open at 4 p.m. Thursday. The restaurant, at 722 N. Palm St., is set in home build in 1906 that has housed several other restaurants, including the Laughing Moon Café and the House.
Böhm also runs the Pantry restaurant in west Little Rock.
Our sister publication, Little Rock Soirée, got an early look inside the renovated space for Böhm’s latest culinary undertaking and said “it’s clear that the same European food and charm that makes The Pantry a crowd favorite is right at home in Hillcrest.”
Böhm and his team spent the better part of a year renovating and restoring the century-old building into a true restaurant space. Gone are the upstairs rooms that made for a disjointed dining area at The House. In their place, an actual dining room that seats roughly 70 (20-30 more can sit downstairs). The kitchen has been gutted and replaced with a modern, professional cooking space. Eclectic, antique fixtures light several of the tables, a knowing nod to the unique Hillcrest neighborhood.
Böhm told Whispers in August his renovation budget had grown to about $350,000 from an estimated $200,000.
To start out with, Böhm told Little Rock Soirée the Pantry Crest’s menu will be a bit smaller and will expand in the coming months. The Pantry Crest will be open for dinner, beginning at 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday with the same food that customers have grown to love at the Pantry in west Little Rock.
For more on the opening and more photos, check out the story at Soirée.
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