Café Java, a restaurant on the corner of Thayer and Meeting streets, has closed its doors. Its space is being taken over by a Chinese restaurant.
Iskandar Boutros, who was working in the space on Thursday, said his son, Michel, is the new tenant in the Café Java space. He said the coffee shop has been closed since Thanksgiving and Michel Boutros plans to open the new restaurant, Shanghai, in five to six weeks.
Café Java's closing comes amid other changes on Thayer. Esta's, a gift shop, video rental store and bike retailer at the corner of Thayer and Olive streets, will close Dec. 31, and the Smoothie King franchise at Thayer and Angell streets closed its doors a week ago, putting up signs that it is closed for the season. The College Hill Bookstore and In Your Ear Records closed earlier in the fall.
