Beloved Hudson Caf Tanzy s Closes After 20 Years

It was the kind of restaurant where your waitress might have known your favorite muffin and made the soup for twenty years.

Hudson’s Tanzy’s Cafs.

Hudson is now bidding farewell to Tanzy’s, the welcoming cafe and souvenir shop on Warren Street that both locals and visitors have grown to love. On Sunday, June 15, it closed for business.

Weeks prior, the owners and sisters, Sandie Tanzillo-Gay and Tisha Tanzillo-Mulligan, shared on Facebook their decision to retire after 20 years of hospitable service, hearty breakfasts, and afternoon teas.

They commented that serving the locals and the numerous visitors who have grown close over the years has been a joy. As we enter the next stage of our lives, it is a bittersweet conclusion.

With its croissant French toast, breakfast burritos, daily specials produced with ingredients from nearby farms, and the famous Taylor pork roll sandwich—a nod to the sisters’ late father, whose nickname inspired the cafe’s name—Tanzy’s gained a devoted following as soon as it opened in 2005.

Tanzy’s was more than simply food, though. Operated with a focus on family, the caf also served as a gift shop and was housed in the former Berrelli pool hall. Over the years, family members and close friends helped out with soups, desserts, and stories, and Sandie was the chef and Tisha was the baker.

Gourmet treats and tea-themed delights, such as bespoke gift baskets and well chosen greeting cards, were available in the gift area.

Facebook users expressed a wide range of emotions after learning of the cafe’s closing.

One reader said, “Congratulations on 20 incredible years of serving up delicious food, big laughs, and friendships.”

“Oh, Tisha and Sandy, you will be sorely missed,” someone else replied. Every time I spent even a short time with you, I felt happy.