Sadly, only Zi Pep's exterior will be made over.

Exciting news from the reps at Zi Pep in the East Village, who tell Grub that next week the entire block of 9th Street between First Avenue and A will be transformed into the sixties Village for the Coen Brothers' upcoming film, Inside Llewyn Davis. The Southern Italian restaurant will be made over as a folk club, where the movie's stars, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Carey Mulligan, and Garrett Hedlund, presumably hang out, discover a young Bob Dylan, and smoke a bunch of pot. Okay, we made that up. Since this is all happening early next week — Valentine's time — here's a look at the $49 prix fixe the restaurant will serve on the big night. [Menu]

Read more posts by Jenny Miller

Filed Under: counter-culture, cohen brother, east village, zi pep