#Grand Central Oyster Bar delays reopening after Hurricane Ida

The Grand Central Oyster Bar is delaying its much anticipated reopening.

After declaring in August that it would be throwing its doors open on Sept. 7 after a nearly 17-month hiatus, the iconic eatery has pushed back the reopening date.

“Due to unforeseen operational issues and delays caused by Hurricane Ida the reopening of the Grand Central Oyster Bar has been postponed two weeks until the week of September 20,” the restaurant’s management said in a statement.

It’s the second setback for the eatery, which reopened for just 12 days in October when COVID-19 was surging again and The Big Apple had restricted indoor dining to 25 percent capacity.

The 440-seat restaurant, located on the lower level of Grand Central Terminal, is used to cramming tourists and commuters into its popular bar and vaulted ceiling dining room, but too few people were coming to the city at that time to make it worthwhile to reopen, management said.

The 25 percent indoor dining restriction would have limited the restaurant to just 81 diners, executive chef Sandy Ingber told The Post last year.

But this time, management insists the latest delay “is not COVID-related.”

The restaurant did not immediately return calls for comment.

When it does finally reopen, the 107-year-old eatery will have a “full but more limited menu,” according to its August statement, and tables will be spaced six feet apart despite the city not requiring such rules anymore.

“It’s very disappointing for everyone, but we’ll continue to persevere,” management said in a statement about the delay.