John’s Cafe on Greenville Avenue. Photo by Renee Umsted.
John’s Cafe in Lowest Greenville is expected to close by the end of April and relocate.
The building that houses John’s Cafe and other businesses was sold to Madison Partners, which is a major property owner on Greenville Avenue. Dallas County Appraisal District records online show that the deed was transferred in July 2025.
After that, the building is expected to be torn down, said Georgia Niotis, the cafe’s owner’s daughter. The plan is for John’s to move to another spot nearby to keep in touch with the local customer base, but that location hasn’t been found yet.
I reached out to Madison Partners by email to confirm this information but haven’t heard back by press time.
John’s Cafe has been serving home-cooked breakfast and lunch since 1972, founded by John Spyropoulos. The restaurant has been through shake-ups before. After over 30 years on Greenville Avenue, Spyropoulos lost his lease to a bank and moved to the Lake Highlands area before eventually returning to our neck of the woods in 2007.
