In February 1997, the cafe restaurant was converted into a cybercafe, incorporating a new interior and a kosher sushi bar at a cost of what was about $135,000 at the time.

[2] A spokesperson from the IDT Corporation, Howard Jonas, said a wider range of patrons came to the cafe because of the addition.

Orthodox Jews, who worked in the Diamond District of New York city, had been the traditional customers, but now that it was a cybercafe, it began to serve a more diverse crowd.

To accommodate the new clientele, the Megabite Cafe stayed open two extra hours every night, except Fridays.

[3] IDT Megabite Cafe was founded by 31-year old Gaddy Haymov[1] who worked the cash register during active lunch times.