Lucien (restaurant)
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| Established | 1998 |
| Food type | French bistro |
| Dress code | Casual |
| Street address | 14 1st Avenue |
| City | New York City |
| State | New York |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 10009 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°43′24″N 73°59′17″W / 40.72337°N 73.98818°W |
| Website | Official website |
Lucien is a French restaurant located on First Avenue in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Lucien was opened by Moroccan-born restaurateur Lucien Bahaj in 1998.[1] The menu includes traditional French fare inspired by Bahaj's upbringing in the South of France.[2]
Its clientele have included established celebrities through promotional collaboration with New York publicist Kaitlin Phillips; she has brought celebrities like Bella Hadid and Chloë Sevigny,[3] and New York artists Jonas Mekas and Dash Snow, to the restaurant.[4]
Bahaj passed away in 2019, and today the restaurant's operations are handled by his son Zac.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Patterson, Clayton (2 August 2019). "Remembering Lucien Bahaj—creator of the French bistro that became NYC's last cultural salon". Document Journal. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Asimov, Eric (30 December 1998). "$25 AND UNDER; Just Like Home, if Home Happens to Be in France". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Smith, Ben (7 March 2021). "They Had a Fun Pandemic. You Can Read About It in Print". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ a b Freeman, Nate (12 August 2019). "An Oral History of Lucien, the New York Art World's Go-To Bistro". Garage. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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