Lucien
Lucien in December 2023
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Restaurant information
Established1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Food typeFrench bistro
Dress codeCasual
Street address14 1st Avenue
CityNew York City
StateNew York
Postal/ZIP Code10009
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°43′24″N 73°59′17″W / 40.72337°N 73.98818°W / 40.72337; -73.98818
WebsiteOfficial website

Lucien is a French restaurant located at 14 1st Avenue 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

  1. ^ Patterson, Clayton (2 August 2019). "Remembering Lucien Bahaj—creator of the French bistro that became NYC's last cultural salon". Document Journal.
  2. ^ Asimov, Eric (30 December 1998). "$25 AND UNDER; Just Like Home, if Home Happens to Be in France". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Smith, Ben (7 March 2021). "They Had a Fun Pandemic. You Can Read About It in Print". The New York Times.
  4. ^ a b Freeman, Nate (12 August 2019). "An Oral History of Lucien, the New York Art World's Go-To Bistro". Garage.

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