| Lucien | |
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 Lucien in December 2023 | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1998; 27 years ago (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 / 40.72337; -73.98818 |
| 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. The menu includes traditional French fare inspired by Bahaj's upbringing in the South of France.
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, and New York artists Jonas Mekas and Dash Snow, to the restaurant.
Bahaj passed away in 2019, and today the restaurant's operations are handled by his son Zac.
References
- 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.
- ^ 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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