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Lucien (restaurant)

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

  1. ^ Patterson, Clayton (August 2, 2019). "Remembering Lucien Bahaj—creator of the French bistro that became NYC's last cultural salon". Document Journal. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Asimov, Eric (December 30, 1998). "$25 AND UNDER; Just Like Home, if Home Happens to Be in France". The New York Times. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Smith, Ben (March 7, 2021). "They Had a Fun Pandemic. You Can Read About It in Print". The New York Times. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Freeman, Nate (August 12, 2019). "An Oral History of Lucien, the New York Art World's Go-To Bistro". Garage. Retrieved December 26, 2022.