Brasserie Les Halles

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Brasserie Les Halles
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Park Avenue South Location
Brasserie Les Halles
Restaurant information
Food type French bistro steakhouse
Street address15 John Street
City Manhattan, New York City
StateNew York
CountryUnited States

Brasserie Les Halles was a French-brasserie-style restaurant originally located on Park Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. [1] [2] Other locations were on John Street in Manhattan, in Tokyo, Miami, and Washington, D.C.

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Author and television host Anthony Bourdain worked there as executive chef. The restaurant featured prominently in his book Kitchen Confidential .

Les Halles went out of business in August 2017.

History

The restaurant was opened in 1990 by chefs Jose de Meirelles, Philippe Lajaunie, and Jean-Michel Diot and named after Les Halles, the historic central wholesale marketplace in Paris. [3] The restaurant served simple and classic French dishes such as escargot, foie gras, and steak tartare, which was prepared to order at tableside, and was renowned for its pommes frites. The original Park Avenue location featured a butcher shop that specialized in French cuts of meat. Author and television host Anthony Bourdain worked there in the late 1990s as executive chef. [4] The Park Avenue location was featured prominently in the book Kitchen Confidential by Bourdain, who also detailed many of Les Halles' recipes in Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook. The Downtown New York branch was located at 15 John Street (between Broadway & Nassau Street; in the Financial District) on the site of the former John Street Theatre, "Birthplace of American Theatre." [5]

The Washington, D.C. location of Les Halles closed in mid-November 2008 following a fifteen-year run. Owner Philippe Lajaunie cited difficulty obtaining a new lease as the reason.

In its 2013 user poll, Zagat gave its two New York restaurants each a food rating of 21 out of 30. [2]

Executive chef Carlos Llaguno died of cancer at age 38 in February 2015. Bourdain paid tribute to Llaguno on Facebook saying, "Rest In Peace Chef Carlos Llaguno Garcia. A great friend, a great chef, a great person. He will be missed by all who knew him." [4]

The Park Avenue location of Les Halles closed in March 2016. The Miami location closed as well. [6] Les Halles went out of business in August 2017. [6] In 2018, Les Halles, though closed down, became a memorial to Anthony Bourdain after his suicide. [7]

In March 2022, a new French-style restaurant named La Brasserie opened in the former Les Halles space on Park Avenue. La Brasserie owner Francis Staub, previously the founder of Staub cookware, expressed his intent to continue the Brasserie Les Halles philosophy. Some iconic dishes by Anthony Bourdain, such as the Steak Frites, are kept on the menu as an homage. [8] La Brasserie was rebranded as 'Chez Francis' in April 2023. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Brasserie Les Halles official site". Archived from the original on January 20, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Les Halles | Manhattan | Restaurant Menus and Reviews. Zagat. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  3. ↑ Cahn, Lauren (July 20, 2021). "The Untold Truth Of Brasserie Les Halles". Mashed. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Khabiri, Layla (February 12, 2015). "Les Halles Executive Chef, Carlos Llaguno Garcia, Has Died at Age 38". Eater .
  5. ↑ Wilmeth, Don B.; Miller, Tice L. (June 13, 1996). Cambridge Guide to the American Theatre (address). Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9780521564441 . Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  6. 1 2 Dai, Serena (August 22, 2017). "Former Bourdain Home Les Halles Shutters Last Outpost Amid Bankruptcy". Eater. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Fans Pay Tribute to Anthony Bourdain Outside New York City Restaurant Where He Once Worked". Inside Edition. June 10, 2018. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  8. ↑ Sutherland-Namako, Amber (March 7, 2022). "A new restaurant opens in NYC's famed Les Halles space tomorrow". Time Out. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ Good, Rana (May 24, 2024). "12 New Experiences To Try In New York City This Spring". Forbes. Retrieved April 1, 2025.

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