Le Veau d'Or | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 1937 |
Owner(s) | Raid Nasr Lee Hanson |
Food type | French |
Street address | 129 East 60th Street |
City | New York |
State | New York |
Postal/ZIP Code | 10022 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 40°45′47.4″N73°58′5.3″W / 40.763167°N 73.968139°W |
Le Veau d'Or is an Upper East Side of Manhattan restaurant open since 1937 making it the oldest French bistro in NYC. [1] Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson of Frenchette are the owners, since April 2019. Catherine Treboux was the previous owner. Her father, Robert Treboux, bought the restaurant in 1985. [2] In 1968, Craig Claiborne of The New York Times gave the restaurant a four-star review. [2]
By 1980, their reputation had diminished. That year, The New York Times critic Moira Hodgson gave the restaurant a fair rating. On Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Bourdain was impressed with the breadth of their traditional menu. [2] Catherine Treboux said appearing on the show helped their business. [3]
The restaurant opened when many French chefs and restaurateurs were coming to New York to work at the French pavilion at the World's fair in Flushing, Queens who stayed in New York. Robert Treboux was one of those people. Chefs who have worked in the restaurant include Daniel Boulud, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and David Bouley. [2]
At the height of its popularity, customers included Marlene Dietrich, Oleg Cassini and Orson Welles. [4]
In 2011, they received the America's Classics Award from the James Beard Foundation. [5]
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