Loulay (restaurant)

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Loulay Kitchen and Bar
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Loulay (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Established2013 (2013)
Street address600 Union St
City Seattle
CountyKing
StateWashington
Postal/ZIP Code98101
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 47°36′37.5″N122°20′0.5″W / 47.610417°N 122.333472°W / 47.610417; -122.333472

Loulay Kitchen and Bar, or simply Loulay, was a restaurant by Thierry Rautureau in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] [2]

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Description

The French menu included French onion soup, duck confit sliders, [3] roasted chicken, and braised short ribs. [4]

History

Thierry Rautureau Thierry Rautureau.jpg
Thierry Rautureau

The restaurant opened in 2013. [5] Loulay closed in March 2020, following the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in Seattle, and never reopened. Thierry Rautureau made the closure permanent in August 2021. [6] [7] [8]

Reception

The restaurant was dubbed "Best Restaurant of the year" by Seattle Metropolitan . [9] Thrillist gave it accolades as one of "The 21 best new restaurants in America", [10] and "Seattle's 11 best new restaurants of 2014". [11] Its burger was dubbed "Seattle's 10 best new burgers of 2014". [12]

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References

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