Lucien (restaurant)

Lucien
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″N73°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. ^[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. Freeman, Nate (August 12, 2019). "An Oral History of Lucien, the New York Art World's Go-To Bistro". Garage. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

External links

• Official website