Le Cirque

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Le Cirque
Restaurant information
Established1974; 47 years ago (1974)
Closed2018; 3 years ago (2018)
Owner(s)Maccioni Family
Food typeFrench
Dress codeFormal
Street address151 East 58th Street in Midtown Manhattan
CityNew York City
StateNew York
Postal/ZIP Code10022
CountryUnited States
Websitelecirque.com

Le Cirque is a French restaurant that had a number of locations throughout the New York City borough of Manhattan during its more than forty-year history. It is currently closed with its future status unknown.

New York City history[]

Le Cirque was established in 1974 by Sirio Maccioni and continued to be run by the family through its closure in 2018.[1] It opened at the Mayfair Hotel on East 65th Street in 1974. From 1986 to 1992, Daniel Boulud was executive chef and in 1995, it was awarded the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Restaurant.[2][3] Boulud was succeeded by Sottha Kuhn, Pierre Schaedelin, Christophe Bellanca, Craig Hopson, and Olivier Reginensi.[4] It closed and reopened as Le Cirque 2000 at the Palace Hotel in 1997 where it remained a hotspot thorough 2002.[5]

In 2006, the restaurant moved to a location in the Bloomberg Tower building at One Beacon Court (151 East 58th Street) and operated as Le Cirque New York at One Beacon Court.[6][7][8] It comprised 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m2) and was designed by interior designer Adam Tihany[9] and architect Costas Kondylis. The family's efforts to transition the restaurant was featured in the documentary film Le Cirque: A Table In Heaven directed by Andrew Rossi.[10]

Le Cirque New York closed on January 1, 2018 due to rising rent costs and other operational challenges,[5][1] but operated private events on a boat in 2019.[11] Its future plans are unknown as of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the restaurant industry[12] and the 2020 death of founder Sirio Maccioni.

Other Locations[]

As of 2019, there were Le Cirques in Las Vegas, and three India locations: New Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore. The Las Vegas location at the Bellagio Hotel served as a second flagship location and had one Michelin Star and an AAA Five-Diamond rating.[13] Their lower-end sister brand Circo has a location in Abu Dhabi, but the Dallas location closed.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Rosner, Helen (October 11, 2017). "What Le Cirque Will Be Remembered For". The New Yorker. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Sirio Maccioni Named Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree for 2014
  3. ^ Chef Daniel Boulud: Biography DanielNYC.com
  4. ^ Fabricant, Florence (November 17, 2008). "Craig Hopson Takes Over at Le Cirque". New York Times.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Tarmy, James; Krader, Kate (March 31, 2017). "What Caused the Downfall of New York City's Glitziest Restaurant?". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Le Cirque | Manhattan | Restaurant Menus and Reviews. Zagat. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  7. ^ Bruni, Frank (February 6, 2008). "In Defense of Decadence". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2008.
  8. ^ The return of Sirio and Le Cirque to New York New York Restaurant Insider, June 2006
  9. ^ Project Le Cirque Archived February 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Tihany Design
  10. ^ Le Cirque: A Table In Heaven HBO
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Tuder, Stefanie (August 19, 2019). "Legendary Le Cirque Is Back, But Only for Pricey Events on a Yacht". Eater NY. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  12. ^ Chaffin, Joshua (March 19, 2020). "Coronavirus brings down a New York restaurant empire". www.ft.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  13. ^ "Bellagio, Le Cirque". Bellagio.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2013.

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