Le Soleil (restaurant)

Le Soleil is a Haitian restaurant located at 858 Tenth Avenue (between West 56th Street and West 57th Street) in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Le Soleil
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Restaurant information
Established1973
Owner(s)Rolande Bisserth
Food typeHaitian
Street address858 Tenth Avenue
(bet. West 56th Street and West 57th Street)
CityNew York City
StateNew York
Postal/ZIP Code10019
Coordinates40°46′07″N 73°59′19″W / 40.768559°N 73.988554°W / 40.768559; -73.988554
Websitelesoleilhaitianrestaurant.com

History edit

Le Soleil ("The Sun") was founded in 1973 by Rolande Bisserth, originally on 10th Avenue between 57 - 58th Streets in an area called Bois Verna, named after a neighborhood in Port-au-Prince known for its ancient latticed houses, where New York's version once boasted bookstores, churches, cafés, and bodegas called petit magasins.[12]

Its decor entails colorful primitive-style tropical landscapes decorated on peach-colored walls above brown wainscoting.[12]

Rating edit

It is two-star rated by Eater.[12] It was rated among the "Best Haitian restaurants in NYC" by Time Out magazine.[1] In 2017 Foursquare ranked the restaurant 12th for "Best Caribbean Restaurants in New York City".[13] It was rated by Thrillist, as the best BYOB for the "10 Most Essential Restaurants in Lincoln Center".[14]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b Shorr, Arielle, ed. (19 December 2016). "The best Haitian restaurants in NYC". Time Out. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. ^ Platt, Adam (ed.). "Taxi Driver Tips - Cheap Eats". New York Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. ^ Fooksman, Leon, ed. (4 August 2002). "Haitian Enclave Fulfills A Dream". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. ^ Miller, Bryan, ed. (8 March 1985). "Diner's Journal". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  5. ^ Gross, Jane, ed. (1 February 1986). "For Haitians, Dream Is Taken Away". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  6. ^ Sietsema, Robert, ed. (2004). The Food Lover's Guide to the Best Ethnic Eating in New York City. Arcade Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 9781559707169. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  7. ^ Long, Lucy M., ed. (17 July 2015). Ethnic American Food Today: A Cultural Encyclopedia. p. 259. ISBN 9781442227316. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  8. ^ Morrow, William, ed. (15 February 1987). "FOOD; Winds of the Antilles". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  9. ^ Press (ed.). "Le Soleil Haitian Restaurant". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  10. ^ Press (ed.). "Le Soleil Restaurant". TripAdvisor. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  11. ^ Mccallister, Jared, ed. (8 January 2017). "CARIBBEAT: Nevis bringing birthday honors for Alexander Hamilton, America's Caribbean-born Founding Father". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  12. ^ a b c Sietsema, Robert, ed. (17 November 2015). "Haitian Holdout Le Soleil Keeps the 60s Dream Alive". Eater. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  13. ^ Press, ed. (27 July 2017). "The 15 Best Caribbean Restaurants in New York City". Foursquare. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  14. ^ Jiccoma, Gianni, ed. (5 January 2016). "10 Most Essential Restaurants in Lincoln Center". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

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