Le Soleil (restaurant)

Le Soleil
The restaurant's exterior in 2024
Restaurant information
Established	1973 (1973)
Owner(s)	Rolande Bisserth
Food type	Haitian
Street address	858 Tenth Avenue (bet. West 56th Street and West 57th Street)
City	New York City
State	New York
Postal/ZIP Code	10019
Coordinates	40.768559°N 73.988554°W / 40.768559; -73.988554
Website	lesoleilhaitianrestaurant.com

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]}

History

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

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]

See also

• List of restaurants in New York City
• Food portal

References

1. 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. 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.

External links

• Le Soleil website
• Zagat listing