Loulay (restaurant)

Loulay Kitchen and Bar
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Restaurant information
Established2013 (2013)
Street address600 Union St
CitySeattle
CountyKing
StateWashington
Postal/ZIP Code98101
CountryUnited States
Coordinates47°36′37.5″N 122°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]

Description

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

History

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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

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Seattle's James Beard–Winning Restaurants". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  2. ^ Billups, Sara (2014-02-21). "Scheff and Clement 'In Like' With Loulay". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ^ Wolf, Laurie (2015-01-20). Food Lovers' Guide to® Seattle: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-1662-4.
  4. ^ Williams, Allison (2019-06-18). Moon Seattle. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 978-1-64049-210-3.
  5. ^ "Chef Thierry Rautureau's elegant Loulay opens in downtown Seattle". Puget Sound Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  6. ^ Guarente, Gabe (2021-08-09). "Lauded Downtown French Restaurant Loulay Kitchen and Bar Will Not Reopen". Eater. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  7. ^ "Beloved French chef Thierry Rautureau closes Loulay — his last restaurant in Seattle". The Seattle Times. 2021-08-09. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  8. ^ Rautureau, Theirry; Rautureau, Kathy (2021-08-09). "Thank You For The Memories". Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  9. ^ Robinson, Kathryn. "Best Restaurant of 2014: Loulay". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  10. ^ Alexander, Kevin, Childers, Liz (2014-12-07). "The 21 best new restaurants in America 2014". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-12-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Kasinger, Chona. "Seattle's 11 best new restaurants of 2014". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2015-09-10.
  12. ^ Kasinger, Chona. "Seattle's 10 best new burgers of 2014". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2015-09-09. Retrieved 11 November 2014.