La Grenouille, widely acknowledged as the city’s prettiest restaurant for more than a half-century, closed last fall. But its gorgeous ghost is back at 3 E. 52nd Street, where frogs’ legs have given way to Beijing-style duck. The former home of classic French cuisine has surprisingly been reborn as a location of iDen & Quanjude Beijing … Read more
La Grenouille, the faded but once-fabulous frog of East 52nd Street, croaked for good this week. Owner Philippe Masson announced the closure on Instagram on Wednesday, posting that he was “moving on to explore new terrain and pursue other dreams,” adding that “an enormous amount of love, commitment and dedication went into making La Grenouille … Read more
The likely imminent closure of La Grenouille — the East 52nd Street carriage house it occupies was put up for sale last week — has some crying into their soufflés and questioning the future of French dining in the city. It’s the last of the city’s original “Le” and “La” restaurants to close, following Le … Read more
They’re breaking out the Dom Perignon at 3 E. 52nd Street. La Grenouille, the romantic, last surviving outpost of the city’s old-school French-cuisine era, reopened on Friday following a four-and-a-half months shutdown due to a gas leak. The Post reported back on Sept. 27 that the famous frog was shuttered in June by Con Ed … Read more
High-profile habitues of fabled Midtown French restaurant La Grenouille are chasing frogs’ legs and foie gras elsewhere due to a mysterious, near-three-months shutdown. Owner Philippe Masson shuttered the place when it failed a June 27 pressure test on gas pipes after new meters were installed. The fabulous frog was supposed to reopen on Sept. 7 … Read more