Parisian eatery Le Coq Rico has debuted its first location in the U.S. with its new 132-seat restaurant in Manhattan. New York-based architect Daniel Montroy of Montroy Andersen DeMarco (MADGI) and Paris-based architect Pascal Desprez of DP Agence collaborated on the design, which pays tribute to the famed restaurant’s original location. MADGI recently completed a renovation of the Gabay Building, which houses the restaurant.
The brainchild of Michelin-starred chef and owner Antoine Westermann and his business partner Francis Staub, Le Coq Rico’s interiors are reminiscent of a French farmhouse with wide-plank oak floors and sandblasted Canadian oak painted white on the ceilings and walls. Black back-painted backlit glass creates a mirror-like accent on the walls, while a large skylight illuminates the dining room, which features lacquer-top tables and two communal tables. The 10-seat L-shaped wet bar makes a modern statement with a black oak top and a base of both white wood and dark stone.
The 670-square-foot show kitchen functions like a theater with an 18-seat bar that offers an intimate glimpse in to the space and faces a 16-foot LED wall made from Moonface marble.
The interior features a selection of new works by American visual artist Doug Fitch, including a large, backlit painting of a stylized rooster.
