Le Soleil (restaurant)
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(bet. West 56th Street and West 57th Street), New York City, New York, 10019
| Le Soleil | |
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 The restaurant's exterior in 2024 | |
 Interactive map of Le Soleil | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1973 |
| Owner | Rolande Bisserth |
| Food type | Haitian |
| Location | 858 Tenth Avenue (bet. West 56th Street and West 57th Street), New York City, New York, 10019 |
| Coordinates | 40°46′07″N 73°59′19″W / 40.768559°N 73.988554°W |
| 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][excessive citations]
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]
