Take a first look at Le B., the new hotspot on the site of the former Les Trois Chevaux and Beatrice Inn.
At any hour of the night, Les Trois Chevaux looks immaculate. The downtown New York restaurant’s tables are draped in impeccably-crisped white linen cloths that dangle just so, and is bathed in a warm glow from the ornate 1930s Waldorf Astoria crystal chandelier that hangs above.
Beatrice Inn Restaurant by Patrick Nash Designs at Le B.—a replica of the original Beatrice Inn sign.Like any New York institution worth remembering, the Beatrice Inn has a storied past, marked by its wildly different owners—including Graydon Carter, who notably sold the establishment to Mar, and Paul Sevigny, whom the ex-EIC bought the restaurant from in the first place—with plenty of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll along the way.
As with Les Trois Cheavux, Mar enlisted Brenda Bello and Joel Medina of the architectural firm BWArchitects to bring the interiors to life. They repainted their original off-white paneled walls a deep navy to complement the custom antique mirrors from Walter’s Mirrors and curved velvet banquettes, in a rich midnight blue. A large crystal chandelier from Brooklyn Prospect Hall has replaced its Waldorf predecessor.
“It’s continental cuisine,” Mar adds, offering me a rose-tinted vintage Mikasa Belle Epoque crystal bowl filled with a cultivated onion-herb dip, topped with a dollop of osetra caviar and featuring crispy strands of pommes soufflés sticking out. It’s named after the Lipton concoctions her mother, Nancy, would make for her as a child. “Executed with a bit of French technique, of course,” she continues, “and translated for the modern diner.” Much of Le B.
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