King (restaurant)
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| Established | September 2016 |
| Street address | 18 King Street |
| City | New York City |
| State | New York |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°43′39″N74°00′12″W/ 40.727573°N 74.003455°W |
Kingis a restaurant in theSouth Villageneighborhood of Manhattan, in New York City.[1]King opened in September 2016. King serves French and Italian food.[2]
History
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Jess Shadbolt, Claire de Boer, and Annie Shi founded and own King.[3]Shadbolt and de Boer met while they both worked atThe River Caféin London,[4]and later met Shi, who was then working atThe Clove Club.[5]Before opening King, Shi and de Boer managed a "supper club" together, first in London and then in New York.[5]The restaurant's interior was designed by de Boer's mother.[6]King's operators originally searched for a space inChinatown.[7]King opened in September 2016,[7]in a location previously occupied by the restaurant Mekong.[8]
de Boer has compared the challenges of operating her upstate New York restaurant,Stissing House,to the challenges associated with operating King, saying that King has "no room" but a large number of potential diners, while Stissing House has "loads of room" and a much smaller pool of potential diners.[9]
Shadbolt, de Boer, and Shi opened a second restaurant, Jupiter, in 2022.[10][11]
Menu and offerings
[edit]The menu at King changes daily, and staff determines what the restaurant will serve each morning.[3][7][8]Many dishes do not contain protein, focusing instead on vegetables.[8]Shadbolt, de Boer, and Shi have said they source ingredients fromUnion Square Market.[6]The restaurant consistently featurespanisseon its menu, which de Boer attributed partially to the fact that the staff enjoys eating it with "a cold drink".[12]
Reviews and accolades
[edit]Reviews
[edit]Shauna Lyon, in a review published byThe New Yorker,praised the restaurant's service and food.[13]
Accolades
[edit]Jordana Rothman, writing forFood & Wine,included Shadbolt and de Boer on her 2018 list of the best new chefs in the United States.[14]de Boer was nominated for the 2018 James Beard Award for "Rising Star Chef of the Year".[15]
Pete Wells,the restaurant critic for theNew York Times,included King on his 2023 and 2024 lists of the one hundred best restaurants in New York City.[16][17]Wells emphasized King's interpretation of French and Italian cooking as his reason for including the restaurant on the lists.[16][17]
References
[edit]- ^Wells, Pete (6 June 2017)."Some Food, a Plate, a Room. That's Enough at King, in SoHo".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on 5 April 2024.Retrieved8 April2024.
- ^Wells, Pete (27 September 2019)."Where The Times's Restaurant Critic Likes to Eat".The New York Times.Retrieved9 April2024.
- ^abRao, Tejal (17 July 2018)."It Takes a Lot of Skill to Make a Restaurant Seem So Casual".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on 26 March 2024.Retrieved8 April2024.
- ^Saffitz, Claire (1 March 2017)."The Queens of King".Bon Appétit.Archivedfrom the original on 8 April 2024.Retrieved8 April2024.
- ^ab"The New Crew: The Founders of King Restaurant in New York City's West Village".Vogue.10 September 2018.Retrieved9 April2024.
- ^abBetker, Ally (23 September 2016)."Inside King, the Women-Run New Restaurant Taking British Fare Beyond Fish and Chips".W Magazine.Archivedfrom the original on 8 April 2024.Retrieved8 April2024.
- ^abcTishgart, Sierra (8 September 2016)."Meet the Talented Team Behind a Stylish, Unassuming New Soho Bistro".Grub Street.Retrieved11 April2024.
- ^abcDai, Serena (3 October 2016)."All About King, the Sleeper Hit Of the Fall From London Chefs".Eater NY.Archivedfrom the original on 8 April 2024.Retrieved8 April2024.
- ^Krishna, Priya (4 March 2022)."A Manhattan Chef Heads Upstate. A Country Tavern Follows".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on 25 September 2023.Retrieved19 September2023.
- ^Fabricant, Florence (22 November 2022)."Jupiter, From the King Team, Opens in Rockefeller Center".The New York Times.Retrieved9 April2024.
- ^Fortney, Luke (24 August 2022)."How Rockefeller Center Lured Some of NYC's Top Restaurants to a Midtown Tourist Trap".Eater NY.Retrieved9 April2024.
- ^Molvar, Kari (25 April 2017)."A Spring Picnic Recipe From Two Rising N.Y.C. Chefs".The New York Times.Retrieved15 April2024.
- ^Lyon, Shauna (14 April 2017)."A Lusty Love Letter to Italian Simplicity".The New Yorker.Retrieved9 April2024.
- ^Rothman, Jordana (21 May 2018)."Food & Wine Best New Chefs 2018".Food & Wine.Retrieved12 April2024.
- ^Rose, Lily (14 March 2018)."The 2018 James Beard Award Finalists: View the Full List".Daily Meal.Retrieved12 April2024.
- ^abWells, Pete (18 April 2023)."The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on 18 April 2023.Retrieved8 April2024.
- ^abWells, Pete (1 April 2024)."The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City in 2024".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on 7 April 2024.Retrieved8 April2024.