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Loulay (restaurant)

Loulay Kitchen and Bar, or simply Loulay, was a restaurant by Thierry Rautureau in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1][2]

Description

The French menu included French onion soup, duck confit sliders,[3] roasted chicken, and braised short ribs.[4]

History

The restaurant opened in 2013.[5] Loulay closed in March 2020, following the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in Seattle, and never reopened. Thierry Rautureau made the closure permanent in August 2021.[6][7][8]

Reception

The restaurant was dubbed "Best Restaurant of the year" by Seattle Metropolitan.[9] Thrillist gave it accolades as one of "The 21 best new restaurants in America",[10] and "Seattle's 11 best new restaurants of 2014".[11] Its burger was dubbed "Seattle's 10 best new burgers of 2014".[12]

See also

References

  1. Seattle's James Beard–Winning Restaurants Seattle Metropolitan, retrieved 2023-06-20^
  2. Sara Billups. Scheff and Clement 'In Like' With Loulay Eater Seattle, 2014-02-21, retrieved 2023-06-20^
  3. Laurie Wolf. Food Lovers' Guide to® Seattle: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings Rowman & Littlefield, 2015-01-20^
  4. Allison Williams. Moon Seattle Avalon Publishing, 2019-06-18^
  5. Chef Thierry Rautureau's elegant Loulay opens in downtown Seattle Puget Sound Business Journal, retrieved 2023-06-20^
  6. Gabe Guarente. Lauded Downtown French Restaurant Loulay Kitchen and Bar Will Not Reopen Eater, 2021-08-09, retrieved 2021-12-14^
  7. Beloved French chef Thierry Rautureau closes Loulay — his last restaurant in Seattle The Seattle Times, 2021-08-09, retrieved 2023-06-20^
  8. Theirry Rautureau, Kathy Rautureau. Thank You For The Memories 2021-08-09, retrieved 2021-12-14^
  9. Kathryn Robinson. Best Restaurant of 2014: Loulay Seattle Metropolitan, retrieved 3 November 2014^
  10. Childers, Liz Alexander, Kevin. The 21 best new restaurants in America 2014 Thrillist, 2014-12-07, retrieved 2021-12-14^
  11. Chona Kasinger. Seattle's 11 best new restaurants of 2014 Thrillist^
  12. Chona Kasinger. Seattle's 10 best new burgers of 2014 Thrillist, retrieved 11 November 2014^