Buvette

42 Grove St
Former Morandi chef, and founder of Gottino, Jody Williams takes over the former Pink Tea Cup space and turns it into her first French project, a "gastrotheque" called Buvette. Buvette Gastrotheque is inspired by European traditions of the ... more

Former Morandi chef, and founder of Gottino, Jody Williams takes over the former Pink Tea Cup space and turns it into her first French project, a "gastrotheque" called Buvette. Buvette Gastrotheque is inspired by European traditions of the trade honoring a history of craft and design in it's menu where each detail is meant to evoke a sense of story, place and delight. Part restaurant, part bar, part café, Buvette Gastrotheque combines the elegance of an old world cafe with the casual nature of a neighborhood wine bar. It is is a light filled space for an early morning espresso or a languorous lunch of shared dishes, even a spot for a late night digestif it is “a place committed to the pleasure of good food.”

Occupying a handsomely renovated store front on a tree lined block in the historic West Village, Buvette is open continuously (sunlight to candlelight) for breakfast, lunch and dinner featuring an array of French and Italian wine, as well the best and closest sourced meat and produce of the season.


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West Village Description

Buvette is located in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan. The western slice of Greenwich Village—although some will tell you it's a separate neighborhood altogether; don't listen to them—the West Village is a somewhat sleepier version of its larger neighborhood, with many tree-lined streets populated by residential buildings and punctuated ever-so-lightly with restaurants and bars. The locals have fought notoriously hard throughout the years to keep raucous bars and clubs from staying open—or even opening at all—to preserve the relative quiet of their neighborhood. The West Village stretches east from the Hudson River to 6th Avenue, and north from Houston Street to West 14th. It's northwestern corner is chewed off by the Meatpacking District, where the very sorts of restaurants and bars West Village residents try to keep out of their 'hood flourish. The majority of Bleecker Street's dining, shopping, and drinking options exist on the West Village's end of the street, with a small shopping mecca surrounding the intersection of 7th Avenue, where many high-end retailers have stores, like Brooks Brothers' Black Fleece, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Burberry, Marc Jacobs, and a whole lot more. There's plenty of history here, and the bars are no exception—Dylan Thomas famously stumbled out of the White Horse Tavern heavy with whiskey on the night he expired at the Hotel Chelsea. For those aiming to avoid the thumping, throbbing nightclubs of the Meatpacking District, jazz can be had at Fat Cat, the legendary Village Vanguard, and smaller, quieter establishments like 55 Bar. If you'd like a more structured day of drinking, the folks at the Literary Pub Crawl put on a fantastic and informative tour. The sophisticated residents of the West Village have led a number of excellent restaurants to open in the neighborhood, from Italian favorite Sant Ambroeus, April Bloomfield's game-changing gastropub The Spotted Pig, Yerba Buena, and Perry St.. Of course, if you're not in the mood for high-end cuisine in mood-inducing settings, there's pizza on offer at John's of Bleecker Street, but you'd be better served by walking a little further east and feasting one our favorite New York slice at Joe's. And if it's a burger you're looking for, the city's first Umami Burger is lurking over on 6th Avenue, while perennial favorite Corner Bistro is on 7th. While the West Village is low on museums, it has two of the best independent cinemas in the city between Film Forum and neighborhood landmark IFC Center.

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Info

42 Grove St
New York, NY 10014
(212) 245-8880
Website

Editorial Rating

Category

French

Ambience

Casual

Payment

All Major

This Week's Hours

Mon-Fri: 8:00am-2:00am
Sat-Sun: 11:00am-2:00am

Nearby Subway

  • 9 to Christopher St/Sheridan Sq -- 0.2

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