Le Cirque

Le Cirque is a French restaurant in Manhattan owned and operated by Sirio Maccioni. Currently at One Beacon Court (151 East 58th Street), it is a 16000 square foot restaurant designed by interior designer Adam Tihany, architect Costas Kondylis. There is another location at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. [ [http://www.bellagio.com/pages/din_cirque.asp Bellagio, Le Cirque] ] The Maccioni family also owns and operates Osteria del Circo.

This is the third location for Le Cirque. Its first stood for 22 years on East 65th Street. From 1996 until its closing after New Year's Eve 2004, it was located at the Villard House at the Palace Hotel (it was then called Le Cirque 2000). [http://www.nysun.com/article/32872 "New York Sun": Le Cirque's Incarnation Is about to be Tested"] ] This location has been open since May 30, 2006. In 2007, Gayot rated Le Cirque as one of the [http://www.gayot.com/restaurants/restaurantissue/top40/le_cirque.html Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.] . It received a rating of 17/20, one of the highest scores awarded.

From 1986 to 1992, Daniel Boulud was executive chef [ [http://danielnyc.com/chef/bio.html Chef Daniel Boulud: Biography | Danielnyc.Com ] ] . He was succeeded by Pierre Schaedelin.

Footnotes

References

* [http://www.lecirque.com/ Le Cirque Official Website]
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External links

* [http://www.nyrestaurantinsider.com/june2006_sirio.asp The return of Sirio and Le Cirque to New York]
* [http://www.gayot.com/restaurantpages/NewYorkInfo.php?tag=NYRES051007 The Third Incarnation of Sirio Maccioni's Legendary Power Restaurant]