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Restaurant in New York City, New York
Le Soleil is a Haitian restaurant located at 858
Tenth Avenue (between West 56th Street and West 57th Street) in the
Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of
Manhattan ,
New York City .
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History
Le Soleil ("The Sun") was founded in 1973 by Rolande Bisserth, originally on 10th Avenue between 57 - 58th Streets in an area called Bois Verna , named after a neighborhood in
Port-au-Prince known for its ancient
latticed houses, where New York's version once boasted bookstores, churches, cafés, and bodegas called petit magasins .
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Its decor entails colorful
primitive-style tropical landscapes decorated on peach-colored walls above brown
wainscoting .
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Rating
It is two-star rated by
Eater .
[12] It was rated among the "Best Haitian restaurants in NYC" by
Time Out magazine.
[1] In 2017
Foursquare ranked the restaurant 12th for "Best Caribbean Restaurants in New York City".
[13] It was rated by
Thrillist , as the best
BYOB for the "10 Most Essential Restaurants in Lincoln Center".
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See also
References
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b Shorr, Arielle, ed. (19 December 2016).
"The best Haitian restaurants in NYC" .
Time Out .
Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017 .
^ Platt, Adam (ed.).
"Taxi Driver Tips - Cheap Eats" .
New York Magazine .
Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2017 .
^ Fooksman, Leon, ed. (4 August 2002).
"Haitian Enclave Fulfills A Dream" .
Sun-Sentinel .
Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017 .
^ Miller, Bryan, ed. (8 March 1985).
"Diner's Journal" .
The New York Times .
Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017 .
^ Gross, Jane, ed. (1 February 1986).
"For Haitians, Dream Is Taken Away" .
The New York Times .
Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017 .
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Sietsema, Robert , ed. (2004).
The Food Lover's Guide to the Best Ethnic Eating in New York City . Arcade Publishing. p.
115 .
ISBN
9781559707169 . Retrieved 4 August 2017 .
^ Long, Lucy M., ed. (17 July 2015).
Ethnic American Food Today: A Cultural Encyclopedia . p. 259.
ISBN
9781442227316 . Retrieved 4 August 2017 .
^ Morrow, William, ed. (15 February 1987).
"FOOD; Winds of the Antilles" .
The New York Times .
Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017 .
^ Press (ed.).
"Le Soleil Haitian Restaurant" .
Thrillist .
Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017 .
^ Press (ed.).
"Le Soleil Restaurant" .
TripAdvisor .
Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017 .
^ Mccallister, Jared, ed. (8 January 2017).
"CARIBBEAT: Nevis bringing birthday honors for Alexander Hamilton, America's Caribbean-born Founding Father" .
New York Daily News .
Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017 .
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Sietsema, Robert , ed. (17 November 2015).
"Haitian Holdout Le Soleil Keeps the 60s Dream Alive" .
Eater .
Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017 .
^ Press, ed. (27 July 2017).
"The 15 Best Caribbean Restaurants in New York City" .
Foursquare .
Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017 .
^ Jiccoma, Gianni, ed. (5 January 2016).
"10 Most Essential Restaurants in Lincoln Center" .
Thrillist .
Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017 .
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