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Wallsé is a restaurant in New York City. The restaurant serves Austrian cuisine.[1]

History

Kurt Gutenbrunner opened Wallsé in 2000.[2] Before opening Wallsé, Gutenbrunner was the executive chef at Bouley.[3] In 2011, Gutenbrunner told Eater that a living fish was stolen from the vase in which it lived in Wallsé's bathroom.[4] The culprit was never identified.[4] Wallsè Next Door, a smaller "sister" location, is located near Wallsé.[5]

The restaurant uses chairs made by Thonet.[2] A portrait of Gutenbrunner by Julian Schnabel hangs in the restaurant.[1]

Reviews and accolades

Reviews

The restaurant received a positive review from Amanda Hesser, published in The New York Times, in 2004, awarding the restaurant two out of four possible stars.[3][6] Hesser praised the restaurant as "assured and unfettered".[3] Hesser also praised its "neighborhood demeanor" and Gutenbrunner's resistance to using ingredients such as "foam" and "powdered kumquat" and the techniques of chefs such as Ferran Adrià and Thomas Keller.[3]

In 2017 Pete Wells gave the restaurant a positive review, also published in The New York Times.[6] He awarded the restaurant one of four possible stars, a rating of "Good".[6] Wells contrasted his visits to the restaurant to write the review unfavorably to his past experiences, but noted that it "wouldn’t take much to pull the lines taut".[6] Wells praised the restaurant's "Old World charm and grown-up civility".[6]

Accolades

The restaurant had a single Michelin star, which it was first awarded in 2006,[7] and which it lost in 2022.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sietsema, Robert (21 December 2022). "Four Reasons to Revisit West Village Austrian Restaurant, Wallsé". Eater NY. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Colman, David (21 January 2012). "In a Chair's Curves, a Past Reclaimed". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Hesser, Amanda (5 May 2004). "RESTAURANTS; Spaetzle and Schnitzel, Unclouded by Foam". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b Kludt, Amanda (20 July 2011). "One Diner Stole the Fish Out of Wallse's Bathroom Vase". Eater NY. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. ^ Reimann, Hannah (4 December 2021). "Oh, Bring Us a Figgy Martin: Wallsé Next Door". Westview News. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e Wells, Pete (19 December 2017). "Schnitzel and Strudel and Other Favorite Things, at Wallsé". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. ^ "ViaMichelin: Michelin Selects Best Restaurants and Hotels in New York City" (PDF). 1 November 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  8. ^ Fabricant, Florence (7 October 2022). "Peter Luger and Carbone Among Michelin Star Losers and Winners". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

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