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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1967 |
| Closed | 13 January 2024 |
| Owner(s) | Michel Roux Jr. |
| Head chef | Rachel Humphrey |
| Food type | French cuisine |
| Dress code | Smart |
| Rating |  (Michelin Guide)  AA Rosettes |
| Street address | Upper Brook Street |
| City | London |
| Postal/ZIP Code | W1K 7QR |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°30′39″N 0°9′18″W / 51.51083°N 0.15500°W |
| Website | Official website |
Le Gavroche (The Urchin) was a restaurant at 43 Upper Brook Street in Mayfair, London. It was opened in 1967 by Michel and Albert Roux at 61 Lower Sloane Street, its premises until 1981. Albert's son Michel Roux Jr was the chef patron from 1991 until its closure in 2024. It was the first restaurant in the UK to be awarded three Michelin stars, which it held from 1982 to 1993.
The restaurant offered classical French food, although some dishes were more modern. Notable dishes included the Soufflé Suissesse (cheese soufflé baked on double cream); Le Caneton Gavroche (whole poached duck in a light consommé served with three sauces for two); and Omelette Rothschild.[1] Its name came from the character Gavroche in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables.[2][3]
In August 2023, Michel Roux Jr. announced that the restaurant would close at the end of its current lease in January 2024, after over 56 years of business. [4] The restaurant's final day of trading was on 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Menu Exceptionnel". Le Gavroche. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Grimes, William (14 March 2020). "Michel Roux, 78, Dies; Helped Bring French Cuisine to London". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Roux Jr, Michel (28 January 2019). "Michel Roux Jr on X". Twitter. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
Yes indeed. The theme continued in the 70s with Le Gamin and Le Poulbot restaurants
- ^ The Staff Canteen. "Michel Roux Jr has announced the closure of Le Gavroche". Retrieved 18 August 2023.