"For those of us who were devastated by the closing of the Beatrice Inn in 2020, relief comes in the form of Le B., a lively young echo that opened in September in place of Le Trois Chevaux, Angie Mar’s soon-to-be-relocated restaurant in the West Village. While the name Le B. is a direct nod to The Beatrice Inn, which would be 100 years old this year, it is “fun, witty, and a little more grown-up,” according to Mar. The design certainly supports that: a supper-club-like setting with inky-blue walls, crystal chandeliers, and extra-crisped white linen—all of which it carries off without stuffiness. The menu is Continental American and is Mar’s “ode to her upbringing in the 80s and 90s, and the restaurants of the time.” Some of that playful nostalgia is seen in the Mikasa serveware; but is also spotted on the menu—the Onions Nancy ($24) is her riff on Lipton onion soup and dip mix. Other noteworthy mentions include the Deviled Egg "en chemise”($12) that is served whole with truffle chaud-froid and on a bed of sliced cukes, and the Salad Chinoise, a tongue-firmly-in-cheek dish that's priced at $24 and comes with bitter greens, herbs, mandarin, sesame and a lace of chicken roti. Notably, the Beatrice Inn's aged rib-eye burger continues its run, but in limited capacity and for walk-ins only. The best seats to enjoy it all are the nine at the bar, where you’ll be comforted by the giant Beatrice Inn sign and the easy flow of martinis ($28)—a caviar martini called Bemelmans at the Ritz, if you’re feeling extra celebratory—that you’ll almost certainly forget to keep count of. — Arati Menon, global digital director" - CNT Editors
