La Buvette is a restaurant, wine bar and grocery store in the Old Market neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Established in 1991 by Mark and Vera Mercer, initially solely as a delicatessen,[1] its food menu is inspired by French cuisine, and described by The New York Times as being "charmingly un-American".[2][3] Its large wine selection[4] has been recognized nationally.[5][6]
| La Buvette | |
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  Location within Nebraska  La Buvette (the United States) | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1991 |
| Owner(s) | Mark Mercer Vera Mercer |
| Chef | Julie Friederich |
| Food type | French cuisine |
| Street address | 511 S 11th Street Old Market |
| City | Omaha |
| County | Douglas County |
| State | Nebraska |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 68102 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°15′18″N 95°55′49″W / 41.25502°N 95.93028°W |
| Reservations | No |
| Website | www |
Historic Building | |
| Architect | Blake & Zander |
| MPS | Architecture/Engineering |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001441 |
| Added to NRHP | March 23, 1979 |
The restaurant's chef is Julie Friederich, whose husband, Keith, is the baker. Breads are made using Parisian methods.[2]
Co-founder and Omaha native Mark Mercer died on September 16, 2019, after a long battle with cancer.[7]
The business is located in the Rocco Brothers (also known as the Craftsmen Guild) building, which dates to 1895 and is on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Old Market Historic District.[8]
Gallery
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Dining area and a part of the wine selection -
Looking out onto the roofed patio on S 11th Street -
A wine list from 2019
References
edit- ^ "The 38 Essential Omaha Restaurants" – Eater, October 14, 2021
- ^ a b About – La Buvette official website
- ^ "Omaha's Culture Club" – The New York Times, March 25, 2007
- ^ "Rediscover Omaha’s Old Market" – The Reader, September 14, 2021
- ^ "What's Doing in Omaha" – The New York Times, May 16, 1999
- ^ "Looking for Some of the Best Wine in the Midwest? Try Omaha, Nebraska" – Wine Enthusiast, May 16, 2019
- ^ "Mark Mercer, who preserved the Old Market, remembered for being a visionary" – Omaha World-Herald, September 26, 2019
- ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/4d007292-2370-4dd6-975e-f5708e961220 National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form] – Old Market Historic District, National Park Service, 1979
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