Provocative and pervasive, we immerse ourselves in environments that create the potential to captivate all the senses, and ones that appeal to a distinctive taste and smell are markedly uncommon and exceptional. Located in the heart of Clinton Hill in New York City, Place de Fêtes is a European-style wine bar that opened in 2022 to noted acclaim, bringing an elevated appreciation for the rousing and the refined to curious tastebuds willing to explore new sensations of signature food and drink, designed to inspire awe and flood the senses with exhilarating impressions of the sweet and the savory.
From the fervent imaginations of Steve Wong, Nico Russell, and Piper Kristensen, the creative minds behind the beloved Michelin star restaurant Oxalis, Place de Fêtes boasts a bottle list from the South of France and Spain, paired with sustainable seafood and locally sourced vegetables, presenting a fresh and delightful range of tastes from sparkling. rosé, red and white wines to tapas-style bites and a signature bone-in skate wing. Accommodating dietary restrictions and special requests with advance notice, this one-of-a-kind wine bar has something for everyone, appealing to the sophisticated and cultured while remaining steadfast in its focus on community, thoughtful about serving people with gracious attention and deliberate style.
With a profound confidence in food, drink, and service, alongside a time-tested noble aesthetic, Place de Fêtes ushers in an assured style of dining, one that is fine yet still accessible, flush with an alchemy of flavors that transforms a traditional wine bar to something more of a bistro, from small packages suitable for grazing like potatoes spiked with cured dried fish and horseradish or sardine toast with smoked butter and kosho to a handful of larger plates like rigatoni anchored by squash, all complemented with drinks from a stunning collection of sherries to remarkable daiquiris, enticing and unique. In all, Place de Fêtes seduces the senses with an environment catered toward the sophisticated and the profound, a tasteful and storied selection of wonders designed to enrich the lived experience with refined aesthetics, aroma, and flavor.
February 2024
