Manhattan is getting a full Cyril Lignac takeover on Park Avenue. The French chef is bringing his Bar Des Prés brand to Rudin Management’s 345 Park Avenue tower, where he has signed on to run three ground-floor dining concepts. The lineup will pair Bar Des Prés with a contemporary French brasserie and an artisanal bakery/café across roughly 22,000 square feet of street-level space, with a target opening in 2027.
According to the New York Post, Lignac’s deal with Rudin will bring his first Bar Des Prés to New York City, and all three spots are slated to share a kitchen and a production bakery. The Post reports the Manhattan Bar Des Prés is designed to “evoke a chic 1950s wine bar” and is planned for the Park Avenue corner of East 52nd Street.
Lignac’s growing global footprint
Cyril Lignac’s Bar Des Prés already stretches well beyond Paris. The brand has outposts in Paris, London and Dubai, and added a Saint‑Barth location earlier this year. The restaurant’s official site lists those locations and highlights the concept’s Franco‑Japanese menu influences, while the Saint‑Barth opening was covered by Luxury Travel Magazine.
345 Park’s street-level reboot
Rudin’s leasing materials for 345 Park Avenue flag new restaurants, wellness facilities and upgraded tenant amenities at street level as part of a broader refresh for the tower, as outlined on Rudin. The building already anchors major corporate tenants, and the Commercial Observer reported Blackstone expanded to roughly 1.06 million square feet at 345 Park in 2024. The NFL also maintains operations in the tower, creating the kind of built-in weekday audience most restaurateurs would happily cook for.
What the menu and dining room might look like
The New York Post reports the Manhattan Bar Des Prés will lean into French technique with Japanese accents, and the room is expected to be dressed in mahogany with a red, blue and brown palette. The Post also notes that the three concepts will run out of shared back‑of‑house facilities, including a production bakery that will supply both the bakery/café and the restaurants…