What Happened to Le Coq Rico After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (New York, NY)
Current status
As of September 2026, Le Coq Rico has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: A Yelp business listing for 30 E 20th St shows Le Coq Rico marked closed as of an update dated 2026-07, and Gayot's restaurant guide separately lists the same address as closed with no current reservations or hours.
- Season / episode Season 10, Episode 1
- Address 30 E 20th St, New York, NY 10003
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
"Best Thing I Ever Ate," "Trigger Foods" (S10E1), featured Le Coq Rico's whole roasted heritage-breed chicken, showing the restaurant's signature vertical rotisserie and the crackling-skinned birds that came off it. The Flatiron-district bistro, a New York outpost of the French poultry specialist Le Coq Rico, sat at 30 East 20th Street and built its menu around slow-roasted, antibiotic-free chickens, guinea hens, and other whole-roasted birds. According to a Yelp business listing updated 2026-07, the 20th Street address now shows as closed. Gayot's restaurant guide separately lists Le Coq Rico New York as closed, with no current listing for hours or reservations at that address. No dated announcement of a relocation or reopening for the Flatiron location was found in the sources checked.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Trigger Foods
- What was featured
- whole roasted heritage-breed chicken from a vertical rotisserie
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Le Coq Rico
Frequently asked questions
Is Le Coq Rico still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Le Coq Rico has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.
What happened to Le Coq Rico after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
"Best Thing I Ever Ate," "Trigger Foods" (S10E1), featured Le Coq Rico's whole roasted heritage-breed chicken, showing the restaurant's signature vertical rotisserie and the crackling-skinned birds that came off it. As of September 2026, Le Coq Rico has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.
Is Le Coq Rico permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Le Coq Rico has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Le Coq Rico located?
30 E 20th St, New York, NY 10003. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Le Coq Rico?
Season 10, Episode 1 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Trigger Foods”.
Is Le Coq Rico still using the Best Thing I Ever Ate menu or branding?
The Flatiron-district bistro, a New York outpost of the French poultry specialist Le Coq Rico, sat at 30 East 20th Street and built its menu around slow-roasted, antibiotic-free chickens, guinea hens, and other whole-roasted birds. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.
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Visit info
- Address
- 30 E 20th St, New York, NY 10003
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
- TV restaurants in New York
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