The Village Den

The Village Den
The Village Den
Restaurant information
Owner(s)	Antoni Porowski, Lisle Richards and Eric Marx
City	New York
State	New York
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°44′17.0″N 74°00′05.5″W
Website	www.thevillageden.com

The Village Den is a restaurant located in the West Village neighborhood of New York City. Previously a neighborhood diner, the restaurant was re-designed by Antoni Porowski and partners Eric Marx and Lisle Richards in 2018.[1]

The restaurant serves breakfast, salads, bowls and smoothies, and has been described by Richards as vegetable-forward, and free of gluten, soy, and red meat.[2]

History

Porowski, Richards, and Marx met in 2012. Their joint workout routines inspired them to create a "health and wellness concept that was still delicious and flavorful, but not super precious or not too much of one thing." Porowski and his team spent three weeks testing recipes with chef Chris Shea before re-opening the restaurant.[3]

Reception

Reviews have been mixed, with Eater's Robert Sietsema calling the restaurant an "interesting experiment" but professing disappointment "that little specific nutritional information was provided in a place supposedly devoted to nutrition." [4] While Junkee describes the restaurant to be "artfully approachable, quirky but not weird, aspirational but not intimidating,"[5] Jezebel found the restaurant to be a "glorified Dig Inn catering to sweaty Equinox attendees from across the street."[6]

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References

Dun, Christina. "Antoni Porowski's First Restaurant Menu Represents "Weekday Antoni"". www.refinery29.com.
Fabricant, Florence. "Village Den, From Antoni Porowski of 'Queer Eye,' Opens in West Village". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
Whitney, Alyse. "Antoni Porowski Is "Nervous as Hell" for You to Try His New Restaurant". Bon Appetit. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
Sietsama, Robert. "'Queer Eye' Food Guy's NYC Restaurant Excels at Lukewarm Bowl Food". Eater NY. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
Richards, Jared. "We Went To 'Queer Eye' Food Guy Antoni's Restaurant And Fell Into An Existential Spiral". Junkee. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
Cills, Hazel; Hope, Clover; Reynolds, Megan. "'Seems Like It Needs Flavor': 3 Jezebel Queer Eye Experts Review Antoni's Dry New Restaurant". Jezebel.

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[1] Dun, Christina. "Antoni Porowski's First Restaurant Menu Represents "Weekday Antoni"". www.refinery29.com.

[2] Fabricant, Florence. "Village Den, From Antoni Porowski of 'Queer Eye,' Opens in West Village". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2019.

[3] Whitney, Alyse. "Antoni Porowski Is "Nervous as Hell" for You to Try His New Restaurant". Bon Appetit. Retrieved April 1, 2019.

[4] Sietsama, Robert. "'Queer Eye' Food Guy's NYC Restaurant Excels at Lukewarm Bowl Food". Eater NY. Retrieved April 1, 2019.

[5] Richards, Jared. "We Went To 'Queer Eye' Food Guy Antoni's Restaurant And Fell Into An Existential Spiral". Junkee. Retrieved April 1, 2019.

[6] Cills, Hazel; Hope, Clover; Reynolds, Megan. "'Seems Like It Needs Flavor': 3 Jezebel Queer Eye Experts Review Antoni's Dry New Restaurant". Jezebel.