At King in the West Village, NYC, a Restaurant Marks 10 Years

King, the restaurant on the southwest corner of King Street and Sixth Avenue in the West Village, has reached its 10th anniversary. Its founders are Jess Shadbolt, Annie Shi and Clare de Boer. To mark the milestone, fellow chefs, restaurateurs and longtime regulars are sharing what the place has meant to them.

The restaurant describes itself as relaxed, simple and elegant. Muted tones and white tablecloths set the dining room, and it works equally well as a neighborhood spot and as a place to celebrate. The menu changes daily, built on seasonal, uncomplicated cooking with influences from Southern France and Italy. The restaurant's own site quotes a 2018 review that praised how many small moves the kitchen knows to lift a recipe from good to exceptional.

The three founders have since gone on to Jupiter, Dean's, Stissing House and Lei. King was where it started, and a decade on, it remains the reference point for that body of work.

Dinner is served nightly from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m., until 10:30 on Friday and Saturday. Lunch runs Friday through Sunday, 12:00 to 3:00 p.m., and Café King opens Tuesday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Reservations open 30 days ahead, while parties of seven or more and full buyouts go through a separate inquiry form. The restaurant also has a cookbook for those who want to try its style at home.

The address is 18 King Street, New York, NY 10014.