Cafe Cluny

By Robin Raisfeld & Rob Patronite

Over 25 years ago, Lynn Wagenknecht (along with the brothers McNally) braved Tribeca’s then wilderness to open the Odeon. This week, she colonizes the infinitely quainter West Village, where she stakes her signature French-American claim with partners Judi Wong and Steven Abramowitz. Named for an abbey in Burgundy—and also for the Paris Métro stop next to one called Odéon—Cafe Cluny seats 70 in two rooms, where chef Vincent Nargi will offer dishes like frisée aux lardons, dayboat scallops with cauliflower purée, and swordfish au poivre.