The story
A carriage house, two rooms, one Golden Age.
Chateau Royale was a bi-level supper club and cocktail bar in the heart of Greenwich Village, created by the acclaimed team behind Libertine. Discreetly set within a former carriage house on Thompson Street, it was, in its own words, a love letter to the Golden Age of New York French dining.
Downstairs, the Bar Room offered its own elevated take on New York French-ified classic tavern fare. Upstairs, the Dining Room took things further: multi-course meals, tableside cocktails and a slightly larger wine list.
The Dining Room was the formal one, with red velvet banquettes and tablecloths steam-ironed between reservations, as the photo gallery shows. The Bar Room held a portion of its seats for walk-ins every night.
Guests were welcomed Tuesday to Saturday, from 5pm until midnight, with the last dinner seating at 10:30pm and last call at the bar at 11:30pm. There was never a public phone number: every reservation went through Resy, because, as the restaurant put it, phone calls tend to distract from service.
The Infatuation rated it 8.3 out of 10, and Eater NY and WWD covered its opening in 2025. Chateau Royale has since closed. Its website now shows only a blank placeholder, its Instagram account is gone and its Resy venue is inactive.
A love letter to the Golden Age of New York French dining.
