At M. Wells in Long Island City, Chef Hugue Dufour flips the steakhouse script with a playful menu of French-Canadian delights set in an eclectic, chic space.
"An eclectic Queens restaurant known for its unique setting in a former auto-body shop, set to close at the end of the year." - Emma Orlow
"A business in Astoria that is cited for upcoming closure." - Emma Orlow
"Ahead of eclectic Queens bistro M. Wells’ last day (which will be December 31), the team is hosting a Cider Fest at the restaurant this Tuesday. Dan Pucci, author of American Cider: a Modern Guide to a Historic Beverage, along with Matt Sanford of Rose Hill Farm upstate in Red Hook are hosting a seminar at the restaurant with an apple-themed dinner (you can purchase tickets to just the talk, or with the dinner added on.)" - Emma Orlow
"M. Wells has been a beloved neighborhood fixture in Long Island City for more than a decade—first as a diner, then a café inside MoMA P.S. 1, then a steakhouse, and now an eccentric Québécois bistro in a converted auto-body garage that feels like an elegant oddities shop. We love their playful, decadent, yet totally unpretentious cooking more than ever. Whether you opt for the beef wellington-esque Le Burger Des Rêves, the duck tartare, or the mortadella mille-feuille (or, ideally, all of the above), you’re in for an unforgettable meal." - neha talreja, bryan kim, hannah albertine, sonal shah, molly fitzpatrick
"M. Wells, an unconventional bistro awarded a Michelin star three times, will close at the end of the year. The bistro was recently named one of the best restaurants in the city by the New York Times. It has always been an 'eclectic bistro' where the menu changed daily but consistently involved meat dishes like wontons with brisket, French onion soup with pork belly, and a burger with foie gras." - Luke Fortney
