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.
"A French-Canadian bistro in Long Island City that closed as the owners decided not to renew the lease." - Nadia Chaudhury
"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
