Famed Austrian chef, Eduard “Edi” Frauneder, will open a new restaurant in the Financial District.
He plans to move into the former Bunrasa space at 109 Washington St., between Carlisle and Rector Sts.
It will be an Austrian-leaning restaurant — a neighborhood joint offering good food with solid wine, beer and cocktail selections, he told Community Board 1’s Financial District Committee at their Wed., May 6 meeting. There will also be a small backyard that can fit up to 20 people.
“What I’m basically trying to do is bring food and art together,” he said.
Frauneder said he had been looking for a spot for a year and a half. As of now, the restaurant has no name and he didn’t say when it would be open. The space itself needs renovation, he said.
Frauneder moved to New York 13 years ago and earned his first Michelin star seven years ago at Seasonal Restaurant & Weinbar, which was located in Midtown. He is part of the team that is behind restaurant Edi and the Wolf and cocktail bar The Third Man — named after the 1949 British noir film with Orson Welles and directed by Carol Reed. Both are in the East Village.
