No, Le Bec-Fin is not closing.
Saying he wants to "start having fun," chef Georges Perrier will do away with the fixed-price dinner menus and set seating times that have been the hallmarks of his landmark Le Bec-Fin since it opened in 1970.
Starting Monday, Perrier will drop prix-fixe dégustation menus - some as high as $165 per person - in favor of much less expensive à la carte dining at the French restaurant at 1523 Walnut St. Instead of 6 and 9:30 p.m. dinner seatings Mondays through Saturdays, reservations will be booked every 15 minutes.
The vibe will be relaxed as well, although he has no plans to change the decor.
Jeans at Le Bec? Oui.
"I want to make my restaurant casual because I have no fun anymore," Perrier, 64, said in an interview.
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