L'Ecrivain

{{short description|Restaurant in Dublin, Ireland}}

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| image_caption = L'Ecrivain, Lower Baggot Street

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| established = 1989

| closed = 2021

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| head-chef = Derry Clarke

| food-type = Irish and French

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| rating = {{Michelinstar|1}} Michelin Guide

| street-address = 109A Lower Baggot Street

| city = Dublin

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| country = Ireland

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L'Ecrivain ({{IPA|fr|le.kʁi.vɛ̃}}, meaning "The Writer") was a restaurant on Lower Baggot Street in Dublin, Ireland, which was awarded one Michelin star from 2003 to 2020. The Michelin Guide awarded the restaurant the "Red M", indicating "good food at a reasonable price", from 1996 to 1999.[http://arrow.dit.ie/tourdoc/12/ The emergence, development and influence of French Haute Cuisine on public dining in Dublin restaurants 1900-2000: an oral history. Thesis DIT by Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, 2009. 3 downloadable volumes.] Part 2, p. 343{{cite news | title = Irish restaurants keep their Michelin stars| date = 25 September 2014| accessdate = 25 September 2014| url = http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/irish-restaurants-keep-their-michelin-stars-30614535.html | newspaper = Irish Independent }}

The restaurant's proprietor was Irish celebrity chef Derry Clarke, who has appeared on such television programmes as The Restaurant, The Afternoon Show and The Panel (in 2008)[http://www.rte.ie/tv/thepanel/20081230.html Tuesday, 30 December 2008]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. RTÉ. Accessed 30 October 2008. and has also been a judge on the reality television series Fáilte Towers.[http://www.rte.ie/tv/failtetowers/judges.html "Judges"]. RTÉ. Accessed 25 April 2009. L'Ecrivain was described as "Dublin's corporate canteen" by the Irish Independent.{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/food-drink/lecrivain-and-shanahans-on-the-green--deal-or-no-deal-1681953.html|title=L'Ecrivain and Shanahan's on the Green - Deal or no deal?|date=22 March 2009|accessdate=25 April 2009|newspaper=Irish Independent}} The restaurant was opened in 1989 by Derry Clarke and his wife Sallyann.{{cite news |title= Our Michelin men's guide to a cheap, four-star lunch|url= https://www.independent.ie/life/food-drink/our-michelin-mens-guide-to-a-cheap-fourstar-lunch-26530415.html|newspaper= Irish Independent|date= 22 April 2009|accessdate= 14 December 2017}} It closed in March 2021.{{Cite web | url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/its-time-for-a-change-michelin-star-dublin-restaurant-lecrivain-set-to-close-after-31-years-in-business-38975143.html |title = 'It's time for a change' - Michelin Star Dublin restaurant l'Ecrivain set to close after 31 years in business}}