La Buvette is a restaurant, wine bar and grocery store in the Old Market neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Established in 1991 by Mark and Vera Mercer, initially solely as a delicatessen,"The 38 Essential Omaha Restaurants" – Eater, October 14, 2021 its food menu is inspired by French cuisine, and described by The New York Times as being "charmingly un-American".About – La Buvette official website"Omaha's Culture Club" – The New York Times, March 25, 2007 Its large wine selection"Rediscover Omaha’s Old Market" – The Reader, September 14, 2021 has been recognized nationally."What's Doing in Omaha" – The New York Times, May 16, 1999"Looking for Some of the Best Wine in the Midwest? Try Omaha, Nebraska" – Wine Enthusiast, May 16, 2019
The restaurant's chef is Julie Friederich, whose husband, Keith, is the baker. Breads are made using Parisian methods.
Co-founder and Omaha native Mark Mercer died on September 16, 2019, after a long battle with cancer."Mark Mercer, who preserved the Old Market, remembered for being a visionary" – Omaha World-Herald, September 26, 2019
The business is located in the Rocco Brothers (also known as the Craftsmen Guild) building, which dates to 1895 and is on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Old Market Historic District.https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/4d007292-2370-4dd6-975e-f5708e961220 National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form] – Old Market Historic District, National Park Service, 1979
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