Samuel Fraunces was the owner/operator of a restaurant located on which street ?
Samuel Fraunces Samuel Fraunces (1722/23, possibly West Indies – October 10, 1795, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American restaurateur and the owner/operator of Fraunces Tavern in New York City. During the Revolutionary War, he provided for prisoners held during the seven-year British occupation of New York City (1776-1783), and claimed to have been a spy for the American side. At the end of the war, it was at Fraunces Tavern that General George Washington said farewell to his officers. Fraunces later served as steward of Washington's presidential household in New York City (1789–1790) and Philadelphia (1791–1794).
Barbetta Barbetta is an Italian restaurant focused on Piemonte cuisine located at 321 West 46th Street (between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue) on the Theater District's Restaurant Row in New York City. Founded in 1906, Barbetta is the oldest Italian restaurant in New York and the oldest restaurant in the Theater District. It holds many other firsts from its food innovations.