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All Things French in New York City
Being unable to return to Paris anytime soon, we are planning a girl's reunion with a French theme in NYC. So far I have booked two rooms at The Washington Square Hotel (looks very Parisian on website) and dinner at L'Ecole. Any suggestions for cafes, wine bars, restaurants, walks, shops, or other NY experience with a European feel. TY
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Fauchon has a shop and small cafe at the Swissotel The Drake, Park Ave @ 56th.
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Le Pain Quotidien for breakfast, but it's Belgian rather than French.
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Balthazar might be a good restaurant choice.
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Les Halles
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Statue de la Liberté
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There's no person more French in NYC than Jean-Claude Baker, owner of and host at Chez Josephine...and his restaurant will bring memories of Paris.
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I love Les Halles, so I second that suggestion.
We often eat a late lunch there instead of trying to eat dinner before theater. |
By the way -- Your trip sounds really FUN!!!
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Thank you all for great restaurant suggestions.....I missed Fauchons in Paris so that will definitely go on the "must do" list.
Wondering if there is an area/street resembling the "Left Bank", small shops, outdoor cafes?? Merci |
My girlfriends and I had a shopping spree at Bloomingdales and then sat at a sidewalk cafe (drinking wine) very close to there and it sort of felt like Paris. I think it was Brio Forno's. It was near the Regency Hotel and I believe it was on 61st and Lexington. I'm not sure.
Until recently, actually Manhattan discouraged sidewalk cafes. Some legislation was changed in 2004. I'm sure others will have better ideas. |
Cindy, are you familiar w/ Soho? No big surprise, but that would seem more LEft Bank-ish certainly than anything uptown. And your hotel is in the general vicinity.
Jacque Torres chocolate shop is certainly french. Daniel is too, and you can go for late night dessert in the lounge if you can't get a reservation (or afford) dinner. I Agree with the Balthazar suggestion - good spot for breakfast/brunch. |
The Greenwich Village area is probably the closest to a Parisian feel, i.e., outdoor cafes and the like.
Key question: When are you coming? It'll be a few weeks before springlike weather-inducing prolonged outdoor sitting! |
What is Fauchons? If you don't mind me asking, cinylo.
Your trip does sound fun. Hope all the gals have a good time. |
Wihout a doubt, your group must lunch at <b>La Goulue</b>, Madison Avenue, UES. Dress to impress.
www.lagouluerestaurant.com |
It's a lovely store on the Place de Madeleine in Paris, where you can buy very expensive chocolate, wine, coffee, tea, jams, and so much more, all beautifully gift wrapped. Scroll down to see a photo of Fauchon in Paris:
http://www.photo.net/france/paris Fauchon: http://www.fauchon.com/ Sandy |
Hi, cindylo,
Have to agree with Tulips about Le Pain Quotidien for breakfast! We eat there all the time in Paris, and the one we went to in New York was wonderful! Big wooden tables and wonderful pain chocolat :-) There are several locations in New York, but this one is near Central Park, on 7th Ave. New York, Central Park 922 Seventh Avenue NY10019 Tel.: 212 757 0775 http://www.painquotidien.com/ La Maison du Chocolat, located at 1018 Madison Ave. http://tinyurl.com/qqwqz You may also want to check out the Librairie de France, located at Rockefeller Center. There, you'll find Michelen guide books and maps, as well as Le Petit Prince related products: http://www.frencheuropean.com/ Have a wonderful trip! Sandy |
Le Bateau I'vre is a great French wine bar on 51st between 3rd and 2nd.
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Gee -- I would have chosen Montreal over NYC for that "French-feel".
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I am sure I already answered this on another post, but you should check the Alliance Francaise and see what programs (films, lectures, etc) they are offering when you are here. Although Balthazar is not French-owned, that would give you the type of French style that I think you are looking for. Book a table for breakfast or lunch one day and from there, you can walk around Soho. If you are uptown, stop into Payard Patisserie on Lexington for lunch or tea with the sweets of Francois Payard. Or, also on Lexington on the Upper East Side, Orsay is a bistro with a very old-style Parisian feel and menu. And yet another similar place in the East 60s, not far from Bloomingdale's, is L'Absinthe. You can see the menus of these and other Manhattan restaurants on www.menupages.com.
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