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The Best French Restaurants In NYC
Casual bistros and special-occasion spots where you can eat butter-based food by candlelight.
The Best Fondue in NYC
If you love dipping bread in hot cheese, these are the best places to get fondue in NYC.
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M. Wells
The inventive yet homey cooking at this eccentric Québécois bistro is like nothing else in the city.
Brasserie Fouquet's
An upscale French chain where tourists and wealthy locals eat steak tartare and foie gras.
L'imprimerie
It’s worth becoming a morning person for the croissants at this French bakery in Bushwick.
The Best French Restaurants In NYC
Casual bistros and special-occasion spots where you can eat butter-based food by candlelight.
Café Chelsea
In a hotel with a scandal-soaked history, Café Chelsea is juicy with the promise of gossip and steaks.
Ernie's Wine Bar
You can get a $2 foie gras toast at this wine bar offshoot of Ernesto’s on the Lower East Side.
Maison Harlem
With a fairy-lit dining room and a cozy bar, this French-American restaurant is a charming neighborhood spot for a catch-up or a date.
Café Carmellini
Café Carmellini in Nomad has a very impressive two-floor dining room and a slightly underwhelming Italian/French menu.
The Best Fondue in NYC
If you love dipping bread in hot cheese, these are the best places to get fondue in NYC.
L’abeille à côté
L’abeille à côté isn't quite the “playful” offshoot of L'abeille that it aspires to be, but they do make a great burger.
Eulalie
Eulalie is a very charming Tribeca restaurant that might seem boring, depending on how you feel about white tablecloths and goat cheese souffle.
Le Relais de Venise L’Entrecôte
This culty Paris import in Midtown is famous for its $34 steak frites and chicken liver sauce. The food isn’t that good, but it’s still kind of fun.
Cenadou
Cenadou is a French farmhouse spot in North Salem where you might end up eating next to Martha Stewart.
Saison
This little French Bistro in Newark's Terminal C is the ideal spot for firing off pre-flight emails and digging into a croque madame.
Le Baratin
Le Baratin is a little West Village bistro that does a very good impression of something you'd find in Paris.
Raoul’s
Raoul’s has been a Soho staple and celebrity clubhouse for several decades now, and it hasn’t lost any of its charm.
Libertine
Libertine is a French bistro in the West Village with a serious case of Francophilia and perfect countryside cooking.
Fradei
This beloved subterranean spot in Fort Greene has a handful of impressive seasonal dishes and natural wine.