The Best French Restaurants NYC Can Offer

The French restaurants NYC has to offer its visitors are many and varied. This brief guide will help you get to know some of the best French restaurants NYC is home to. These three top picks offer a romantic pre-theatre spot, a celebrity studded brasserie, and an effortlessly chic bistro. From Midtown to SoHo to the West Village/Meatpacking area, these French restaurants NYC locals flock to have got it all covered.


Midtown Area Pick
Chez Josephine
414 W.42nd Street
212.594.1925
http://www.chezjosephine.com/

Conveniently located in the theatre district, Chez Josephine is perhaps the best of the French restaurants NYC is home to for a pre-Broadway bite. You can depend on Chez Josephine to offer up classic, high-end French dishes like Escargot, and Duck a l’Orange, but what really makes Chez Josephine stand out from the other French restaurants NYC denizens flock to in droves is the creative and innovative approach to food here. There are always a few surprising twists like Chinese ravioli, or a lemon shrimp risotto, to let you know that although the atmosphere, the clientele, and the bulk of the menu may feel straight-up Parisian, you’re definitely in New York City. Run by the adopted son of the famous dancer Josephine Baker, Chez Josephine is adorned in the style of a posh 1930s club that calls her heyday to mind. The top-caliber live jazz piano during every meal, including the stellar and surprisingly affordable Sunday brunch, adds to the glamour, and the red velvet walls and intimate lighting make this one of the most romantic French restaurants NYC can offer.

SoHo Area Pick
Balthazar
80 Spring Street
212.965.1785
http://www.balthazarny.com/home.html