
The 5 Best French Restaurants in NYC
Which French restaurant in New York is the best?

Are you looking for the best French restaurants in New York? Then you’ve come to the right place! There are restaurants all over New York that are dedicated to French cuisine, from relaxed and casual to fine dining.
And so that you can quickly see which French restaurant in New York is near you, you can find them all clearly on a map.
By the way: you’ll find many more New York City spots in our Loving New York travel guides!
My Favorite French restaurants in New York
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Balthazar
French Restaurant in SoHoOur HighlightAdd to myNY addedThe stylish restaurant serves traditional French cuisine. Outside the menu you can also choose from the seafood bar and the delicacies from the Balthazar Bakery. The breakfast is legendary and the home-baked bread is especially convincing. By the way, you can get a lot more of it in the adjacent bakery.
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Cathedrale
French Restaurant in East VillageOur HighlightAdd to myNY addedThe imposing Cathedrale restaurant will be doing Thanksgiving their way this year (located in the MOXY East Village). Their menu will include favorites such as autumn squash with pomegranate vinaigrette, rotisserie heritage turkey, brussels sprouts, golden raisin chestnut stuffing, pumpkin pie, and much more.
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Lafayette Grand Café & Bakery
French Restaurant in NoHoOur HighlightAdd to myNY addedNever leave NoHo without stopping by Lafayette Grand Bakery. Great vibes, authentic French scenery, plus amazing food will amaze you for sure. Lafayette is an everyday French restaurant bringing the spirit of French dining to the NoHo neighborhood. They are open in the morning, noon and night, so you can join them either for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
My favorite dishes (it’s very hard to only mention one) are the lemon pancakes, the chicken salad, and the egg sandwich. Oh, and their fruit tarts are very delicious as well.
Other than Lafayette Grand Bakery there are many other smaller coffee shops and bakeries in the area. Just by simply exploring the neighborhood, you will come across a few. Walk-in, join the locals and take a break from sightseeing. NoHo is the perfect place to do so.
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Little Prince
French Restaurant in SoHoOur HighlightAdd to myNY addedFor the first time we noticed the French restaurant in summer: the windows can be opened completely and because it is so small, you have a window seat & table all to yourself, so to speak. Super-romantic and that’s why it immediately landed on our list of the most romantic restaurants in NYC.
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Manhatta
French Restaurant in Financial DistrictOur Highlight
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