French restaurant in New York City
Frenchette Frenchette (left)
Established 2018 (2018 ) Food type French Street address 241 West Broadway City New York City State New York Postal/ZIP Code 10013 Country United States Website https://www.frenchettenyc.com/
Frenchette is a restaurant in Tribeca , Manhattan , New York City, which opened in April 2018. It won the James Beard Foundation Award [ 1] as Best New Restaurant in 2019.[ 2] [ 3] It is owned by chefs Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson and is named for David Johansen 's 1978 song "Frenchette".[ 4] The menu includes a mix of modern and traditional French with dishes like escargots, tortilla espanola and spaghetti with shaved bottarga.[ 5] [ 6]
Nasr and Hanson worked together since 1997[ 7] at Keith McNally 's restaurants,[ 8] Balthazar , Pastis and Minetta Tavern ,[ 9] before opening Frenchette.[ 10]
Pete Wells placed Frenchette in fifty-seventh place in his 2023 ranking of the hundred best restaurants in New York City.[ 11]
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^ Wells, Pete (April 18, 2023). "The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City" . The New York Times . Retrieved April 18, 2023 .