Frenchette

The Restaurant

Frenchette sits on West Broadway in TriBeCa. Opened in 2018 by chefs Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr (both formerly of Balthazar and Minetta Tavern), it quickly became one of New York’s most talked-about restaurants — a place that takes French bistro cooking seriously without taking itself too seriously.

The Wine Program

What sets Frenchette apart for us is the wine list. It is one of the few restaurants in New York where you can find genuinely interesting grower champagne by the glass or bottle — the kind of producers that most restaurants don’t bother to stock. The list leans natural, with a deep bench of small-production French wines alongside the expected classics.

It was at Frenchette that we first encountered Legrand-Latour’s champagne on a New York restaurant list. The wine was unmistakably natural — a whisper of mousiness behind the reductive notes, the way you sometimes get with a young natural Jura. We have returned many times since.

Our Connection

Frenchette is our anniversary destination. It is the kind of restaurant where the food and wine program are in genuine conversation with each other — where a grower champagne from the Vallée de la Marne makes perfect sense alongside rotisserie duck and Salade Niçoise.

Details

• Address: 241 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013
• Neighborhood: TriBeCa
• Cuisine: French bistro
• Known for: Rotisserie, wood-fired cooking, serious wine program
• Wine list: Natural-leaning, strong grower champagne selection
• Our picks: Whatever grower champagne is available by the glass