Tolo
Tolo, from the chef behind Parcelle Wine, is a Chinatown restaurant with a menu of regional Chinese and Hong Kong dishes. Expect things like rice noodles and typhoon shelter fried chicken, alongside a wine list curated by the folks at Parcelle.
28 Canal St Manhattan
Jean’s
Jean’s is technically a farm-to-table restaurant: most of its ingredients are sourced from co-proprietor Max Chodorow’s farm in New Hope, including its excellent tomato salad and chitarra pesto. Yet while such a term evokes an almost folksy, Americana ambiance, Jean’s is anything but: walls are painted gold, and the dining room is lined with a crimson velvet Scalamandré-esque curtain adorned with zebras. Downstairs is a full-out club that has hosted parties for everyone from J. Crew to Emily Ratajkowski. A must-order? The mini lobster rolls—which come with a shot of lobster bisque.
415 Lafayette St Manhattan
Le Relais de Venise
If you, like us, are constantly lurking in the steak frites corners of the internet, we have good news: after a two-year hiatus, Le Relais de Venise has reopened in Midtown East. The Paris-based restaurant offers exactly one menu option—steak frites—priced at $34. It comes with a walnut salad and unlimited chicken liver-and-butter based sauce, so you might catch us sneaking in a thermos to bring some home. The lines are already long.
155 E 54th St Manhattan