Les Halles Downtown
New York, NY 10038-4007
Phone: (212) 285-8585
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- Between Broadway and Nassau Street
- Directions:
- 2, 3; 4, 5; J, M, Z at Fulton St; A, C at B'way-Nassau
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 7:30am-12am, Sat-Sun 11:30am-12am
Editorial Review for Les Halles Downtown – by Dan McAlvanah
The Scene
Part bistro, part brasserie, the cheerful Les Halles Downtown is ideal for anyone who finds pleasure in beef, pork, potatoes or a good glass of Gigondas. Patrons chat in soupy French at the weathered room-length bar, while groups dine at butcher paper-covered tables set with thick-handled steak knives. Servers are friendly but rushed.
The Food
Les Halles plays the same bistro classics as its Park Avenue South parent. The results are mixed--good bets include escargots, which arrive sizzling in garlic butter, and an archetypal frisee aux lardons loaded with smoky chunks of bacon. Frites are impeccably cooked, and the shell steak with which they're served is reliably good. Both the tartiflette, a gratin-like serving of Reblochon, potatoes and bacon, and a duck confit shepherd's pie are hit or miss. Desserts are perfunctory.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkA nice selection of wines by the glass offers a good introduction to food-friendly French reds like Cotes de Rhone, Sancerre and Chinon.
Know Before You GoCheck out a review of the original Les Halles.
The ExtrasThe free wireless Internet at Les Halles keeps you connected even while you're eating.
User Reviews for Les Halles Downtown
07/31/2007 Posted by ladynyc
Les Halles offers good food and polite, efficient service. I always enjoy my time there. The mussels and fries, coupled with a bottle of white wine, are perfect to share. If you feel like something more hearty (it is a steakhouse, after all), go with one of the filets. The steak au poivre is my favorite, and very good for the cost. They have some fun cocktails, too - the Gini has made me like gin again! If you are having steak, enjoy a bottle of red before having an after dinner drink.
Pros: dark and romantic decor, lovely dishes, good wines served well
Cons: in a strange part of town
07/24/2007 Posted by james2079
We went for lunch during the week. The wait staff was pleasant and courteous. I had the steak tartare, but it was lacking. My wife's duck was much better. We had the prefixe lunch which included soup. The dessert was the best part. My mother's flan was the best I had ever eaten.
Pros: Good value
Cons: Some dishes are kind of sketchy
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