The Brasserie Les Halles space made famous by Anthony Bourdain has been co-opted by cookware designer and Le Coq Rico owner Francis Staub, who has brought in chef Richard Farnabe, formerly of Michelin-starred Picholine, to continue the brasserie theme.

Bourdain worked as executive chef at Les Halles, a French brasserie that became fodder for his breakout-hit memoir, Kitchen Confidential. Now, Frenchman Francis Staub of Staub-cast-iron-cookware fame (also behind Le Coq Rico) brings his interpretation of a brasserie to the old Les Halles space and is keeping the look classic brasserie think: red leather banquettes, brass finishes. Expect lots of classic dishes that Bourdain would have been down with, including escargot, steak-frites, and whole Dover sole. There's also a dedicated souffle menu, with ten options and rotating flavors made at designated souffle stations and souffle-only chefs. 

Ideal For

Francophiles, classic French far