Le Veau d'Or

Best Restaurants in New York City | Eater NY

"One of the city’s French oldest bistros, Le Veau d’Or, reopened in the summer of 2024 on the Upper East Side, after Frenchette chefs Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr first contacted the previous owner 12 years ago about taking over the legacy business. The prix fixe menu is $125 for dinner and $85 for the recently launched lunch, with appetizers, entrees, and desserts. These include dishes like a herb-dressed presentation of frog legs, mackerel in a white wine sauce, the namesake calf’s head in a ravigote sauce, and the oeuf en gelee (a soft-boiled egg in a chilled consomme). There’s a salad for the table. Cheese comes before dessert. Pastries from the group’s pastry chef Michelle Palazzo include île flottante or strawberries with sabayon. There are indoor dine-in services. Know before you go: Walk-ins are nearly impossible — the bar is open to them but it only has a handful of seats. The restaurant releases bookings two weeks in advance." - Emma Orlow