La Mercerie

"If we had to strike all other chocolate chip cookies from the record and keep just one, it would be La Mercerie's. This cookie is thick but not too thick, gooey but still properly baked, with big discs of semi-sweet chocolate throughout. The middle is soft, the edges are crisp, and there’s a generous dusting of flaky salt on top. The Maillard reaction is really doing its work to make this cookie taste a little caramelized without relying too much on an abundance of sugar. It’s perfect." - carina finn koeppicus, neha talreja

"A luxe French restaurant in Soho, known for its sophisticated design and exquisite cuisine under the guidance of chef Marie Aude-Rose." - Emma Orlow

"What It Is: An all-day cafe in a fancy furniture store in Soho Perfect For: Breakfast, Lunch, Coffee & A Bite For a few months now, La Mercerie has been open and selling $6 croissants. It’s a cafe in the front of a high-end furniture store in Soho, and they just started serving lunch and dinner. We stopped by recently, ate some steak tartare, smoked salmon blinis, and a “petite ribeye” - and, while it was wasn’t cheap, the food was excellent. The place looks like a spread from an interior design magazine, so expect to find a room full of people who appreciate velvet banquettes and probably know the dates of fashion week. You should also expect there to be a wait if you don’t have a reservation. The Verdict: Come here for breakfast, lunch, or a snack the next time you need to impress someone in Soho. It’s on the Hit List." - hannah albertine, bryan kim, katherine lewin, hillary reinsberg, chris stang, matt tervooren

"“The whole restaurant is candlelit and beautifully decorated, so the place definitely shouts romance. We love the whole menu: the Nicoise salad, chicken, steak, and the potatoes au gratin. It’s just amazing French food. We loved them before their cookie went viral, but the cookie deserves its praise. It’s unbelievably good. Perhaps they’re now a bit slept on, but their croissants rival those in Paris and are only made on weekends, so go snag one.”" - brennan carley

"La Mercerie is your best option in Soho for a fancy lunch. This all-day cafe is embedded in the front of a high-end furniture store, and you feel like a royal visiting their vacation home as soon as you sit down. In other words, La Mercerie is a very Soho place. The mostly French menu has dishes like a vegetarian quiche and a ham and cheese crêpe—and the food is flawless. Yes, you can have $42 cod, but you can also get a salad for less than $20. So stop by and have a meeting here next to a $20,000 couch." - Kenny Yang, Bryan Kim, Carina Finn Koeppicus, Willa Moore, Sonal Shah