Le Gratin
French restaurant · Financial District
5 Beekman St, New York, NY 10038
Highlights
Lyonnaise cuisine, famed escargots, rich gratin Dauphinois
Lyonnaise cuisine, famed escargots, rich gratin Dauphinois
"Le Gratin is a brasserie from Daniel Boulud — one of the city’s most prolific providers of French restaurants. This one focuses on his roots in Lyon in a space once home to Keith McNally’s Augustine. The move here is the restaurant’s namesake dish: the cheesy potato gratin." - Eater Staff
"Daniel Boulud is still good at making food. For proof, check out Le Gratin, a FiDi bistro that pays homage to the chef’s hometown of Lyon. In a big, Belle Epoque-style space with flowers painted on the walls, you can eat a plate of deep-fried escargots accompanied by pig trotter croquettes. Lyonnaise specialities like the pike quenelle and gratin dauphinois are always worthwhile, but you can also just get some moules frites or a burger. Despite all the chandeliers, this place is relatively casual, and it’s a great last-minute option for an impressive group meal." - bryan kim, willa moore, neha talreja, sonal shah, will hartman, molly fitzpatrick
"You can experience chef Daniel Boulud in a more casual setting at this restaurant celebrating Lyonnaise cuisine within the Beekman Hotel, where the chef is offering a three-course holiday menu for $155 per person. The feast kicks off with black truffle gougères; moves on to starters including sea scallop with Perigord truffle vinaigrette, hazelnuts and sunchokes; celery root and chestnut soup; and terrine of foie gras. It includes such entrees as comté-filled ravioli; Dover sole with salsify-Champagne sauce and caviar; and quail stuffed with foie gras and Swiss chard. Among the desserts are chocolate cake with caramel ice cream; and vacherin with exotic fruit sorbets and meringue." - Eater Staff
"Within Hyatt, Thomas said the aim has been to have restaurants so good that travelers want to book their stay there while also attracting locals with that same quality. Thomas considers Le Gratin an example of success for its integration into the scene, saying, “people don’t even know that’s part of The Beekman [a Thompson hotel]! And that’s okay!” Bringing in a local chef and team, rather than cooking a concept up in a lab and trying to make it fit into disparate locations, is the clear route to authenticity."
"Located in the Beekman Hotel, this Daniel Boulud restaurant is inspired by the bistros of Lyon. With its mirrored walls, cigar-colored banquettes, and flowers painted on wall tiles, Le Gratin feels like a stylish bistro, and it's a great choice to celebrate any relationship status-related occasion. Come at brunch and choose from six egg dishes that involve things like black truffle and tomme de Savoie." - team infatuation
