Le Veau d’Or, the city's oldest French bistro since 1937, has been revitalized by chefs Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, blending classic charm with timeless dishes.
"Twelve years after chefs Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr contacted the owner (with the restaurant closed for five of them), Le Veau d’Or opened this summer. The prix-fixe menu is the same as it has always been — 10 appetizers, 10 entrees, and five desserts. They 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 trio of offal. 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." - Eater Staff
"A restaurant opened by the Frenchette duo in the Upper East Side." - Melissa McCart
"Leave it to Frenchette to make one of uptown’s most storied bistros hot again. The $125 prix fixe includes generous portions of an appetizer, an entree, and a dessert, plus a salad. The French icon, open since 1937, feels anything but stuffy, in a room with red gingham tablecloths and comingling between uptown lifers and a younger set eager to try it out." - Emma Orlow, Eater Staff
"A classic old-school French restaurant cherished for its timeless charm." - Kevin Chau
"New York City's oldest French bistro, revived on the Upper East Side by the duo behind Frenchette." - Eater Staff
