L´Ecole – Kinda French

The restaurant of The French Culinary Institute L´Ecole is located near the high-end shopping paradise of SoHo in southern Manhattan. The restaurant has way classier aura compared to the other joints in the vicinity — white table clothes make a huge difference.

The service is excellent, way better than in France usually, and the food is okay. Honestly, I’ve expected a bit better fare due to the surroundings in the dining hall, but the food was a bit bland for my taste. It was also more American than I thought — more of American view of French food than authentic French food, which I was kind of expecting, as I was in The French Culinary Institute.

We visited the restaurant during lunch hours and got a good deal from the lunch menu. It is more expensive during dinner time, but then the whole menu is available.

www.frenchculinary.com/lecole, 462 Broadway, New York, NY, USA, +1 212 219 3300