Anyone know the name of this place?

[Jaimei]

One of the many times I was in NY I went to this little french restaurant. The owners were french and the food was pretty good. The thing is I can't remember the name of it or where exactly it was. I think it was off of 5th ave. somewhere...I don't exactly remember. But I've been trying to remember the name of this place and can't and it's been bugging me. I know this is a totally vague discription of the place, but does anyone know what restaurant I'm talking about? It's just totally been bugging me that I can't remember the name of it.

[Nathan]

there are somewhere between 100-300 candidates....

[MattJohnson]

Try describing the interior a bit. It may help jog peoples memories.

[rich]

I know, I know.....

La Reserve

How do I know you ask?

How many good French restaurants have "pretty good" food? Most of them have pretty bad food, ugly good food or just food. The "pretty" and "good" can only describe the now-closed La Reserve.

If you need collaboration, just ask JP.

[tim]

One of the many times I was in NY I went to this little french restaurant.  The owners were french and the food was pretty good.  The thing is I can't remember the name of it or where exactly it was.  I think it was off of 5th ave. somewhere...I don't exactly remember.  But I've been trying to remember the name of this place and can't and it's been bugging me.  I know this is a totally vague discription of the place, but does anyone know what restaurant I'm talking about?  It's just totally been bugging me that I can't remember the name of it.

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Jaimei,

Cosette Bistro is very small and run by a French man and his daughter. It is located on 34th just west of 3rd Ave.

Tim

ps: Like they said, there may be hundreds of others.

[Nathan]

for example, in the general neighborhood of 5th Ave and Central Park...there are at least two small cute French restaurants that draw a French crowd....

[Jaimei]

The interior was quite small. They had booths around next to the walls. I think it had an awning outside. There was a mirror on one of the walls perpindicular to the door...like when you walked in if you looked to the left you'd see the mirror on that wall. For some reason I remember the mirror. I was looking at the mirror and watching the people who were sitting in a corner lol. I also think the floors and whatnot were hardwood floors. It was kinda dark inside...but there were windows at the front next to the door.

[Sneakeater]

Oh, windows in the front next to the door. Now I know what place you mean!

[raji]

It sounds like French Roast or La Jumelle but those are 2 places I used to always go to because they had very late or 24 hour kitchens, and my ex-girlfriend was a hostess so we'd have to go out late

[Fat Guy]

Any idea of what it was near, like a particular museum or shop? How sure are you on the "near Fifth Avenue" theory, and how near? Would you recognize the name if you saw it on a list?

[phaelon56]

And perhaps you can recall what cross street it might have been near? Fifth Avenue runs for a fair distance. The place I was thinking of is near Fifth Avenue, is small, owned and staffed by French people and has "pretty good" food - but it's on a corner and has no booths.

[rich]

The interior was quite small.  They had booths around next to the walls.  I think it had an awning outside.  There was a mirror on one of the walls perpindicular to the door...like when you walked in if you looked to the left you'd see the mirror on that wall.  For some reason I remember the mirror.  I was looking at the mirror and watching the people who were sitting in a corner lol.  I also think the floors and whatnot were hardwood floors.  It was kinda dark inside...but there were windows at the front next to the door.

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Uh... La Reserve

[Jaimei]

It was a few blocks away from fifth ave., but we walked there from fifth ave. and I think it was east of fifth. ...something like that.

I'm going to email my friends in NY and see if they remember what street it was on or anything.

Edited March 16, 2007 by Jaimei (log)

[Jaimei]

None of my friends remembered . One of them said they thought it was italian not french

ahwell...I'm about ready to give up though. Thanks for trying to help remember.

[pups224]

Le Veau d'Or?????

[rooftop1000]

Le Perigord?

...was there a cold app table near the entrance?