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Le French Diner

Le French Diner

Le French Diner

188 Orchard St, New York

●9.3 · Closed

🇫🇷 French6 photos5 reviews9 savesUpdated 3/31/26

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Janet, Wong, and Aviv went to Le French Diner

Lower East Side, Manhattan

AvivMar 8

●9.6

An instant classic Super cozy - there’s like 3 tables total. Really well-executed French classics that rivals most of what I had in Paris. The octopus and the steak are standouts imo. If you’re chill, the French guy who runs the place might even let you have a smoke inside the restaurant.

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WrenNov 10

Lower East Side, Manhattan

●7.5

super small intimate restaurant with friendly staff. usually gets packed quick but I didn’t have to wait. octopus is so good but I don’t think the prices are worth

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Lower East Side, Manhattan

●10.0

AlexFeb 7

Lower East Side, Manhattan

●10.0

Lower East Side, Manhattan

●9.4

Teeny tiny French resto in LES with literally 3 small tables/high tops and ~8 seats at the bar. Walk-ins only. We came on a Sunday and were first in line (people started lining up around 5:20pm). Would recommend bar seating! We got the mayo eggs (mayo-topped jammy eggs), chickpea crepes (SO good and savory), octopus (wish it were crispier), escargot (nothing special IMO + the snails were tiiiiny, but the sauce is yum), cheese board (pleasantly surprised by this; 4 cheeses of very different tastes, tangs and textures + walnuts), quail (tender and juicy), and the hangar steak (cooked to a medium rare; I am extremely picky with steak and I actually loved this + the scalloped potato things it came with). Overall, a vibey, intimate resto that I would def revisit. Only thing is that they might shift you around mid-dinner cuz limited seating 😂 I had to move seats right/left twice while at the bar.