Restaurant of the week
Last weekend Serena and I hosted my parents at the luxurious Chateau Jaffe. We ate out a couple of times, and although we tried a place that I wanted to try for a while, I actually preferred a place I’d been to before.Le Pain Quotidien
833 Lexington Avenue
NY, NY 10021
Tel.: 212 755 5810
Le Pain Quotidien is an international chain of restaurants that advertises itself as a ‘bakery and communal table’. They sell all types of fresh breads and pastries, jams and other spreads, chocolate, and even wine. The first time I went, it immediately reminded me of Paul, another chain of French café restaurants that has a few shops in London. In addition to the ‘communal table’, there are smaller tables on the side, and at least in the one on Lexington on the Upper East Side, in the solarium in the back.
When we went on Sunday morning, the line for a table was out the door. After about a 15-20 minute wait we were seated at the end of the communal table, which was curved just enough so that the four of us could all chat with each another. The food at Le Pain Quotidien is nice, simple, and fresh. I had yogurt with granola and fruit and we all shared a basket of different types of fresh bread, which came with three types of spreads. The yogurt was filling enough, but I made sure I had a little room left for a bit of the bread with jam, which was excellent. If you have a big group I wouldn’t recommend competing for a table with the Sunday morning crowd, but if you’re looking for a place for a simple brunch, you should definitely give Le Pain Quotidien a try.
Labels: food
posted by Aron @ 6:14 PM
1 Comments:
I liked where we went Friday night but don't remember the name of it. But the best part of the weekend was the company. Chateu Jaffe is a great place to stay!
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