Le Coucou
Classic French · New York · Michelin One Star · Chef Chris Emery
One-Michelin-star Classic French with modern touches in SoHo inside Howard Hotel (confirmed 2024 Michelin Guide). Chef Daniel Rose. À la carte dinner and lunch prix fixe $69 (two courses). Sample appetizers: Poireaux vinaigrette (leeks, hazelnuts) $20, Thon à l'espelette (yellowfin tuna, espelette oil) $28, Lotte frite au sarrasin (buckwheat fried monkfish, curry vinaigrette) $29, Galantine de pintade et foie gras (guinea hen/foie gras roulade, chartreuse) $32, Quenelle de brochet sauce américaine (pike mousse, lobster sauce) $35, Homard grillé aux oignons (half lobster, honey-lime vinaigrette) $46, Tartare de bœuf (hand-chopped prime filet, traditional condiments, caviar) $98. Sample mains: Crépinettes aux cèpes (chicken/foie gras, porcini jus) $46, Ris de veau à l'estragon (veal sweetbreads, tarragon, maitake) $49, Halibut beurre blanc (fermented daikon + caviar option +$60) $51, Bar noir aux coquillages (grilled black bass, light tomato, shellfish) $52, Filet de sole meunière (Dover sole, golden butter, spinach) $80. Lunch includes oysters, mussel soup, quenelle de brochettes with caviar, skate cheeks, halibut, bouillabaisse, filet, poached chicken, various sorbets or rum baba. Supplements: Avocat homard +$19, Homard 'bourse et la vie' (Maine lobster, green peppercorns, cognac cream, pommes dauphine) +$29. Dinner prix fixe available for parties 7-10 (~$180/person reported). Wine bottles $150-$5000+. Prices exclude tax/gratuity. Reservations via Resy or OpenTable (parties up to 6). Groups 7+ email lecoucou.events@starr-restaurant.com.
138 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013, New York
- One Michelin Star
Menu
Cocktails
- Le bambou jaune (25) — Vin jaune, cognac, vermouth, bitters
- Songe saphique (23) — Gin, ruby port, lemon, cinnamon
- Banane du brésil (26) — Martinique, Jamaica, and Guyana rhums, banana liqueur, chartreuse jaune, lime, lemon ginger tea, milk-clarified
- Éclat de bourgogne (23) — Crémant de Bourgogne, vodka, lemon, quatre épices
- Sous le verger (24) — Calvados, scotch, vermouth rouge
- L'amante perdue (28) — Pear eau de vie, chartreuse jaune, bénédictine, vermouth sec
- Pear Sparkler (15) — Pear cider, lemon, bitter. Refreshing French-inspired cocktail.
- Chartreuse Ratafia (18) — Yellow Chartreuse, cognac, cherry ratafia, lemon. Classic French liqueur cocktail.
- Armagnac Suze (16) — White vermouth, Armagnac, Suze. French aperitif-style cocktail with bitter gentian.
- Thyme Tonic (15) — Gin, Cynar, thyme, tonic. Herbal botanical cocktail with Italian bitter.
Tasting Menu
- À la Carte Dinner (120) — Average spend per person
Wines
- Pierre Martin, Sancerre Chavignol 2024 (29) — Sauvignon Blanc - Loire Valley, France
- Domaine Zind-Humbrecht, Alsace Pinot Gris 2022 (23) — Pinot Gris - Alsace, France
- Château de Villeneuve, Saumur-Champigny 2022 (24) — Cabernet Franc - Loire Valley, France
- Drappier, Rosé (45) — Pinot Noir - Champagne, France
- Domaine Laroche, Chablis Saint Martin 2023 (29) — Chardonnay - Chablis, France
- Domaine des Marrans, Fleurie Les Marrans 2023 (25) — Gamay - Beaujolais, France
- Pertois-Moriset, Les Quatre Terroirs, Blanc de Blancs (38) — Chardonnay - Champagne, France
- Domaine Mann, Crémant d'Alsace Brut Nature (26) — Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Auxerrois - Alsace, France
Dishes
- Tartare de Bœuf (98) — Hand-chopped prime filet, traditional condiments, caviar. À la carte.
- Quenelle de Brochet Sauce Américaine (35) — Pike mousse with lobster sauce - signature dish. Source: lecoucou.com/menus/dinner
- Vol-au-vent Coucou — Sweetbreads, lobster, mushroom, vermouth cream. Prix fixe signature. Source: lecoucou.com
- Filet de Sole Meunière (80) — Dover sole, golden butter, spinach, with or without oysters. À la carte.
- Tout le Lapin (52) — Rabbit prepared three ways: roulade, roasted with mustard, stock-cooked. Source: lecoucou.com/menus/dinner
Phone: +1 212-271-4252
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