Le Jardin Bistro

Alcohol: Full Bar

THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Le Jardin Bistro Restaurant Review: This homey spot looks as though it was transported from the French countryside to the streets of New York. Every detail from the lace café curtains to the handwritten menus to the creaky floorboards adds to the illusion. The food only takes you one step further: moist roast chicken, buttery pan-seared skate, hanger steak in green...

Le Jardin Bistro features classic French bistro fare in a warm setting. The French wait staff are professional, with just the right amount of calculated indifference to give you that "I'm in France" feeling. When the weather is in your favor, the garden out back is one of New York's best. Terrific hangar steak, steak tartare, grilled salmon, cassoulet and pâté.

Host Israel Katz rules the roost at this rustic French bistro on the eastern fringes of Soho. The simple decor features French doors, a pressed-tin ceiling and a wooden bar heaped with flowers. Out...

With good, well-priced food and a commendable wine list, plus excellent service and warm ambience, it is no wonder that this is a popular dining spot. A tin ceiling rises high over lace-curtained windows in the dark, intimate French provincial interior. The namesake garden features hanging grapevines. Coq au Vin, cassoulet, Steak Frites, breast of organic chicken and the fresh fish of the day...