Frenchette

Frenchette is a contemporary French brasserie with the energy of a restaurant that still feels culturally current years after opening. Chefs Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson, whose backgrounds include Balthazar, Pastis and Minetta Tavern, created a dining room that respects French technique while speaking fluently in downtown New York.The menu shifts with the seasons but remains grounded in the pleasures of brasserie dining: seafood, rich sauces, carefully prepared meats and dishes designed to be…