6 New-York — Restaurant in Paris

After almost three weeks in Paris trying to find great places, I have hit the jackpot! This is now the poster child of my "favorite French restaurant".

We made reservations an obscenely long time ago, but many came in and were seated without them. But, we are old folks and we got there right when they opened at 7. If you want a later time, you need to plan ahead and reserve. Taking a taxi from the Opera district we arrived early while they were still closed and it started to pour. Rather than wait to the exact time, they were kind enough to open a couple minutes early to let folks in out of the rain. That already warmed my heart.

The hostess was warm, welcoming and we had an excellent seat at the window overlooking the Eiffel Tower. Shortly afterwards, we were greated by Jerome - the cook, owner, conductor, and wonderful person.

We had a bottle of Sancerre with the Menu Saveurs. This was beyond perfect. It varies every day, but ours was just brilliant. Everyone started with a white bean and fava amuse-bouche. I almost went thru the blinding flash at the end of "Ratatouille". It was small but so sublime as to recall every bean dish I have had.

We then went thru a parade of dishes: an spring roll which was lovely; a tuna tataki; fois gras w/ biscuit; creamy risotto; a langoustine (which was almost like butter); the most perfectly cooked cod I have ever had (we discussed it at length); and, the most tender tenderloin I have had in many a moon. All of them well paced and perfectly sized. My dinner date & I each had different courses so we would only eat half of each & swap. It was a tough game making sure the other didn't cheat on carving out what half looked like.

Finally, the dessert course came. I sincerely believe we had the entire dessert tray. It was it's own tasting menu. We had so many options that I felt like I had fallen into Willy Wonka's dessert store. Each I would have considered a summit to a meal: rice pudding was devine; the lemon was AMAZING; biscuits with chocolate and a chocolate tray with a ganache / tart that brought a tear to my eye. It was so extravagant that the table beside us was asking which was what so they could order.

If you are lucky enough to get in, I can assure you that you will not go away displeased. The staff were tremendous, the cooks were brilliant, the hostess kind and the owner, Jerome, a master...

6 New-York was one of the finest restaurant experiences I’ve ever had. I live in New York and often dine at upscale restaurants for either work-related or personal dinners. My girlfriend and I came to Paris for 5 nights and decided to try some of the best restaurants in the city. On our last night we didn’t have dinner plans so I looked online and decided to make a reservation at 6 New-York. Our experience was incredible! Easily one of the top 3 dining experiences I’ve ever had. I requested a table with a view of the Eiffel Tour and they say us in the corner overlooking it.

When we sat down, chef Jérôme Gangneux greeted us to tell us about the specials for the evening. He also took our wine order which was a fantastic bottle of Chardonnay for only 40€. We ordered both two appetizers (spring rolls and tataki), the chef specials for our entrees (sea bass and beef), two desserts, and a bottle of wine for only 206€ total. Chef Gangneux took our order and helped us think through the best entrees to get. He also came by after our food was delivered to ask how we liked everything so far. In all, I can’t recommend this restaurant enough! It was a spectacular evening. I only wish I could’ve told chef Gangneux how much we appreciated everything.

If you are looking for restaurants in Paris I highly recommend you go to 6 New-York.

The one recommendation I would have to improve the experience would be to turn the lights down just a bit. At times it felt like some of the lights were pointed directly at you.

Ambiance: 10/10 Food: 12/10 Value: 12/10 Service: 15/10 Overall: Perfect!

We will definitely be back the next time we...

This is the first time we have been back to 6 New York since the Covid crisis. We first came 11 or 13 years ago, and have been back from time to time, for dinner or lunch (before covid). We had therefore high expectations as we hold 6 New York in our hearts. This is probably why the 3-star rating, as we were disappointed today. There were highs though (friendly staff, speed, elegance and discretion). On the downsides: the bread was really disappointing. hard shell, hollow, not up to par with the restaurant's luxury mission. Also, the appetizers (gaspacho with a hint of feta cheese) were clearly underwhelming, bland. We picked the set menu with foie gras (goose/duck liver) and the slices could not be thinner and portions tiny, compared with a few years ago. Then my wife had the scallops (Saint Jacques) which were very decent and I had the pintade (poultry). I was not impressed with the cartilages left (no big deal though). The puree was good. The desserts were also nothing to take home about. The slim tart with mandarines and meringue was ordinary, and the chessnut tiramisu was ok (but quite far from the generosity of an italian tiramisu). Overall quantities were really small (to our surprise). Unlucky as we were, the restaurant was filled with tourists (and locals) with small children. Felt we were at a McDonald's sometimes, not very romantic. Again, the staff was diligent and charming, so that's a positive, but the food and experience was disappointing. Room for...