New York loves its French restaurants. Classic fine dining haunts and easygoing bistros have long been a mainstay in the city, but the genre is seeing new life as another wave of French restaurants slide into Manhattan. In the spring, French Japanese spot @labeille.nyc landed in Tribeca. Then came @LeGratinNYC in the Beekman Hotel from French legend Daniel Boulud. Restaurateur Jon Neidich has opened two French bars in the space of three months: @LeDiveNYC and @DeuxChatsBK. While it's a cuisine that's a safe play, it can also be snoozy, and some see an opportunity in reinterpreting French fine dining for people who want to dress up and go out, but would rather skip the white tablecloths and very expensive tabs. To learn more about why new restaurants are looking back towards French cooking in NYC, head to the link in bio. ✏️: @erika.lea.adams 📸: Bill Milne/Le Gratin