# Lafayette

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## About Lafayette

About Lafayette Grand Café and Bakery

Lafayette Grand Café and Bakery is an everyday grand café and bakery celebrating the ceremony of French cooking at the corner of Lafayette Street and Great Jones Street in downtown Manhattan.

Our market-driven bistro menu is inspired by a range of French regions, from Provence and Normandy to neighboring Mediterranean coasts. The kitchen reinterprets traditional French dishes alongside house signatures.

Culinary team

- Culinary direction by Chef Andrew Carmellini.
- Executive Chef: John Ramirez.
- Pâtissier: Scott Cioe.

Space and atmosphere

- Located in an iconic landmark NoHo building originally designed by Henry J. Hardenbergh.
- Interiors designed by Roman and Williams in a classic brasserie style with contemporary touches.
- Features include:
- A grand main dining room with towering arched windows overlooking Lafayette Street.
- Honey- and blue-tiled columns that define intimate seating areas.
- A visible rotisserie counter at the entry.
- A bakery that remains open into the evening for guests to browse pastries and breads.

Private dining and groups

- Lafayette includes two private dining suites within the main space, suitable for private meals and events.
- For current capacity details, minimums and booking availability, guests should inquire via the event inquiry link on the Lafayette website or through the contact page.

Hospitality group

Lafayette is part of NoHo Hospitality Group, whose restaurants also include Locanda Verde, The Dutch, Bar Primi, Westlight, Leuca, Mister Dips, San Morello, Evening Bar, Carne Mare, The Portrait Bar, Café Carmellini and others.

Source: https://www.lafayetteny.com

## Where Lafayette works

Location

- Address: 380 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003
- Neighborhood: NoHo, downtown Manhattan

Contact

- General inquiries: info@lafayetteny.com
- Press inquiries: pr@nhgnyc.com

For other questions, guests can use the contact form or text option on the Contact page of lafayetteny.com.

Reservations

- Reservations are accepted through the online reservation form on the Lafayette website.
- Guests can choose the number of people, date and time, and then submit to find an available table.
- For larger parties or special requests, availability may be limited and is based on current restaurant operations.

Events and private dining

- To inquire about booking an event or private dining, use the "book an event" link on the Contact page.
- Event details such as minimums, menus, capacities and available dates are not listed publicly and must be confirmed directly with the events team.

Parking and transport

- Lafayette does not list dedicated parking information on its website.
- Guests typically use neighborhood street parking or nearby public garages and may wish to allow extra time for parking when driving.
- The restaurant is in a central downtown location accessible by multiple NYC subway lines and other public transportation.

Lists Lafayette, Manhattan, and Providence as a location. Names Maine, New York, Lafayette, and New York City as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.

Source: https://www.lafayetteny.com

## Prices

Lafayette Grand Café and Bakery offers a range of French-inspired dishes and baked goods across breakfast, brunch, daytime café service and dinner, along with an extensive beverage program.

Note: Menus and prices can change. For the most current offerings, guests should refer to the live menus on lafayetteny.com/menus.

From the bakery

Examples of items listed on the bakery menu include:

- Croissant — $5.75
- Amaretto Croissant — $6.75
- Pain au Chocolat — $6.50
- Blueberry Buttermilk Muffin — $4.75
- Danish du Jour (selection varies)

Additional breads and pastries are available daily, subject to change and availability.

Breakfast and brunch

Representative breakfast and brunch offerings include:

- Fresh seasonal fruit — $17
- Homemade granola with strained yogurt and fresh berries — $18
- Anson Mills oatmeal with fruit stewed in cognac and toasted almonds — $16
- Two organic eggs any style with potatoes and toast — $20
- Our farm egg sandwich with smoked bacon and gruyère on a brioche bun — $24
- Smoked salmon Benedict on everything brioche with hollandaise
- Lafayette quiche with spinach, clothbound cheddar and dressed greens
- Lemon ricotta pancakes with fresh berries
- Shakshuka baked eggs with grilled pain de campagne (appears on brunch menus)

Exact preparations, garnishes and prices for some dishes may vary between breakfast and brunch menus.

Café and non-alcoholic beverages

The café menu includes coffee, tea and fresh juices, for example:

- La Colombe drip coffee
- Espresso, macchiato, cortado, cappuccino, café latte
- Nitro oat latte — $6.25 (price shown for select espresso drinks)
- Hot chocolate — $7
- Organic loose leaf teas such as Earl Grey, Assam, Genmaicha, mint and chamomile
- Fresh juices ("Jus Frais"), such as:
- Jardin Vert: cucumber, celery, spinach, lemon, kale, parsley
- French Rose: apple, ginger, beet, lemon
- Hyper C: blood orange, yuzu, grapefruit

Appetizers and entrées (sample items)

The savory menus include French classics and house dishes, for example:

Appetizers (examples):

- Olives de la Maison — $8
- Jumbo shrimp cocktail — $25
- Half dozen East Coast oysters — $28
- Little gem salad with avocado, manchego and poppy seed yogurt — $26
- Prime steak tartare with sauce gribiche, quail egg and pain de campagne (listed in appetizer and entrée portions)
- French onion soup with beef shank and gruyère — $23
- Escargots Lyonnaise with garlic and parsley

Entrées (examples):

- Salade Niçoise with rare tuna, olives, anchovy and farm egg — $37
- Hand-cut fettuccine with wild mushroom ragù and grana padano — $33
- Catskill rainbow trout meunière with lemon and crispy capers — $39
- Brisket burger Dijonnaise with caramelized onion and comté — $32
- Skirt steak au poivre (center-cut black angus with cognac jus) — $55

Frites section (served with dressed salad and limitless French fries):

- Moules (champagne à la crème) — $35
- Poulet rôti (au jus) — $40
- Skirt steak (sauce verte) — $45
- Maine lobster (scampi butter)

Sides ("garnitures") include petite green salad, potatoes rôtis, pommes frites and haricots verts with shallot confit, with prices typically in the low-to-mid teens.

Desserts

Sample desserts include:

- Profiterole Maison with vanilla ice cream and warm chocolate sauce
- Mousse au chocolat (grand cru chocolate) with crème chantilly, served tableside
- Crème caramel (vanilla bean)
- Ice cream or sorbet, flavors du jour
- Seasonal desserts such as a strawberry galette with almond frangipane and strawberry crémeux (offerings vary by season).

Cocktails, wine and other beverages

Lafayette offers:

- Classic and house cocktails (including brunch cocktails like a Bloody Marie, and signature drinks such as the Great Jones Spritz, Corsica Martini, Alsatian Mojito and others).
- Spirit-free cocktails and non-alcoholic options.
- A selection of beers including European and local options, plus non-alcoholic beer.
- An extensive wine list focused on French regions (Champagne and other sparkling wines, rosé, white and red wines from the Loire, Burgundy, Rhône, Bordeaux, Jura, Provence, Corsica and more), along with Cognac, Armagnac and Calvados.

Specific wine and spirits labels and bottle prices are detailed on the online wine list and may change over time.

Source: https://www.lafayetteny.com

## What Lafayette has not published yet

These are things people ask Lafayette that its published information does not yet cover.

- prices
- availability
- guaranteed reservation times
- menu items or ingredients
- health or dietary guarantees
- delivery or pickup times
- private event availability or minimums

Ask anyway — the agent will say plainly that it is not published rather than guess.

## Where this comes from

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