The Financial District isn't a neighborhood typically associated with European charms, but that's changing next week. On Monday, Le District — a 30,000-square-foot French marketplace — is opening within Brookfield Place, bringing a bit of Paris in springtime to 225 Liberty St.
With a central wine bar, a half-dozen gourmet food stations offering everything from French cheeses to freshly baked baguettes and brioches, three restaurants, a patisserie, a candy store and more, the massive, modern space is a Chablis-soaked dream for Francophiles.
It's an homage to "the fundamentals of cooking and France," says owner Peter Poulakakos, whose HPH restaurant group also manages Financier Patisserie, among others.
Consider it the French version of Eataly. Here, you'll find both raw ingredients and prepared foods from France, as well as a variety of seating areas. But unlike Eataly's wandering layout, Le District has a clear central hub — a large oval-shaped wine bar — and four separate zones.
Photo: Photographer: Zandy Mangold, Model: Marrow/MSA Models, Hair & Makeup: T. Cooper for Gorgeous Cosmetics
Enter from the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place and you'll first encounter the Cafe District. It features a massive patisserie, an espresso bar and a dazzlingly colorful French candy store run by Parisian shop La Cure Gourmande.
That leads to the main area known as the Market District, which is anchored by the wine bar and boasts a variety of gourmet stations — a fromagerie (cheese shop), rotisserie, charcuterie, boucherie (butcher) and poissonnerie (fishmonger) — each with its own seating area. A boulangerie will have 16 different breads on offer.
Customers will be able to buy raw ingredients or prepared foods to take home or eat on the spot. Need a no-fuss dinner? At the rotisserie, you can grab a whole roast chicken on the go. How about a quick lunch? Tuck into a honey-and-lavender-roasted turkey breast sandwich at a counter seat.
For more formal dining, the Restaurant District will have three options: Le Bar, brasserie Beaubourg and a fine dining restaurant, opening later in the spring, called L'Appart. Seven-thousand square feet of outdoor space, with seating for 250 and views of the Hudson River, is set to open in May.
Lastly, the Garden District will sell grocery staples, fresh produce and deli items. Best of all, a salad bar will transform into a chocolate-mousse bar at 4 p.m. each day.
"It's going to be an awesome spot," enthuses Poulakakos.
Market District
"It's the pulse of the whole entire place," Poulakakos says of Le District's central hub, which features a half-dozen gourmet stations surrounding a wine bar.
Shoppers can nibble their way around the stations — 70 seats are sprinkled throughout at counters and high-top tables — or grab food to go.
"It's lots of little tastings," Poulakakos says of the format.
Open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
More than a dozen different imported mustards and other gourmet condiments line the Market District's walls. Also, the rotisserie will have whole chickens to take home and gourmet sandwiches to eat on the spot.Photo: Photographer: Zandy Mangold, Model: Marrow/MSA Models, Hair & Makeup: T. Cooper for Gorgeous Cosmetics
Steak frites: Order up some meat and potatoes — or have them throw anything in the butcher's case on the grill for you — at the boucherie.Photo: Zandy Mangold
Bread basket: The boulangerie boasts a rotating selection of 16 different loaves, including baguettes baked daily.
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Say cheese: A fromagerie sells French cheese plates (above) and fondue "to go" with freshly made croutons.Photo: Zandy Mangold
Beautiful blooms: There's even a florist selling bouquets to decorate your table.Photo: Zandy Mangold
Cured meats: Put together a plate of salami, ham and pâté at the charcuterie.Photo: Zandy Mangold
Fresh fish: A poissonnerie will offer the catch of the day to take home and oysters to enjoy at the counter.Photo: Getty Creative
Très cher specialties: A $70 can of black truffles is among the delicacies on the market's shelves.Photo: Zandy Mangold
Restaurant District
Three eateries comprise this district. Poulakakos calls Beaubourg, a 100-seat brasserie, "the core restaurant of the market." It will serve classics like a croque-monsieur and frog legs in a room outfitted with light-blue leather banquettes and white-tile walls.
The bright decor is in stark contrast to the dark woods and copper canopy at Le Bar, where drinkers (and diners) can enjoy Belgian beers, craft cocktails, wine and oysters.
In May, a 28-seat fine dining restaurant called L'Appart will open, serving four- to six-course tasting menus. The name means "the apartment," and the room's eclectic midcentury-style furnishings give the suggestion that you're dining in the chef's living room.
"It's very fun," says Poulakakos.
Le Bar is open Sunday through Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.; Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Beaubourg is open Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Bistro fare: The salade Beaubourg features smoked duck and chèvre over mesclun greens.Photo: Zandy Mangold
Bon appétit: Chefs Nicolas Abello (from left), Jordi Vallès and Fabrice Renaudin will be whipping up delicious Gallic classics in the three restaurants.
Photo: Zandy Mangold
Garden District
This grocery-shopping area offers fresh produce, dairy and frozen items.
In addition to pantry staples, 32 different prepared foods — from couscous to haricots verts almondine — will be available, quaintly scooped from Staub casserole dishes behind a deli counter.
"[This] section is very typical of a French market," says Poulakakos.
Open Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
From dawn to dusk: Early in the day, there's a healthy salad bar to get your greens, but at 4 p.m. it turns into a decadent chocolate-mousse bar with toppings like orange confit.Photo: Getty Images
Cafe District
It's a sugar rush in the front area of Le District. Head to the right as you enter from the Winter Garden and you'll hit La Cure Gourmande, the first US outpost of the colorful French candy store that hawks whimsically packaged nougat, buttery biscuits and chocolates made to look like olives.
"We visited their shop in Paris, and we loved the energy of the store," says Poulakakos.
Across the way, a massive patisserie offers a rainbow assortment of pastries. Chef Jordi Vallès, the executive culinary director for the entire project, is a native of Belgium and insisted his homeland's traditional thick, chewy waffles be on offer. But he says he doesn't have any favorites on the menu. "We're very excited about everything."
Open Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Candy! Parisian sweets purveyor La Cure Gourmande created a beautiful tin (above) just for its New York location.Photo: Zandy Mangold
Waffles and crêpes made to order: Belgian waffles (right) come plain or topped with sauces and whipped cream, and crêpes (left) can be filled with everything from Nutella to ham and cheese.Photo: Zandy Mangold
Coffee! Grab an espresso at the coffee bar to go with all your tasty sweet treats.
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Pastries! Feast on macarons, éclairs, cakes and cookies — all made with imported French butter — at the patisserie.Photo: Zandy Mangold
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