46 reviews
#1,936 of 6,820 Restaurants in New York City$$ - $$$, French, European, Vegetarian Friendly+1 646-476-4843+ Add websiteImprove this listing
Hours
Sun
11:00 AM - 1:00 AM
Mon
11:00 AM - 1:00 AM
Tue
11:00 AM - 1:00 AM
Wed
11:00 AM - 1:00 AM
Thu
11:00 AM - 1:00 AM
Fri
11:00 AM - 1:00 AM
Sat
11:00 AM - 1:00 AM
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PRICE RANGE
$10.00 – $35.00
CUISINES
French, European
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly
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Hip French bistro on the Lower East Side. One of the neighborhood's favorite hang-outs, LES Enfants de Bohème is a casual and friendly corner bistro, serving classic French cuisine (with a New York accent) and delicious craft cocktails. We emphasize seasonality and source organic and local goods whenever possible.
PRICE RANGE
$10.00 – $35.00
CUISINES
French, European
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night, Drinks
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Table Service, Gift Cards Available
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4.5
46 reviews
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Exploration824192
3 contributions
Oct 2021 • friends
We had a wonderful dinner last night with a large group. The drinks were delicious, service was as usual on point and attentive. Our dinner was fabulous! I had the mussels (served with fresh baguettes); others had the risotto, the
Boeuf Carottes Façon Grandmère (always a favorite); burgers…we also all shared the kale salad (yum) and the artichoke dip. The ambience (outdoor) and live music was the cherry on the top. We love this restaurant and highly recommend it. Can’t wait to go back!
Written October 3, 2021
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Gregory V
12 contributions
Nov 2021 • none
I've now been here five or six times, and recently for the first time since the pandemic started (sat outside, with the heater it was very comfortable.) I adore the mussels, with fingerling potatoes and a side salad. But everything else is great too. Very personable and adept staff, excellent location, charming vibe. This restaurant is an LES treasure! Delighted to have been asked for proof of vaccination. Highly recommend!
Written November 22, 2021
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Stuart S
Greenwich Village5 contributions
Mar 2021 • couples
This is the neighborhood spot. Fresh ingredients, easy atmosphere and locale give it the charm you won’t find at other places.
Written March 2, 2021
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Sybil S
164 contributions
Jul 2024 • family
Steak was chewy and flavorless. The nova appetizer and kale salad were generous but also not great. And the service was way too casual. I would not recommend this place.
Written July 23, 2024
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R2D2
Hamburg50 contributions
May 2023 • solo
I booked the restaurant due to a recommendation from a travel magazine. Perhaps it was not the right evening, but neither the food nor the atmosphere was special.
Written May 14, 2023
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neil102
Astoria8627 contributions
Nov 2019 • none
Yet another odd place to set up a small French-style cafe. Les Enfants De Boheme is so small that there is barely enough seating area to eat. Would I come back for breakfast -probably not -service was weird and it is kind of hard to explain
Written November 15, 2019
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Chmpgnrose
New York City266 contributions
Jun 2019 • couples
Sunday boozy brunch for power of one, please.
A long holiday weekend summons self-care to just be. The reviews are indeed paint an accurate experience for food and service excellence. This French bistro embodies a classic bistro in a New York environment. This business is easily accessible by F train at East Broadway station in Lower East Side walking distance on Henry Street intersecting Jefferson Street. I am glad Yelp search enables me a good find as I was very inclined. Around the corner there is a annex for a bakery in true Parisian French fare bakery in the front, cafe in the rear. My male server was doing it all as a very capable, competent, able-bodied man who was "running around like a chicken with its head cut off" as hostess, waiter, bus boy, cashier, etc. as he was operating the business alone. I valued and appreciate hard work, efficiency, effectiveness, attentiveness, respect and professionalism which my male server exhibits all. My bill total $29 as Eggs Norwegian is an added $2 to the boozy brunch set price $27. The bill is served on a actual used vintage postcard with a foreign postage stamp.
LES Eggs Norwegian + $2
Two poached eggs, marinated salmon, Hollandaise sauce served on English muffin, salad and roasted potatoes. It was enticing delicious! The Hollandaise sauce was refreshing as it was light. The two poached eggs were prepared well as the running yolk was oozing onto my plate very well and fresh. It is extremely pleasing soft and prepared well. The roasted potatoes were good side portion but slightly harden perhaps overcooked and slightly dry which I had to use salt for condiment. The side salad was very light and refreshing as it contain sufficient dressing without drowning.
One brunch cocktail (included)
Mimosa was delightful but contain pulp from orange. I do not like pulp in drinks.
I substituted coffee for mint tea by Bio Tea Malongo which was very aromatic and fragrant. I am enamored of this tea. The aroma fragrant enable to de-stress mind, body and briefly cleansed my spirit. This tea was aromatherapy than sipping for hydration.
Note: Cash only and there is a ATM machine inside.
Written June 13, 2019
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VictoriousJane
Joshua Tree286 contributions
Feb 2019 • family
Came here with my parents and my toddler for dinner on a Sunday and loved every minute. Authentically French, down to the no-substitutions rule (which the ladies at the next table did not appreciate). Cash only.
We had the mussels which my toddler barely shared, the duck (confit that night), salmon special, and the cod. All fantastic.
Great wine list, as well as interesting cocktails to start with. I'll be back for another Spicy Gringo soon!
CASH ONLY! There are signs everywhere, as well as in a million places online. Again, the ladies dining at the next table seemed to have missed this part to so BRING CASH.
Live music on Sundays, we will be back for sure as my daughter loved bopping along to the music while we were eating.
Written April 1, 2019
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RGSOUNDF
Mercerville10753 contributions
Mar 2019 • couples
Looking for a nice and interesting breakfast in the Lower East Side, around 9 or 10 o'clock, is a real challenge. We have done that before. Be it upscale Dirty French, Public Kitchen by the celebrated chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, or Izakaya Blue Ribbon, all the choices you usually get are 2 or 3 egg dishes, granolas, oatmeal (if you are lucky) and maybe an avocado toast. Brunches start usually at a later hour, around 11 AM. Les Enfants De Bohème is a happy exclusion. The menu offers you a lot of unusual and exciting choices, such as CROQUE MONSIEUR/MADAME, TARTARE DU BLED (steak tartare), SALMON BURGER, BOHEMIAN CHEESEBURGER, and BOHEMIAN EGGS, just to name a few. All of this in addition to the wide selections of both sweet and savory crêpes (the latters are the traditional Bretonne galette de sarrasin, made with blé noir, gluten-free buckwheat flour and served with mixed green salad).
The prices are very budget friendly, the service is great, and the interior is cozy, inviting, and informal, reminiscent of a non-touristy corner bistro de quartier somewhere in Paris, off the beaten path. That was the intention of the restaurant's owner, the Parisian Stéfan Jonot, known by his previous successful restaurant ventures in the neighborhood.
The restaurant is located on the corner of Henry and Jefferson streets, off the Eastern Broadway, once a hub of the Jewish communal and religious life, with numerous synagogues, small prayer houses (stiebels) of the various Eastern European hasidic groups, and the imposing building of the daily newspaper Forverts (now converted into condos). Starting from the 1980s, the area became a center of the Chinese immigrants from the southeastern China's Fujian province, and was (and still is) known as Little Fuzhou. The crime in the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s was rampant (so much for those lamenting the sprawling gentrification), but right now the neighborhood is enjoying a gradual revival.
Please make a mental note, Les Enfants De Bohème is a cash only joint. There is an ATM available on the premises, but better off, just come in carrying some cash on you.
Next door, on Jefferson St., there is a take-out place, Les Enfants Delice, offering some of the spacilaties the restaurants is known for. They do accept credit cards there, with a minimum of $10 charge.
Les Enfants De Bohème used to be a part of Open Table, now the reservations are obtained via Yelp.
Written March 3, 2019
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Lauren B
2 contributions
Nov 2018 • couples
There were seven at our table and everyone was blown away. The food was amazing, everything from the appetizers, entrees and dessert! The creme brûlée was the best I’ve ever had! Will absolutely go back and have already recommended friends!
Written November 20, 2018
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AJAX6965
New York City260 contributions
Nov 2018 • friends
Les Enfants is cozy, friendly and cash only, specials written on a chalk board. Service was very prompt, house wines excellent. Steak good but not exceptional. Moules wonderful. Crepe Brûlée delicious. ATM in the back.
Written November 11, 2018
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Kathryn S
Kingston30 contributions
Oct 2018 • friends
Dined here last night and it was really good. The staff were very friendly even though it was so busy. The restaurant is small and does get quite loud, but that just adds to the ambiance. The food was also really good. We had the duck confit and a duck special of the day. We also had the creme brûlée and the dessert special which was a mille crepe with salted caramel. It was divine.
Written October 20, 2018
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Tony Y
New York City1239 contributions
Jul 2018 • couples
As a native New Yorker that grew up in the area, it's always amazing to me how the area has changed yet still the same. This little French bistro is situated in the middle of three neighborhoods. You have your projects on one side, Chinatown on the other, and a gentrified LES on the third side.
I came here for Sunday brunch and it was pretty quiet. I ordered the short rib Benedict and my girlfriend ordered the steak and eggs. The poached eggs were perfectly cooked and gooey. The short ribs were also quite tasty. I would say that the steak and eggs were just okay. The steak was done to the correct temperature but I feel like it was under seasoned and that choice of cut was a bit tough. It should have been marinated or prepped differently to give it more tender and flavorful.
As an FYI, this place is cash only. I would give them a 3.5 but a 4 because I can't and they weren't bad. Overall I'd come again but just to see what else they have to offer.
Written July 8, 2018
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EasyTraveller12345
Bronxville207 contributions
Jun 2018 • none
Long a favorite of locals, Les Enfants de Boheme is a charming petite Parisian bistro in the Lower East Side. The menu is small but varied and with daily specials, and the bread is wonderful. So, too, is the service. An artichoke salad was perfect, and we enjoyed a lovely salmon and among the best moules we've had. A perfect spot before or after a film at Metrograph. It's cash only, some come prepared, though an ATM is onsite. Bon appetit!
Written June 23, 2018
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KenNYC150
New York City233 contributions
Mar 2018 • none
We choose this restaurant based on the reviews because we were looking for a restaurant in this neighborhood. We were not disappointed. The mushroom soup was delight, and the short ribs (cooked for 12 hours) was fabulous.
Written March 15, 2018
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