Condé Nast Traveler's Alternative Bucket List
"There is no other restaurant in NYC, in my opinion, that has held its reign as the sexiest and most delicious place—and with the most eclectic cast of creative characters—as Indochine has. Originally owned by Brian McNally, the French-Vietnamese restaurant was once the stomping ground of the art elite—Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Julian Schnabel, Madonna, Debbie Harry, and David Bowie in the 1980s. The lighting is always perfectly dim and flattering, the room is always extra sexy, the music is fun and campy, the tablehopping is plentiful come late-night, and the staff, hand-plucked by owner Jean-Marc Houmard, is always a well-versed group from an array of cultures (and all are beyond striking). Go into the restaurant on any given night and you, too, will feel the magic of this space and the people who inhabit it."
