"Lafayette and Frenchette have been harbingers of a French restaurant revival in downtown Manhattan. One of the latest examples is Petite Boucherie, offspring of a much larger Sheridan Square brasserie called Boucherie, where the gimmick is a butcher shop on the premises. Petite Boucherie’s menu reads like that of the former Pastis, with lots of meat and seafood, along with the usual charcuterie, salads, and pastas, and a drinks menu that favors absinthe. But the most memorable thing a friend and I ate was not meat, but a bowl of seared scallops, in a darkened room lined with leather banquettes that was a good place for a romantic date." - Eater Staff
