Downtown Manhattan Restaurant Scenes, Ranked
"The steak au poivre at Lucien has a powerful, tingly bite. But if anyone tells you that they come here for the food, they’re lying. This LES bistro, open since 1998, is popular because it’s popular. Previously more of an artsy crowd, the patrons of Lucien now skew young and fashion-y in a frazzled, ’90s sort of way, sort of like if the cast of Friends listened to Charli XCX." - bryan kim, willa moore, neha talreja
Emily Schindler
