Le Crocodile
French restaurant · Williamsburg
80 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249
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Highlights
French brasserie serving roast chicken, steak frites, and oysters
French brasserie serving roast chicken, steak frites, and oysters
"An airy, classy brasserie inside a boutique hotel that lends a touch of luxury to mornings: options range from a tender omelette au fromage to a smoked salmon eggs Benedict topped with roe, and the coffee-and-pastry pairing is a refined choice for lingering weekday breakfasts or impressing visitors." - Joy Cho
"The Deal: $9 cocktails; $9 wine; $9 hors d’oeuvres Le Crocodile is a fancy French restaurant in Williamsburg where a half-dozen oysters will normally cost you $24. But during happy hour at the bar, you can drink a spritz and eat chicken liver pâté for around $20 total. Come with a date, and if things are going well, move to a table and share steak frites." - bryan kim, willa moore, neha talreja
"The food at Le Crocodile is satisfying and unpretentious, which is just about the opposite of what you expect from a hotel restaurant with tiled floors, a massive menu, and waiters in white jackets strolling around like they just finished catering the PGA tour in 1930. Try this place for your next big night out that calls for roast chicken, french fries, and an ice-cold martini. Surprisingly, it's easy to get a last-minute table." - willa moore, bryan kim, will hartman, sonal shah, arden shore
"Le Crocodile is a destination brasserie that far exceeds just being a hotel lobby restaurant. From the team that brought North Brooklyn Chez Ma Tante, Le Crocodile at the Wythe serves items like escargots with fennel, not your run-of-the-mill Waldorf salad, burgundy duck with pear and pancetta, and a roast chicken with herb jus and frites. There’s daytime service as well." - Melissa McCart
"This Williamsburg restaurant, which looks like the foyer of a renovated castle, has been making consistently good French food since 2019. Order the roast chicken served with fries in a puddle of jus, and round things out with a martini and profiteroles. It's not too hard to get a table here, so if you forgot to plan an important dinner, keep this place in mind. For solo dining or an impromptu meal with a friend, grab a few seats at the bar up front." - bryan kim, willa moore, neha talreja, sonal shah, will hartman, molly fitzpatrick
