Duck Frites and Natural Wine in a Beard-Winning Tribeca Bistro

On a corner of West Broadway, Frenchette runs loud and golden from noon until late, the kind of room where the bar hums and every table fills. Chefs Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr turned it into a 2019 James Beard Award winner, and the cooking still carries that weight. The duck frites arrives crisp and rosy, the fish soup comes thick with saffron aioli, and the gnocchi Parisienne lands rich and browned. Natural wine leads the list, poured by people who can talk you past the labels you already know. Save room for the pistachio Paris Brest, its choux shell thin and full of cream. Tables sit close and the pace stays quick. Book ahead, and grab a seat near the open kitchen when you can.