Frenchette is a restaurant in Tribeca, Manhattan, New York City, which opened in April 2018.

It won the James Beard Foundation Award[1] as Best New Restaurant in 2019.

[2][3] It is owned by chefs Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson and is named for David Johansen's 1978 song "Frenchette".

[4] The menu includes a mix of modern and traditional French with dishes like escargots, tortilla espanola, and spaghetti with shaved bottarga.

[5][6] Nasr and Hanson worked together since 1997[7] at Keith McNally's restaurants,[8] Balthazar, Pastis, and Minetta Tavern,[9] before opening Frenchette.