New York is getting its first-ever French Restaurant Week

For the first time, French Restaurant Week is coming to New York City, bringing with it two weeks of prix-fixe menus, classic French cooking and butter-heavy indulgence. Running from July 4 through July 19, the event coincides with the 250th anniversary of French-American friendship and will spotlight French restaurants across the city.

The concept itself isn't entirely new: French Restaurant Week was founded in 2011 and has featured more than 210 participating restaurants over the years. But 2026 is the program's largest expansion yet, with events also planned in Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Miami. Organizers describe this year's edition as a larger-scale celebration of French gastronomy and culture designed to connect diners with both longtime favorites and contemporary interpretations of French cuisine.

Participating New York restaurants include beloved classics like Lafayette in NoHo, Frenchette in Tribeca, Marseille in Hell's Kitchen, Orsay on the Upper East Side and Café Boulud on the Upper East Side. Diners can also book tables at Daniel Boulud's Le Pavillon and Le Gratin, Rockefeller Center hot spot Le Rock, the perpetually bustling Grand Brasserie in Grand Central Terminal and multiple locations of La Grande Boucherie.

Other participating restaurants include La Sirène's Soho, Upper West Side and Midtown locations, French Roast, Nice Matin, Le Monde, L'Express, Cathédrale and Brooklyn's Levant on Smith. (Menus are still being finalized, but organizers say participating restaurants will offer exclusive prix-fixe experiences designed specifically for the event.)

Air France will serve as a featured partner, continuing its collaboration with chef Daniel Boulud and promoting its French-inspired dining experience both on the ground and at 30,000 feet.

For New Yorkers, though, the main attraction is much simpler: an excuse to spend two weeks hopping between croque monsieurs, steak frites, escargot, pâté and enough baguettes to temporarily convince yourself you've relocated to Paris—not a bad way to spend July.