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Epicerie Café Charbon

168-170 Orchard St., New York, NY 10002
at Stanton St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-420-7520 Send to Phone

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  • Reader Rating:

    8.6 out of 10

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    5 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Bistro, French
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Photo by Shanna Ravindra

Hours

Mon-Thu, 5pm-midnight; Fri, 5pm-1am; Sat, 11am-1am; Sun, 11am-midnight

Nearby Subway Stops

F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.; F at Delancey St.; J, M, Z at Essex St.

Prices

$8.95-$19.95

Payment Methods

American Express

Special Features

  • Brunch - Weekend
  • Dine at the Bar
  • Great Desserts
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

Epicerie is an elaborately concealed restaurant and bar posing convincingly as a contiguous crèmerie (dairy), tabac (newsstand), and épicerie (grocery store)—a virtual Main Street from pre-supermarket France, transported intact to the Lower East Side. Like any reputable grocery, this trompe l'oeil Epicerie is convincingly stocked with fancy French foodstuffs—all for show—but the real draw is moderately priced bistro fare like escargots, beef tartare, pâté maison, and moules marinières. And Café Charbon, the dark, wood-beamed bar next door, evokes the days when men visited the local market to buy coal (charbon) to heat their homes—and meet friends for a drink. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Brunch

Sat.—Sun., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

8.6 "Highly Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
100% Would you go back?
100% Would you take a date?
40% Would you take kids?
40% Would you go on business?
80% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 8.4
Service: 8.2
Décor: 8.6
Value: 8.4

Great Starting point for Fun night out

fnkysta from 10021 | Posted on 4/28/08

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 8
Service: 9
Décor: 10
Value: 8

I went to this little Bistro with my girlfriend and a good friend of ours (his recommendation). I immediately felt the ambiance at this lively place. The entrance replicates an old school Parisian Tabac store and can be quite elusive. I find this extremely cool and it adds a great touch in my opinion. The people were hip, the bartenders competent and friendly, and the tunes were great. The Lounge was well decorated and complimented the whole vibe extremely well. The dinning room was very different to the Lounge nevertheless fantastic in its own right. I thought the host of the restaurant was extremely friendly and attentive. Our waitress was friendly and not over powering– she wasn’t pushy, rude, and just let us enjoy our dinner. The food was good. I had Mussels in white wine sauce and Frites. Although not the best I have ever had, they certainly were tasty and quite enjoyable. The wine was great and in-expensive and resulted in some great laughs. This is a fantastic place to grab a good dinner, enjoy some good stories amongst friends and drink some tasty wine before a night out in Lower East Side.

Great

mpbelanger from 10022 | Posted on 11/5/07

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 9
Service: 8
Décor: 8
Value: 9

Very affordable, typical good French food, delicious, and the loung is great for after dinner....

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