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Tournesol

Critics' Pick

50–12 Vernon Blvd., Queens, NY 11101
nr. 50th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-472-4355 Send to Phone

Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
9.7 out of 10

7 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Bistro, French

Photo by Yun Cee Ng

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Hours

Mon, 5:30pm-11pm; Tue-Thu, 11:30am-3pm and 5:30pm-11pm; Fri, 11:30am-3pm and 5:30pm-11:30pm; Sat, 11am-3:30pm and 5:30pm-11:30pm; Sun, 11am-3:30pm and 5:30pm-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

7 at Vernon Blvd.-Jackson Ave.

Prices

$13.50-$24

Payment Methods

American Express

Special Features

Brunch - Weekend
Hot Spot
Lunch
Romantic
Take-Out

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

Rather than follow the example of countless Brooklyn-bound restaurateurs before him, Pascal Escriout, the former maître d’ at Artisanal and a neighborhood resident, opted to plug the steak-frites gap in his own backyard. The apparently famished neighborhood fills the 40-seat premises for gently priced fish soup, mussels, homemade foie gras terrine, and plats du jour like cassoulet and coq au vin. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Brunch

Sat.–Sun., 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Recommended Dishes

Sauteed snails with tarragon butter, $9; braised beef cheek a la bordelaise, $19

Reader Ratings

9.7

splendid

satchelboy03 from 11101 | Posted on 5/28/08

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	10

Décor:	10

Value:	10

Best French restaurant in New York City, and it's in LIC(!) I went once, and now I go every week. The food, service, atmoshpere, prices are all unbelievable. The steak frites will change your life. The chocolate dessert puts you...Read More

Bravo!

kindofblue from Queens | Posted on 8/11/05

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	10

Décor:	9

Value:	10

The staff, efficient, articulate and a pleasure to be around. The ambiance was inviting and comfortable. The prices were very reasonable, two appetizers, two main dishes, and two cocktails, plus tip was less than $80. Did I mention the food??? Textures...Read More