[Photo from Oct. 29 by Derek Berg]
A follow-up to our post from Friday about Le Petit Parisien … the French-style sandwich shop is scheduled to open for business today at 32 E. Seventh St. between Second Avenue and Cooper Square.
You can find their menu here. The sandwiches start at $9. And if you are so inclined, there's one called the Louis XIV — with foie gras and fig confit — going for $25.
For now, the listed hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. (They may want to consider staying open a little later for the coming-home-from-day-job crowd…)
You can find more info at the Le Petit website here.
Photos via Le Petit Parisien
24 comments:
START at $9? Fuck outta here. I know it's a quality product but there's not much in these sandwiches.
Kids who eat peanut butter and jelly grow up or, rather, get older but don't really grow up, and eat chopped liver and jam.
Should be Banh mi parisian for that price
sounds ok
looks good
they charge for mustard!
guess they'll need a liquor license (at least wine and beer to start) to be able to afford to give the mustard away.
now 50 cents
For me, $3.50 is too much for a cupcake and $11 or $12 is too much for a sandwich on a regular basis. I wonder how many sandwiches they have to sell a day to break even...
Or, you could not eat here and put away $9 every day in a cookie jar. Then use that money to book a trip to Barcelona where they have the world's best version of this kind of sandwich, plus you'll be in Barcelona, away from self-entitled hedge-fund and finance douches:
http://www.viena.es/flauta-d-iberic/
Come on people. This is New York, not Boise, Idaho. You want to pay 5 dollars for a sandwich? Head over to Subway then. As someone who lives on this street, I think it is a wonderful addition to our neighborhood. Most sandwiches that are sold at decent places in Manhattan will set you back at least $10, if not more, not to mention that a few lack originality and distinction. There seem to be many who are critical and who are malcontents in this comment section. Try it first, as I will today, then issue your feedback. It is the first day of business. Be positive!
This looks good.
Yeh... Agree with @12:02. Not a chain dump, seemingly quality, bucking up the East Village rents. $9 isn't asking much if it tastes as good as it looks. Good luck.. Definitely will give it a try.
I go to a delicious sandwich shop that is actually not in Boise, Idaho and is not Subway. The sandwiches are HUGE, fresh and under $7 each. It's on Grand Street:
http://www.banhmisaigonnyc.com/
I'm living in the heart of Paris and am there as I type this. A ham & cheese on a baguette, on the freshest, to-die-for bread you can ever hope to have, is US $4.90
In midtown the paninis are all around $8 with their generic ingredients - it does seem a bit much to charge for mustard, but read the fine print: its a Paris experience and Paris is not cheap. Charging for mustard is kind of weird. I had expected someone to make a comment about the forced fed goose liver product.
I was the earlier commenter at 12:02 who said to be positive and give it a try. Well, I just did. And, it is fabulous. The owners and staff are inviting and professional. More importantly, the food is fresh and wonderfully delicious. The jambon is freshly sliced and thin. One can tell is it not processed and very clean. The baguette is also fresh and a little crispy, just like they are in Paris, which makes me like this place even more. The cheese was also exquisite and offered a nice balance. I have a good feeling about this place and will visit it quite often. Finally, a place that is one of a kind, classy, and a departure from boring chains. Say manifique. :)
They close at 6:00 PM in this neighborhood? Good luck with that.
I'd like to try this place but the hours only suit people who work in the neighborhood. I live very close by, but I leave for work before 10 am and get home after 6. I don't see how they're going to stay in business serving just people who work in area.
Everybody on this blog just bitches-and-moans, here is a small business trying to make it and what a lot of you do is just complain about the price. If you're so smart, go open your own place and charge $4.50 per sandwich and see how long you remain in business. Don't like it here then move the hell out! Hate to brake it to you, but things won't revert to how they were in the 1970's and thank God for that!
@7:59pm: Ha, you're doing your own share of bitching & moaning!
PS: Am pretty sure you have no clue what it was like here (or anywhere) in the 1970's, thus no basis for your "thank God for that" comment. I'm very glad I was here then, b/c I know what the East Village was really like. What it is today is not a patch on what it was! (Santacon would never have existed in the East Village of the 1970's; imagine what Slugger Ann would have done to a typical bro!)
ugh foie fucking gras!
there, I said it.
The menu looks great. Can't wait to try!
Christ! Paris is an expensive city, but you can get jambon on a baguette pretty much anywhere for $5, tops. No reason a ham sandwich should cost $9, even in midtown south ;)
My favorite truly amazing French sandwich spot in Arles, France charges 10 Euros. So nothing out of line here. Hope they make a go of it... East Village rent, equipment, staff, inventory, startup costs... Gotta sell a lot sandwiches to make a profit.
The charge for mustard will keep me away.
Don't blame the restaurant haters: it's the rent. Sometimes the negativity over petty things in the comments on this site is unbearable. Some decent people open a business trying to offer something nice and the old nasty East Village folks trash it. Sometimes, it's warranted, but over this? So sad. The place looks nice. I'm going to check it out now.
I am so happy another local business catering to those with self-illusion of selectivity has opened.
#SIoS
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