“My favorite old school family run French restaurant - Chez Napoleon on W 50th - has calf’s liver, sweetbreads, brains, kidneys and rabbit, along with spectacular sole and steak and duck. You would like it.”
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AI-generated summary
An old school family run French bistro in Hell's Kitchen, tiny and cozy, and a regular pre-theater stop. People came for the sweetbreads and the rest of the offal, liver, kidneys and rabbit. The , the cassoulet and the also got named often. It was authentic and fairly priced for what it was.
“My favorite old school family run French restaurant - Chez Napoleon on W 50th - has calf’s liver, sweetbreads, brains, kidneys and rabbit, along with spectacular sole and steak and duck. You would like it.”
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“Best bouillabaisse in the city.”
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“Chez Napoleon is and has been one of my absolute favorite restaurants in Manhattan for years precisely because it has this kind of cooking. Their sweetbreads are beyond the beyond and they are my favorite food”
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“Otherwise, I'd go for one of my favorite little French bistros, Chez Napoléon, because it's very small and not noisy and the food is 100% authentic old-school French.”
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“Good food too, liver, kidneys, sweetbreads, rabbit”
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“Napoleon was IMO the best and had a great atmosphere.”
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“It's also cozy and has a lovely welcoming vibe. The black pepper steak is phenomenal if you like steak.”
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“This!!! Also the best cassoulet.”
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“Yeah In Manhattan the best sweetbreads IMHO are at Chez Napoleon.”
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“Great, classic, cozy, old-school vibes and always a great theater-night option.”
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“I find their steak to be very good (though do not expect dry-age flavor) and their frites to be addictive.”
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“Old school excellent French Bistro in Hell's on W50th. Haven't had their foie but their beef bourguinon is excellent”
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