Le Coucou (Le Coucou) is a French restaurant inside 11 Howard Hotel in SoHo, Manhattan, New York, led by chef Daniel Rose. [1]
Overview
Le Coucou sits inside 11 Howard Hotel in SoHo, Manhattan, led by chef Daniel Rose. The interior uses classic French restaurant decor, but the dining atmosphere is lively and easygoing, with an open kitchen in view; the menu stays true to French tradition, and the official inspector especially noted the pike quenelle with sauce américaine. In 2025 it was listed with one star in the MICHELIN Guide New York City edition. [1][2]
The MICHELIN Guide calls it one of the city's most striking dining rooms, balancing old-school French elegance with a lively, decidedly unstuffy atmosphere; the handsome open kitchen provides the backdrop for an unapologetically French menu with classics taking center stage, at the highest price level ($$$$). [1]
The official 2024 New York MICHELIN Guide stars article lists it as a one-star restaurant. [3]
Cuisine & Signatures
- A selection of "gourmandises": quenelle de brochet with sauce américaine, veal sweetbreads with cream and tarragon, and grilled foie gras
- Larger plates in the same spirit: Dover sole meunière, lobster with sauce au poivre, "all of the rabbit," duckling with figs, and filet of beef with marrow and pommes purée
- Desserts keep to the theme with familiar French pleasures such as île flottante [1]
Honors
In 2025 it was listed with one star in the MICHELIN Guide New York City edition. [1][2]
2023 MICHELIN Guide List
The 2023 MICHELIN Guide New York edition listed Le Coucou as a one-star restaurant, with the official table giving the address as 138 Lafayette St., New York, 10013. That PDF star table provides only a listing record and address for this restaurant, without an individual review; this paragraph records the yearly list only and does not generalize about the restaurant's character from it. [4]
Practical Information
- Address: 11 Howard Hotel, 138 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10013
- Hours: Monday–Friday from 11:30 AM for lunch; Monday–Thursday dinner 5 PM–10 PM; Friday and Saturday dinner to 11 PM; Saturday and Sunday lunch to 2:30 PM; Sunday dinner 5 PM–10 PM
- Price: $$$$ (highest tier)
- Phone: +1 212-271-4252
- Website: https://lecoucou.com/
- Facilities: open kitchen; located inside 11 Howard hotel
[4]: MICHELIN Guide, “MICHELIN Guide 2023 - New York, Chicago and Washington - A new three-MICHELIN-Star restaurant,” 2023-11-08, linked PDF, pp. 9-10.