Paul WagtouiczA little over a year ago François Latapie (below) opened Little Frog on the Upper East Side at a time when the way overdue Second Avenue Subway construction was disrupting every business in the area. It’s good to see Monge does not hold back on the garlic as too many French bistro cooks do. Little FrogAll the cherished classics of French bistro desserts are here: île flottante (above) ethereally light, a good crème caramel and terrific chocolate croustillant. So, Little Frog survived all the bureaucratic red tape and deep-down subway construction put in its way. Latapie’s faith in his neighborhood and his well-known hospitality have made Little Frog the true French bistro this stretch of Yorkville really needed.

Source: Forbes March 26, 2018 14:15 UTC