Le District : My plane ticket to Paris!

The new French Market called Le District (200 Vesey St., New York, NY) in Battery Park City is a nice addition to the neighborhood. Its concept is very similar to that of Eataly in Flatiron, which is an Italian market having groceries, restaurants, bakeries, and more. Le District is still working out its kinks, but it proved to be a great concept, that was very enjoyable and delicious!

My fiancé and I stopped by on a Sunday afternoon, and most of it was open, except for the grocery area where you can buy fresh vegetables. I think that part is only open on weekdays. I am not sure why it is closed on weekends, but maybe eventually it will all be open. 

We were fortunate enough to find seating at Le Comptoir, which means the counter. This area was a wine bar area where they have charcuterie, cheeses, steak frites, etc. This wine bar area was very busy with every seat taken. We were helped by Wellington, who was extremely helpful and pretty knowledgeable on the cheese and meats that were being served that day. The wine selection was not huge, but decently varied in style.

Yummy Baguette Roll - Fresh out of the oven!

To start, we were given a baguette roll while we waited for our meat and cheese plates. They were fresh out of the oven, and perfectly crunch on the outside and soft on the inside like a baguette should be! Definitely delicious!

Meat Plate 

The meat plate came with 4 types of meat that were hand selected by the staff for the day. My fiancé and I were very happy with the variety and quality of meats on this plate. My favorite was the salami, because of the texture and flavor. It was crispy on the edges and moist in the center. It had such a sharp flavor. Give me some more salami!!  MMM!

Cheese Plate

The cheese plate was my favorite! The odd thing about the cheese plate was most of the cheeses were not from France. One would expect the products at a French market to originate in France, but many of the cheeses were from Wisconsin. I guess at least they are coming from the cheese capital of the US! There was a very generous portion of each cheese so neither my fiancé nor I were left unsatisfied. The plate came with 1 hard cheese, 2 semi soft cheeses, and 1 soft cheese, which was a perfect variation for snacking. The blue cheese was one of my favorites on the plate! It was so good, that my fiancé even liked it and he hates blue cheese. Our other favorite was the goat cheese.

My cute fiancé sitting at the bar style seating

After we finished dining at Le Comptoir we went to the cheese counter with Le District and bought the goat cheese and blue cheese to bring home to enjoy later! What we really liked about the set up at Le District, is after you are done trying things at different counters, you can then go to the cheese counter and buy what you tasted. The cheese counter and the meat counters both have the cheeses and meats of the day ready to be cut and bought to take home. This ease of shopping after experiencing is convenient, but expensive because we liked everything we ate! :(
We definitely will be returning to Le District in the fall once we return from our honeymoon and things slow down! It's the perfect spot to stop at on a Sunday Funday with your significant other!