No trip to France planned this summer? No worries—July is looking to be a fantastic time to eat à la française without leaving the U.S., thanks to the 2026 edition of French Restaurant Week. Participating French restaurants in New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., and Miami will offer discounted prix fixe menus from July 4-19, so you can celebrate Bastille Day in style… without breaking the bank.
In New York, in honor of the 250th anniversary of Franco-American friendship, you will have 32 restaurants to choose from, where you can book everything from a decadent lunch at Daniel Boulud’s glamorous steakhouse La Tête d’Or, to large group-friendly dinners (with a multitude of options) at the various Boucherie locations.
The options range from upscale Michelin-starred establishments like Le Pavillon, to trusty neighborhood favorites like Le Rivage, to brand new bistros like Le Sixth. Lunch options typically include two courses for $45, while dinner courses include three courses for between $60 and $75, with some exceptions. Add-ons like dessert or wine may also be available for an extra charge.
French Restaurant Week prix fixes are usually constrained to certain days and hours, with Saturdays excluded pretty much across the board, so you should check the website of your restaurant of interest to confirm.
If you’ve noticed that a lot of restaurants from Chef Daniel Boulud are participating (La Tête d’Or, Le Pavillon, Le Gratin, Café Boulud), it shouldn’t come as a shock, as Air France, which has a running collaboration with Boulud, is a featured partner of French Restaurant Week.
Outside of NYC, while the cities of Chicago, D.C., and Miami are nominally participating in French Restaurant Week, there are only two restaurants listed for Chicago, and one each for D.C. and Miami (three of which are La Grande Boucherie locations). More may be included in the lead-up to July 4th, but for the time being, New York continues its streak of blessings this summer.
Catherine Rickman is a writer, professional Francophile, and host of the Expat Horror Stories podcast. She is currently somewhere in Brooklyn with a fork in one hand and a pen in the other, and you can follow her adventures on Instagram @catrickman.
