Le Colonial

Le Colonial is a place you would perhaps encounter in a dream—a place poetic and luxurious.

Le Colonial is a place you would perhaps encounter in a dream—a place poetic and luxurious. Here history and culture are combined with warm service. As you stand in front of this building located in the heart of Manhattan, you are transported to days gone by. This townhouse could have been a mansion of old New York, Europe, or a colonial residence in Southeast Asia.

As you enter, you feel that you are perhaps in French Indochina of the 1920s. Slowly turning fans adorn the very high ceiling, banana and palm trees are scattered all around —even in the middle of the room as dividers to separate space and tables in the spacious dining room. The smell of fresh flowers, lilies, and such transport you to the lush tropics.

Handsome, louvered shutters line the walls of the dining area. Woven rattan chairs surround the dining tables that stand over the uniquely tiled floors, while photographs full of history and life of the 1920s hang around the walls and up the staircase into the upper level where you will find a large mahogany bar.

Guests can sit at the bar or lounge in the comfortable sofas and antique furnishings of east and west. Sit down and relax to the nostalgic music in the background, loud enough to hear while carrying on a conversation but not obtrusive. The music is from the personal collection of executive chef Xuan Pham, with songs by Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Lucienne Delyle, George Brassens, Yves Montand, Juliette Greco, and Enrico Macias.