Gaby Brasserie Française is the outstanding restaurant and bar at Sofitel New York. Named for a Parisian model who found her milieu in 1920s New York, Gaby serves classic French cuisine by executive chef John Maffei. The 128-seat restaurant aspires to the tradition of renowned brasseries such as Brasserie Lipp and La Coupole, which had their golden age in pre-World War II Paris as gathering spots for artists, painters and writers.