Bistro Cézanne

Description:

• Chef and owner Patrick Geay operates this undiscovered little Parisian-style bistro, which has glamour, charm, and flair. On his blackboard menu, he chalks his specialties of the day, based on that morning's market-fresh ingredients. We'd dine here for his vegetable preparations alone -- they're that good. Although his menu is forever changing, we have enjoyed his delightful scallops, cooked just right, and served in a sauce of truffles. His masterpiece is pigeon served with fresh goat cheese. Other succulent menu choices include a risotto of rabbit with flap mushrooms; foie gras with an eggplant-flavored vinaigrette; stingray with capers and lemon; and calves' liver with sage butter. The bistro is lined with copies of paintings by mostly impressionists, including Van Gogh and (of course) Cézanne.

• © Frommer's 2012

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Recommended 2010