Le Garage

Frommer's Review

Even local VIPs have to beg for a reservation here, one of the hottest restaurants in town. Flamboyant restaurateur Joop Braakhekke is a TV celeb, and at his wildly successful place, the smell of garlic hits you smack in the face as you enter. The service is a circus act, but the fusion fare is worth it. Think cubed tuna tartare with curry and a crisp spinach pancake, or flaming-hot Thai chicken with green chili sauce. The decor would be a hit in Vegas -- bright lights, big mirrors, red vinyl banquettes, and black wraparound wooden chairs. Nonetheless, the wildly creative food is virtuoso stuff. The menu shuttles between a Parisian brasserie and a Tuscan trattoria (a great, unpretentious tuna pizza), with stopovers in Tokyo, Mumbai, and Vegetariania. You'll be thankful for the basket of garlic bread because the atmosphere is so festive that it can take an hour to get food on the table (except for the 1-hr. "power lunch"). Le Garage is not a late-night place per se, but the kitchen will serve until about midnight, and the tables are still crowded well after the witching hour.

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