L'Echaudé

Frommer's Review

The most polished of the necklace of restaurants adorning this Vieux-Port corner, L'Echaudé is like a well-worn cashmere sweater -- it goes well with both silk trousers and your favorite pair of jeans. Sit at the stainless-steel bar or at tables covered with butcher paper. Grilled meats and fishes and the seafood stews are satisfying and an excellent value, even if they blaze no new trails. Lunch deals range from fish and mussel soup to steak tartare served with appetizer, dessert, and coffee. Among classics on the menu are steak frites, duck confit, and salmon tartare. Less expected are the shrimp with coconut milk, or the smoked chicken carpaccio. The owner keeps an important cellar with 300 wine varieties; about 20 of them are available by the glass. The bistro is frequented mostly by locals of almost all ages (the very young are rarely seen) and they're attended to by a highly efficient staff. In summer, the small street in front of the patio becomes pedestrian only.

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