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The Berkshires Map: ZincZinc Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Cuisine Contemporary Bistro
Hours Daily 11:30am-3pm and 5:30-9pm (bar until 1am)
Address
56 Church St
Location Lenox & Tanglewood
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone 413/637-8800
Prices Main courses $18-$31
Credit Cards AE, MC, V

Frommer's Review

Zinc leapt to the upper echelon of Berkshires dining nearly as soon as it opened. For one thing, it is the best-looking restaurant in town, with its eponymous zinc bar, faux tin ceiling, flowers, lacquered woods, tile floor, and butcher paper over white tablecloths. The cuisine and wine list adhere with some rigor to the French-bistro canon. Start, perhaps, with foie gras adorned with quince and brioche. After that, past menus have listed such toothsome entrees as grilled lamb loin with spinach and chickpea fries, and pan-seared diver scallops with sweet potato and andouille hash. A remarkable 24 wines are available by the glass, most of which go quite well with the five-cheese tasting ($15).

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