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...I mean, I think the . . . in terms of chilled reds, the styles that lend themselves for me very nicely are French wines. So kind of, you know, your Parisian bistro-style classics....
...Silberbauers Bistro is also a favourite for simple but tasty southern French-style seafood, such as grilled sardines and mussels with garlic mayo....
...And not everyone is in love with the glass with the sky-high stem – in NYC the stubby “tavern” or “bistro” glass is apparently having a resurgence thanks to more casual drinking....
...There’s also a quaint restaurant called Bistro Guld that does a great halloumi salad and has views over the park....
...Analogue destinations in Paris include the natural wine bar Montezuma Café and the cobalt-tiled bistro Superflu, which serves up French pét-nat, seasonal aperitifs and retro house....
...It is convenient for the historian, biographer or aspiring intellectual to locate his or her heroes around the bistro table. But bars also need artists as a catalyst for their reputations....
...this new Shoreditch bistro....
...At ground level is Kee’s, the hotel’s “neo” bistro, where Andrew Walsh – the Michelin-starred chef whose Cure and Tilly’s are perennially packed Singapore stalwarts – is doing the rib-sticking favourites...
...An oyster’s flavour, or “merroir”, is dependent on the body of water it comes from, similar to a wine’s terroir....
...A family-run bistro, Vivienne, tucked away in a covered historic precinct that I’d never have found but for the recommendation. 4.8 out of 5, said the review....
...Bar Rascal, a natural wine bar with a lovely garden, is good for drinks. For a cosy dinner and wonderful risotto I like Alewino....
...Round the back of their canal-side eatery Studio Kitchen in Shoreditch are two barges moored to the pontoon playing host to their bistro Caravel and cocktail bar Bruno’s....
...Vibrant and convivial, each offers a bistro-like atmosphere where you can drink and eat well — an important feature of any Parisian adventure....
...The all-day café and wine bar St Jardim has also been part of the new vanguard....
...Excellent wine selection, modern kitchen and superb bar experience right beside Unter den Linden and Brandenburger Tor....
...There is also a sauna, wine cellar and helicopter pad....
...This new seafood bistro is less expensive, but still delicious. They also have great wine – Chinese and international – and an open kitchen, which is a new concept in China....
...Cin cin From hyperdecanting to biodynamic blends, the FT’s wine expert Jancis Robinson answers readers’ questions, including the ones you might be embarrassed to ask yourself....
...lovely little spot for a takeaway coffee and a pastry, while Reflections, the hotel’s fourth-floor alfresco terrace, serves small plates and craft cocktails alongside a good selection of British Columbia wines...
...Maalot, he says simply, is “fun”, describing it as “a Roman bistro in a crazy atmosphere”. He is right: there is something impish, artistic and even theatrical about it....
...The couple have opened three venues in the past few years: the upscale seaside taverna Salis; the modern souvlaki hangout, Abla; and Maiami, a lively bar-bistro overlooking the sea that also showcases Manousakis...
...The menu, which is seafood-centric, is written on a blackboard, and the wine list is natural wine-forward and known only by the sommelier....
...We liked the idea that you could touch these things, [like] the handmade glasses, and then you can wander through the store with a glass of wine. “A home is never finished,” she says....
...Smart reads Once upon a wine in Hollywood Exiled Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler, who has been battling the Kremlin over vodka trademark rights for two decades, finds himself in a new tussle over French...
...pavement outside and a long and excellent wine list....
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