Brasserie Entré

Roasted white asparagus with shrimps, cream of smoked cheese and cress.

Beef tartare with ramson mayo, caper berries, shallots, radishes and crisp bread.

Brasserie Entré
Godthåbsvej 30
2000 Frederiksberg

Notes:
Godthåbsvej has seen a gastronomical blossoming recently, now hosting places like Meyers Deli, Det Rene Brød, and The Coffee Collective among others. One of the latest additions is Brasserie Entré, which opened its doors a few months ago opposite Axel Møllers Have and right next to Den Blå Hund. Apparently, it is also this neighboring café that has bought the old café spaces, made it into a decent French brasserie, and hired a chef from Michelin-starred Søllerød Kro to run the kitchen. 

I visited the place with my mother on a Friday for lunch. The menu is limited but featuring plenty of interesting and appealing choices. I opted for the beef tartare, while my mother went with the roasted asparagus with Rømø shrimps and smoked cheese. Before our dishes arrived we were served some gorgeous wholemeal rolls, fresh from the oven, alongside salted butter - wonderful. And the kitchen did not let our now high expectations down with the dishes we had ordered. My mother was extremely pleased with the asparagus and especially the addition of smoked cheese to the dish. As to my tartare, the beef was undoubtably of excellent quality, and structurally the dish was well put together. The only but was the ramson mayo, which did not really showcase much of an identity. All in all, the quality of the food was top notch and certainly worth the 120dkk we had payed each for our dishes - especially considering how this amount will only buy you boring nachos next door. The service was furthermore very attentive and friendly. In total a great experience, and I will most certainly return.

Le Comptoir des Vins

Assiette de Cochonaille - Pork Charcuterie

Fromage de Tête

Salade de Chèvre Chaud et Jambon Serrano + Tartare de Boeuf

Le Comptoir des Vins
13 Boulevard de la République
06400 Cannes

Notes:
Just off the hectic shopping street rue d'Antibes you will find one of the best value-for-money lunch spots in Cannes, Le Comptoir des Vins. B and I went on a casual Monday were many stores were closed anyway - perfect excuse for an indulgent lunch. The place is mainly frequented by locals and the food is traditional and simple yet very honest. For starters we had a plate of pork charcuterie and fromage de tête (head cheese, a French delicacy, and much more tasty than it sounds), while mains consisted of beef tartare and salad with warm goat's cheese croûtons and more Serrano ham. While this is hardly molecular gastronomy or even very elaborated food, it most certainly can be described as honest cooking with excellent ingredients. Two dishes for lunch cost 12,5euro, and we even decided to splurge and had two glasses of wine from a decent wine list at 4euro each. By CPH standards that is hardly a splurge and the quality is way above Danish standards. Highly recommended.

20 sur Vin

Bubbles and olives.

Tartare de boeuf, hand-chopped.

20 sur Vin
18 bis rue Biscarra
06000 Nice

Notes:
We visited 20 sur Vin for a casual meal on a Friday night. On their website they list a number of vignerons, most organic and biodynamic, which had tempted us to visit. They have a lovely little walk-in cave, the crowd is laid-back but the ambience lively, and the tartare we had was delicious, and most certainly chopped à la minute. For our apéro we had a glass of some natural bubbly made from chenin blanc, called Fée des Bulles from Domaine des Sablonnettes in Anjou, which was the drinkable highlight of our evening. Recommended for a casual evening of classic french food and interesting wine.

Brasserie Flo

Foie gras terrine with balsamic glace and toasted, fruity bread.

"Confit de canard" with carrot purée.

Profiteroles with warm chocolate sauce on the side.

Madeleines, warm from the oven, to go with the coffee.

A little something to bring home. It turned out to be very delicious canelés.

Brasserie Flo
37 Guangfu Road
Italian Style Town
Hebei, Tianjin

Notes:
B and I decided to take the high speed train to Tianjin for the weekend and were pleasantly surprised to see that Brasserie Flo, which is also located in Beijing's Lido district, had a branch there. For dinner service they serve a three course dinner priced fairly at 300 yuan. It includes French bistro classics like escargots (which B had), terrine de foie gras and profiteroles. We had a very enjoyable evening in Flo's Tianjin settings. The ambience was light and positive, service quite attentive and the food was as classic as can be. Highly recommended.