Cheery young manager Guillaume Hanriot from Champagne, France, now oversees the two intimate dining rooms at Café des Amis while another French expatriate, Frank Marciniak, tends to matters in the kitchen. They make a good team. A supper here really does feel like an evening in Paris, particularly when Edith Piaf is warbling over the speakers and young lovers are holding hands, sipping wine and indulging in succulent lamb or sherry-scented scallops. It’s also one of the few restaurants in town that serves sautéed frog legs — reportedly one of the most powerful aphrodisiacs— in an exquisite garlic-wine sauce. The rest of the culinary offerings are just as sexy, right down to the dessert plate, its tiny espresso cup filled with a dark chocolate mousse and a petite crème brûlée. — Charles Ferruzza
Price: $$-$$$
Payment Type: All Major Credit Cards, Diners Club, cash, check
Parking: Street
Reservations: Accepted, Recommended on Weekends
Attire: casual
Entertainment: occasionally
Extra Info: smoking allowed outside
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Cafe des Amis is one of my favorite places to eat in the metro. Run by a husband and wife team, they put great care and energy into their menu. They have just remodeled the bar area as well. Cozy, friendly, casual with wonderful food. Wine list is excellent. Would say this is one of my top three, with Farmhouse and Justus Drugstore.
This restaurant is in an old building, upstairs over the shops and has a cozy feeling as if you are in someone's home. The waiter is handsome and speaks with a French accent and the food is delicious. I like the cheese plate for both an appetizer and a light meal. There are crepes, salads and a few other things to select from and a long wine list. Definitely a special place.
Rating Detail:
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Value: 4
Overall: 4
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