Le Garage

Le Garage Review

This former garage is now a brasserie awash with red-plush seating and mirrored walls—perfect for local glitterati who like to see and be seen. This is the home of the celebrity chef Joop Braakhekke, whose busy schedule of TV appearances necessitates his leaving the kitchen in other—very capable—hands. The food is invariably excellent and uses French haute cuisine as its starting point. And yes, foie gras may be one of their favorite ingredients, but they also brew up a fine venison stew with pumpkin mash, fried mushrooms, and a sauce of mixed berries. Although champagne, fine wines, and caviar accent the essential poshness of it all, the daily, three-course power-lunch menu is quite reasonably priced at €29.50.