Fodor's Expert Review Sante Restaurant and Charcuterie

The focus here is spectacular French cuisine that isn't too rich and saucy and that uses sustainably and locally produced food. The charcuterie board brings to mind an outdoor picnic, with cheese, jam, mustard, and a baguette; pâté made of chicken liver is also accompanied by a baguette. For a heartier meal, try the mushroom gnocchi, coq au vin, or Pacific rockfish with garlic risotto. The weekend brunch menu offers items you're not likely to find anywhere else, including a pastrami omelet and goat-cheese crepes. If there's a wait to be seated, consider browsing in Auntie's Bookstore right next door. Or get a spot in the Butcher Bar, where happy hour happens twice daily.