Michelin stars are great, but in their home country I’d rather eat here
Sometimes you want somewhere with a little less decorum, where dishes are bold and hearty while also being delicious.
First reported 3 days ago · latest update 3 days ago
Order this Pick up the menu and have your translator app handy because it will be printed in two languages – French and Basque. Try something classic such as steak tartare, or caponata with salt-cured anchovies, or opt for line-caught tuna in deep-red Bizkaina sauce, or brothy rice with rabbit. Finish on berries dressed with blackberry vinegar and Chantilly cream.
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Eat it here In Melbourne, check out Andrew McConnell’s new European grill restaurant Cote Basque (cotebasque.com.au). To sample home-cooked Basque food in Sydney, make a booking at Gure Txoko (guretxoko.com.au). In Brisbane, the seaside French vibes are taken care of at Little Provence (littleprovencerestaurant.au).
More Le Petit Grill Basque is at 4 Rue Saint-Jacques in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, a seaside town near the Spanish border in Pays Basque. It’s open for dinner Wednesday to Saturday, and lunch on Fridays and Saturdays. Bookings are essential and can be done via Google. Expect to pay about $100 a person. See instagram.com/petitgrill_chezmaya
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Michelin stars are great, but in their home country I’d rather eat here
Sometimes you want somewhere with a little less decorum, where dishes are bold and hearty while also being delicious.
3 days ago · Ben GroundwaterMichelin stars are great, but in their home country I’d rather eat here
Sometimes you want somewhere with a little less decorum, where dishes are bold and hearty while also being delicious.
3 days ago · Ben Groundwater