Boston French Restaurants
and Nouvelle Cuisine
A Frenchman discusses Boston's French restaurants, bistros, and brasseries
Although Boston has restaurants featuring cuisines from all over the world, French restaurants are among the most popular.
But of course, French restaurants in Boston are not quite the same as in France . . . ingredients vary, tastes differ, and flavors may reflect influences from around the world.
So it's always fun to hear what someone from France has to say about our French restaurants. Here's an interesting e-mail that I received from Bruno, a Frenchman who resides part-time in Bali. Bruno shares some insights about our Boston French restaurants and nouvelle cuisine:
Bonjour, Susan!
When I discovered your French restaurant page, I was surfing on the Internet searching for French restaurants in U.S.
I was amazed and delighted when I found your page!
I have been in US many times and as a Frenchman and lover of our cuisine, I often try French restaurants in a city - everything from high end to the smallest and cheapest one.
Don’t get me wrong I also try other foods, not only French, when I travel.
In New York, Miami and San Diego, I found fantastic places but too Frenchy, YES!
Your Boston French Restaurants page showed me that in Boston, French restaurants have the right approach to the “Nouvelle Cuisine.”
The “Nouvelle Cuisine” is what you say here: "You'll notice Italian, German, and Asian flavors and influences."
Boston chefs get the point of the French food today : a mix of flavours and... Well a mix!
I also noticed that most of the Chefs IN Boston are not French. Something wrong with this? Not at all!
The best “French” chefs today are not only French. They are from everywhere! This brings a lot to the French Cuisine and to my point of view it brings a HUGE positive input to our traditional “Cuisine.”
I like also this quote:“to go for lunch, when both prices and portions may be smaller than at dinner.”
This is what we call “plat du jour “in France. Once again in Boston restaurants, they get the point.
I can see that in Boston French Restaurants, Bistros, and Brasseries seem to have the perfect approach of the French Cuisine. The perfect “French Touch,” I would say!
I have to add Boston to my next vacation plans. I do not know the city but I want to know it now as I am certain I will discover other great things than the French Restaurants.
Troquet (means literally "bar" in English but actual meaning is more like: "my friendly and favorite neighborhood bar) is a lovely name for a French Boston place!
Bruno Jimenes, publisher of About-French-Riviera
Thank you so much for your insights, Bruno!
Boston does have wonderful French restaurants, and "nouvelle cuisine" is a great description of the new touches that the chefs bring to classic - as newly created - dishes that celebrate the finest fresh ingredients, traditional and modern cooking techniques, and flavors from around the world.
When you visit, be sure to add at least one or two French restaurants in Boston to your dining destinations list. From Parisian-inspired haute cuisine to rustic Provençal and Mediterranean bistro fare, Boston's French (and non-French) chefs will delight you.
For fabulous French dining in Boston, check out:
- Petit Robert Bistro - Chef Jacky Robert serves up affordable comfort food in the form of favorite French classics (one of my all-time favorite Boston French Restaurants)
- Elephant Walk - Boston's only French and Cambodian restaurant also offers an extensive gluten-free menu (another long-time favorite)
- Radius Restaurant - Sophisticated French food - some of Boston's best Nouvelle Cuisine (and another favorite . . . a theme seems to be developing here!)
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