A corner of provincial France hidden down a cobbled alley off Smithfield, Le Café du Marché continues to get the vote from Square Meal readers – & it’s easy to see why as you step into the
dining room with its bare-brick walls & exposed wooden beams. Three-course menus (£33.85) deliver a succession of ‘unfailingly reliable’ dishes. An assiette of smoked salmon & crab or
classic soupe de poisson could be followed by confit de canard or beef bordelaise, depending on what’s in season & what the chef fancies. Live piano & occasional jazz delight the corporate
crowd, who even seem to accept a ‘little bit of arrogance’ in the service – despite a painful 15% slapped on to the bill. Alternatively, pull up a caned chair at Le Rendezvous (020 7336 8836),
which serves similar food in a more laid-back setting outside the mews.
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