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Le Cafe du Marche

Address:	22 Charterhouse Square EC1M 6AH
Tel	020 7608 1609
Website:	Visit Le Cafe du Marche website
Price: £42.00	Wine: £11.95	Champagne: £34.00
Opening Hours:	Mon-Fri 12N-2.30pm Mon-Sat 6-10pm

Square Meal review of Le Cafe du Marche:

A long-standing fixture of the Smithfield scene long before the area became cool, this secluded gem is the real deal French brasserie. The house pianist conspires with the scent of home-style cooking to tickle the hearts of Londoners with authentic Gallic charm. Closely-set tables make for intimate dining to the point where you feel cosy with people on tables other than your own, but the cramped surrounds & sometimes iffy service can’t detract from the trusty, tasty selections on the handwritten menu. You can eat rustic fish soup, foie gras, boudin noir & confit duck in the elegant downstairs dining room, but the justly famed steak-frites is only available upstairs in the buzzier Le Grenier (‘The Attic’). A good-value set menu (£31.50 for three courses) is served throughout & there’s a further budget option in the casual sibling Le Rendezvous (tel: 7336 8836) next door.