Le Bistro de l'Ouest
287 Hunan Lu,
Xuhui
near Wukang Lu
湖南路287号
近武康路
6433-8561
Open 6pm-2am
Price Y200-Y299 per couple
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The selection may be small but the food is a rare treat. Call ahead to reserve your spot at this hidden gem of a French restaurant as chef and owner Johnny Ti cooks according to the reservations made each day.
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Tired of the usual over-rated and over-priced French restaurant? In France you will never find a bistro masquerading as a restaurant. The Bistro de l'Ouest has no tablecloths and serves straightforward, home-cooked bistro food, “comme il faut”. Choices include the great classics of French cuisine such as a gigeau d'agneau (leg of lamb), entrecote ou filet de boeuf de Limousin (steak from the grassy central plain of France), poulet roti (roast chicken), home made fois gras, escargots, charcuterie, baked ham hock, dorade royale en crout de sel (baked gilthead fish in a crust of French sea salt), and cod fish with aioli (garlic mayonnaise).
The main dishes are served with roast potatoes, salad with French vinaigrette and the freshest market vegetable available in Shanghai. Without fixed and formal suppliers, you're as likely to find a superb cheese that a friend from France has just brought over, as the sweetest fine asparagus in early June that Chef Ty has found in the local vegetable market. In his one oven, Mr. Ty does all the cooking, serving and shopping himself. That might explain why he only opens his bistro for dinner. Be sure to phone ahead to see what’s cooking or to order your favorite dish and Mr. Ty will search the markets for you.
Having escaped Vietnam at the age of 17, Mr. Ty married and lived in Paris until 1998 when he retired and opened the Bistro de l'Ouest in Shanghai initially to cook for his friends. He recently opened the doors to the public and hung out a sign. Decorated with family photos from the coast of Brittany, the stark and pristine townhouse interior is reminiscent of a sailing yacht with its highly varnished wood, skipper's wheel, and bar where one pauses for an aperitif to stimulate the appetite and a chat, before climbing up to the captain’s quarters to dine.
No need to worry about gaining weight, we all know that the French don't get fat, the bread is baked fresh to order, and no desert is served. Who needs desert after such regalia? Well, have a French liqueur instead! No charge for corkage.