Customers can be taken to another continent at Café de la Fontaine
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 3:35 am
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“I think during COVID-19 in particular, it was nice to have something that is so reminiscent of being elsewhere,” said Stephanie Onisforou, co-owner of the cafe decorated with French antiques and featuring a miniature Eiffel Tower. outside.
“It’s a pure escape, plus you can have a beautifully authentic eclair or pastry and be in a place you remember or dream of going. French cuisine is so classic, and we always come back to classic dishes.
The cafe hopes to have an approved liquor license, so by December it will open later for wine and cheese or a pancake.
Last February, Bistrot 916 on avenue Challis opened its doors, on the site of the old Lotus. Dan Pepperell, of the town’s Gallic Hubert Restaurant icon, has a menu that includes a chicken liver parfait, pepper steak and pasta snails.
“Maybe it’s back in fashion and maybe it’s because of COVID and the job function email database inability to travel to France, and maybe it’s just not common to cook French dishes at home, “he said. “It can be difficult.
“This district does us good because it has a very sophisticated clientele, sometimes a little older, who are interested in French cuisine. We sell a lot of offal, of which the brain is one of our best sellers.
Not discouraged by the competition, another Frenchman, Cyril Seguin, has just opened his Rustic French Bistro on Victoria Street, Potts Point, serving among other things homemade foie gras, duck confit, classic beef bourguignon and crème brûlée. .
“I think during COVID-19 in particular, it was nice to have something that is so reminiscent of being elsewhere,” said Stephanie Onisforou, co-owner of the cafe decorated with French antiques and featuring a miniature Eiffel Tower. outside.
“It’s a pure escape, plus you can have a beautifully authentic eclair or pastry and be in a place you remember or dream of going. French cuisine is so classic, and we always come back to classic dishes.
The cafe hopes to have an approved liquor license, so by December it will open later for wine and cheese or a pancake.
Last February, Bistrot 916 on avenue Challis opened its doors, on the site of the old Lotus. Dan Pepperell, of the town’s Gallic Hubert Restaurant icon, has a menu that includes a chicken liver parfait, pepper steak and pasta snails.
“Maybe it’s back in fashion and maybe it’s because of COVID and the job function email database inability to travel to France, and maybe it’s just not common to cook French dishes at home, “he said. “It can be difficult.
“This district does us good because it has a very sophisticated clientele, sometimes a little older, who are interested in French cuisine. We sell a lot of offal, of which the brain is one of our best sellers.
Not discouraged by the competition, another Frenchman, Cyril Seguin, has just opened his Rustic French Bistro on Victoria Street, Potts Point, serving among other things homemade foie gras, duck confit, classic beef bourguignon and crème brûlée. .