| Do you love delicious French food and seek out | | | | French restaurants in Boston, but also perhaps the |
| French restaurants, even when you're not in | | | | most beautiful and romantic. This is where you'll |
| France? If so, you'll be thrilled by the number of | | | | want to come for important proposals, |
| excellent French restaurants in Boston ranging | | | | anniversaries, and celebrations. Menus change daily, |
| from haute cuisine to rustic bistros. Here are 3 of | | | | and Chef Frank McClelland emphasizes the |
| the top must-try places where you'll want to | | | | freshest New England and artisanal ingredients. |
| make reservations whenever you're in the city. | | | | Cheeses come from all over the world, and the |
| Aquitaine (569 Tremont Street) is a stylish and | | | | wines are top-notch. The check, when it arrives, |
| rather sophisticated French bistro in Boston's | | | | is not for the faint-hearted, but the memory of a |
| South End. Talented chef/owner Seth Woods | | | | dinner at L'Espalier is one that you'll cherish for a |
| uses the freshest local and New England | | | | long, long time. |
| ingredients in his flawless preparations of traditional | | | | For a more down to earth experience, Sel de la |
| French favorites such as duck with pommes | | | | Terre (255 State Street, Downtown Waterfront) |
| anna, coc au vin, and steak frites. The fallen | | | | features wonderful dishes inspired by Provence |
| chocolate souffle cake with cognac creme anglaise | | | | and Southern France. For example, you might |
| is so sublime that some regulars consider skipping | | | | feast on grilled lamb with licorice-scented faro, |
| a main course and going straight to the dessert | | | | grilled tomatoes, and Vidalia onions. Or you may |
| menu. And the wide-ranging wine list is as | | | | want to try roasted fish with tomato-avocado |
| wonderful as the food. You'll find excellent | | | | fondue, cannellini beans, and cucumber salad. |
| selections from all the major regions of France, | | | | You're sure to love the rustic homemade breads |
| with prices ranging from affordable to splurge. | | | | and the hearty wines. Chef Goeff Gardner spent |
| L'Espalier (774 Boylston Street, Back Bay), | | | | 8 years as sous chef at L'Espalier, and the same |
| unabashedly pricey and always out-of-this-world | | | | meticulous attention to quality has made Sel de la |
| wonderful, is not only one of the very best | | | | Terre a local favorite. |