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Petit Robert Bistro

480 Columbus Ave. (Rutland Sq.) Send to Phone
BostonMA 02118
617-867-0600 | Make Restaurant Reservations
Pâtés, pastries and pommes frites reign supreme at this Parisian-style bistro, sister to the smash success in Kenmore Square. Petit Robert Bistro Restaurant is one of our | Top 10 Boston French Restaurants |

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Dining destination Maison Robert may be long gone, but Jacky Robert has returned stronger than ever. Providing the same casual, affordable experience its French counterparts offer, his true-blue Kenmore Square bistro has proven a big hit; its South End sibling aims to imitate. To that end, Robert and his crew turn out classic workmen's lunches like croques monsieur, crêpes and omelets, as well as a soon-to-be classic, the wonderfully messy “burgerdog” en baguette. Hearty simplicity defines the dinner menu, too, from the house pâté assortment to tripe Provençale to calf's liver sautéed with bacon and onion. Best of all for sweet-toothed sorts, Kristen Lawson serves up her meticulously detailed confections here, too---from perfectly crunchy-chewy macaroons served in their own chocolate box to a flawless, rustic tarte Tatin.

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