More a Restaurant than a Bistro

By Sophie Gayot

Chef Laurent Quenioux (in a white tee-shirt) from Bistro LQ and his team

By Sophie Gayot I think you will agree with me after looking at the photos below, taken during my dinner at Bistro LQ last week (click on them to enlarge), that Laurent Quenioux’s new venture on Beverly Boulevard is more of a serious dining destination than the word “bistro” implies.

But judge for yourself: Dine at Bistro LQ and if you don’t agree, let me know, but also if you do!

Bistro LQ promises an elegant experience in a peaceful ambience. It has made our Los Angeles Top 10 Romantic Restaurants and Top 10 Business Dining lists, since its acoustics will allow you to have a real conversation, sometimes difficult in restaurants. Quenioux’s talent and experience have also earned it a spot among our Top 10 French Restaurants in Los Angeles.

You can click on each photo to enlarge.

: Uni on tapioca pudding in yuzu martini gelée

: Smoked herring in a light Jerez vinaigrette

: Smoked haddock in fresh fava beans

: Skate wing topped with a spring vegetable tart

: Salmon with baby abalone

: Petits-fours

: Maine lobster with oatmeal infused in fresh fennel lobster broth

: Madeleine petits-fours

: Lemon mille-feuille

: Hot chocolate topped with orgeat coffee granité

: Homemade bread

: Foie gras with quince gelée

: Squab in rhubarb and ras el hanout jus on a duck gizzard pastilla

: Campari and cucumber gelée

: Homemade cheese condiments in their small jars

: The cheese cart with some 20 selections

: Once the cheese has been served

: The dining room at Bistro LQ

: Avocado mousse with chocolate ganache

: Corn soup amuse-bouche

: Chef Laurent Quenioux (in a white tee-shirt) from Bistro LQ and his team

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