L'ANTAGONISTE
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French cuisine by Anthony Bacle, based on fresh produce, and local beers in a restaurant on Malcom X Boulevard.
L'Antagoniste doesn't look like much on Malcolm X Boulevard, and yet... Behind this elegant 38-seat restaurant serving "French cuisine with a modern twist", whose decor and name pay homage to notorious French nonconformists (a mosaic of portraits lines the back wall: Gainsbourg, José Bové, Virginie Despentes, Asterix, etc.), we find Amadeus Broger-Hetzner, a Swiss of Tibetan origin trained at the Lucerne Hotel School. Constantly renewing himself and not hesitating to throw himself body and soul into new adventures, the restaurateur, after opening Le Philosophe in SoHo (Manhattan), launched this new business three years ago, putting Anthony Bacle, a young 30-year-old French chef who cut his teeth at Ducasse, in the kitchen. And the result is rather unique: over 150 wine labels (from US$20 to over US$1,500 a bottle), a selection of local beers, but above all very fine gastronomy served in an ultra-casual atmosphere. Products are fresh, seasonal and as local as possible: cheese soufflé or beef tartare for starters; pan-fried scallops, chicken blanquette or the now-famous "Zhe Hamburger" for the main course; as for desserts, we leave it to you to discover them. Note that on Sunday evenings, L'Antagoniste serves a fantastic duck à la presse, and on Mondays, it's chicken in a bladder. A must-see, while awaiting the next project from the inventive Amadeus.
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