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My love and I went to Le Local for my 1st anniversary and had a blast. We were looking for a hip place, with ambiance without being the fake merde of St-Laurent (you know, the really really expensive places where they hire models but forget to train them about service???), where we could enjoy creative food, without being broke for the next year to come.
A friend recommended Le Local, and it's now my turn to recommend it to you. First of all, the place is absolutely gorgeous: high ceilings from an industrial past, terrace, stunning decor of wood, glass and steel, dimmed lights and an open kitchen concept. The service is also to mention: not the greatest I had (come on, what is the cost-benefit of offering a young friendly couple a free glass of wine when you know it's their first anniversary??) but our server was (cute) friendly, discrete, and very available.
Then the food. I had the Burgundy Escargots cassolette, mild garlic gnocchi, shiitakes, braised shallots, bordelaise sauce and the (omg) Salmon tartare with truffle oil and fresh lime juice. The Tartare was the highlight of my life. I wanna go back right now.
I'll go get myself a peanut butter toast meanwhile.
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