A Taste of Paris in Boston

My trip to Paris was amazing.  I'm hoping to blog about it, but I make no promises because of school.  One of the things I loved most about the trip was the delicious food.  As a child, I remember loving French food so much and I was pleased to realize that hadn't disappeared in the 20+ years between visits.  What's not to love~ amazing coffee, champagne, cappuccinos, salads filled with super fresh vegetables in deliciously crafted salad dressings, French bread, salami, snails, cheese, salami, macaroons, salami (I may have a thing for really good salami.)

When I got home I was definitely having some difficulty adjusting to "American" food so when JO suggested we go out for one last dinner before school started I knew exactly where I wanted to go.  Petit Robert Bistro is a French restaurant in the South End I had been wanting to try for years. 

Petit Robert is super cute (I can't believe that is the phrase I'm going to use but it's been a long weekend and I'm not feeling too sophisticated this morning!)  There is a lovely patio that seats about twenty with views of the Prudential Center.  I wish the patio had those round tables like the brassieres in France but that's a minor gripe.  We ended up eating inside and the interior is very intimate.  I loved the pictures of various French scenes on the wall. 

I was very excited to see an affordable glass of champagne on the menu (because seriously, I'm going to have a problem switching back to prosecco after two weeks of French bubbles!)

We ordered the snails and I got the frisee salad and JO got the pork chop.  Everything was delicious.  The snails were perfectly cooked, the salad was perfectly crafted, and JO's pork chop was amazing! 

The only complaint I have is the fact that they served their bread warm.  French bread is never warm.  Petit Robert is definitely a restaurant we'll be visiting again!

After dinner we headed home because JO had to pick up his credit card at the Wine and Cheese Cask (where he had bought be some French goodies earlier in the day.)  On the walk home we decided to stop into Kirkland Tap and Trotter.  I loved the rustic interior and the beer menu was great.  We had a lot of fun reminiscing about the summer before heading home.