*America's Top Restaurants, Zagat Survey 2003 2004 2005 2008


From the Zagat review 2008: 
"Outstanding" Chef Vincent Francoual is "charming" and his food has the same effect on patrons of his Downtown New French bistro where the "impeccable" preparations are accompanied by "exceptional" service and an "excellent" 100-label wine selection; the "handsome", "simple" surroundings please as do all those windows and the "wonderful" views they provide. 



*Award of Excellence, Wine Spectator 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
*Best Restaurant Minneapolis, City Pages 2003
*Best French Restaurant, Reader's Poll, City Pages 2003
*Best French Restaurant, Reader's Poll, Mpls/St. Paul Magazine 2003
*"Guide to America's Best Restaurants," Gourmet October 2002
*Best New Restaurant, City Pages 2002
*3 1/2 Stars (of 4), St. Paul Pioneer Press 2002
*3 1/2 Stars (of 4), Star/Tribune 2001
*Best French Restaurant, City Pages 2007
*Best Power Lunch, City Pages 2007
*Best Gourmet Burger, City Pages 2007 


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*Chef's Gallery

*Cooks of Crocus Hill

*Kitchen Window

*Williams-Sonoma

*Institute for Social, Economic, and Ecological Sustainability - University of Minnesota: Organic Aquaculture

*Chaîne des Rôtisseurs

*James Beard Foundation's "Minnesota Heartland Dinner,"
November 2002