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Bistro Vendome
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1420 Larimer St. Denver, CO 80202

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  • Brunch, French
    Sun,Sat 10am-2pm, Sun 5pm-9pm, Mon-Thu 5pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-11pm
    $$
  • All Major Credit Cards
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Wheelchair Accessible, Prix Fixe
    Brunch, Dinner
  • Full bar
    Accepted, Online Reservations Available
    Street, Valet
Description

This French restaurant is now firmly in the hands of chef Jennifer Jasinski and manager Beth Gruitch-Verucchi (the same team that operates Rioja across the street), and it's already a Larimer Square landmark. The space is beautiful, the service casually professional and the solidly French bistro fare very impressive. And while dinner is wonderful here, brunch is a thing of beauty.







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  • 2012 | Best French Restaurant

    Tucked in an out-of-the-way corner of Larimer Square, Bistro Vendôme has none of the stuffiness and over-the-top pomp and circumstance that marks some French restaurants -- but it has everything a Francophile could ask for. This is a gracious, romantic arbiter of French food, with a kitchen overseen by chef de cuisine Dana Rodriguez. You'll swoon over her steak tartare haloed with a fried quail egg; fall madly, deeply in lust with the foie gras; propose marriage, if only you... More »

  • 2009 | Best French Brunch

    It's worth going to Bistro Vendôme every weekend just to see what sort of crepes du jour the kitchen is cooking up. It's worth going twice in a single weekend just so you can have the croissants with rose jam and croquet madame and bier rouge one morning and the steak tartare, mussels in garlic-wine broth and gaufre maison with Nutella whipped cream, shaved chocolate and sauternes-poached pears the next. And when the weather is nice, it's worth getting up extra early so you can hurry... More »

  • 2008 | Best French Breakfast

    Bistro Vendôme has a number of things going for it: the best location in Denver, tucked in the back of Larimer Square with a lovely garden; the buzz of a wildly (and deservedly) popular restaurant; and the sort of weekend breakfast menu that makes unabashed Francophiles weep into their French press coffee. There are gueles de bois hangover drinks, crepe specials and a variety of benedicts, a killer pain perdu drizzled with citrus honey, Belgian gaufre, croques monsieur and madame, and... More »

  • 2007 | Best Brunch

    When the crew from Rioja took over Bistro Vendôme last year, fans wondered what would happen to the classically French menu. Sure, the restaurant would continue to occupy one of the choicest bits of hidden real estate in the city -- with a stunning patio for warm-weather meals -- but Rioja's contemporary Mediterranean/Spanish/Italian food didn't seem to fit with Vendôme's unabashed Frog worship. And then the transition went better than anyone expected -- anyone except, perhaps, then-chef Jennifer J... More »

  • 2006 | BEST BRUNCH

    Don't get us wrong: Chef Eric Roeder also does a great dinner at Bistro Vendome. He's got that whole hidden-French-bistro thing down, and when Larimer Square gets to looking like the run up to a well-dressed soccer riot on weekend nights, you'd be advised to duck down the little alley that leads to Vendome for a glass of wine and some quiet. But this restaurant is really at its best on the morning after -- any morning after, really --- because that's when Roeder and his crew serve up a truly... More »

  • 2006 | BEST FRITES

    How frite it is: At Bistro Vendome, chef Eric Roeder offers three kinds of steak frites -- a classique, an au poivre and a Roquefort. His galley bangs out dozens of orders every night, cutting the spuds, blanching the frites, leaving the thin strips to rest, then dropping them into oil for a fast fry that gives them the ideal hot, crisp exterior. After that, it's just salt and a little dusting of greenery, then straight to the plate for the best frites in town. More »

  • 2005 | Best Breakfast Pastries

    When Bistro Vendome first opened, it tried to do three meals a day, every day. This ambitious plan was soon replaced by a dinner-only schedule that took a lot of pressure off the kitchen and chef Eric Roeder. Still, in a space like this -- tucked behind the main street, with a patio that opens onto the only quiet, secluded bit of real estate in Larimer Square -- it would have been a sin for Bistro Vendome not to do something while the sun was up. So Friday, Saturday and Sunday brunches were... More »

  • 2005 | Best Frites

    At Bistro Vendome, chef Eric Roeder can run a good crew out of a cramped galley; bang out fifty plates of classical trout amandine and faux cassoulet a night with the first one tasting just as perfect as the last; and compete and thrive among some serious culinary contenders on Larimer Square -- even though his space has zero street frontage and no visibility for foot traffic. But the most telling mark of his skills as a chef is in the little things Roeder does better than anyone else. And... More »

  • 2004 | Best French Toast in a French Restaurant

    Nothing gets a morning started like a lovely pain perdu, the French version of French toast. At Bistro Vendome -- a comfy, bright spot tucked down an alley behind Larimer Square -- the brunch-menu fave is made from a single piece of soft, center-cut bread, perfectly browned, then sprinkled with confectioners' sugar. The strong citrus honey this pain is served with can be overpowering, but that's why it comes on the side -- so that you can add a little, add a lot, or just ignore it entirely... More »

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    westwordbestof | Denver, CO | 102 Reviews

    | Wed, May 6, 2009

    It's worth going to Bistro Vendôme every weekend just to see what sort of crepes du jour the kitchen is cooking up. It's worth going twice in a single weekend just so you can have the croissants with rose jam and croquet madame and bier rouge one morning and the steak tartare, mussels in garlic-wine broth and gaufre maison with Nutella whipped cream, shaved chocolate and sauternes-poached pears the next. And when the weather is nice, it's worth getting up extra early so you can hurry down to Larimer Square and claim one of the tables in the lovely courtyard.

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    Paulina S | Denver, CO | 12 Reviews

    | Thu, April 1, 2010

    Sit at the bar for brunch the bartenders have great personalities and always make brunch fun! the best bets for brunch are the duck confit, croque madame or the steak tar tar. mmmmmmm

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    bill.jensen | Denver, CO | 2 Reviews

    | Sun, August 17, 2008

    I have to second Steve H. here, the fries at Vendome are the reason they are called French Fries.

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Dinner Menu
Hors D’oeuvres
$7.00
Soupe A L’oignon
$14.50
Foie Gras A La Rhubarb
pan seared foie gras, rhubarb jam, brioche, balsamic reduction, pickled rhubarb, micro basil
$11.50
Assiette De Charcuterie
duck rillettes, house cured pork belly, bresaola
$12.00
Escargots Ă  La Moelle
bruleed bone marrow, bordelaise escargot, radicchio salad, grilled baguette
$7.50
Crepes Vendome
roasted chicken, roma tomato, olives, herbs. topped with a fried egg, bearnaise, fried capers
$12.50
Steak Tartare
beef tenderloin combined with aioli, dijon mustard, capers, red onion.topped with fried quail egg, grilled baguette
$10.00
Moules
mussels, garlic, herbs, white wine, grilled sourdough baguette
$12.50
Thon A La Nicoise
albacore tuna tartare, haricot verts, capers, deviled egg mousse, potato chips, kalamata olive dust
330ml $4.00
750ml $7.00
Perrier
Les Salades
$10.50
Salade De Legumes De Saison
roasted baby beets and carrots, shaved baby squash, mimolette cheese tuile, watercress salad, whole grain mustard vinaigrette
$9.00
Salade Campagnarde
seasonal greens, redskin potatoes, bacon, fried egg, mushroom duxelle, white truffle oil, dijon vinaigrette
$6.00
Simple Salade
mixed greens, grape tomatoes, herb croutons, tarragon vinaigrette
Plats Principaux
$18.00
Poulet Roti Aux Herbes
herb roasted half chicken, cauliflower gratin, mache salad, chicken jus
$24.00
St. Jacques, Poelee Et Puree
pan seared scallops, peruvian puree, royal trumpet mushrooms, ramps, truffle vinaigrette
$19.50
Gnocchis A La Parisienne
seared pate Ă  choux gnocchi, baby heirloom tomatoes, roasted baby squash, english peas, smoked tomato consomme, pea shoot salad
$23.00
L’agneau De Deax Facons Et Feves
pan seared lamb, fava beans, tomatoes, lamb sausage, mushrooms, lemon creme fraîche, porcini puree
 
Vol Au Vent De Homard
butter poached maine lobster, baby carrots, english pea-fennel salad, puff pastry pernod cream sauce, tarragon oil
$24.50
Joues De Flétan En Papillote
halibut cheeks, grilled asparagus, sugar snap peas and carrot salad, meyer lemon vinaigrette
$19.00
Roulade De Porc
roulade of pork, housemade sausage and spinach, crispy polenta, arugula, pork jus, brie fondue
$21.00
Confit De Canard
duck confit, wild mushroom risotto, gruyère, truffle beurre blanc, mushroom-sugar snap pea salad.
Steak Frites
Each $23.00
Classique
bearnaise
Each $23.00
Au Poivre
green peppercorn sauce
Each $23.00
Roquefort
port reduction
Petits Plats
$5.00
Cauliflower Gratin
$4.00
Pommes Frites
$5.00
Macaroni & Cheese With Ham
$14.50
Assiette De Fromages
selection of cheeses of the day
Desserts
$7.00
Creme Brulee
classic vanilla
$7.00
Blueberry Napoleon
crispy phyllo, lemon whipped creme fraiche, lavender blueberry compote
$7.00
Vanilla Bean Yogurt Bavarian
rhubarb strawberry compote, macadamia florentine cookie, basil-mint syrup
$7.00
Flight Of Ice Creams And Sorbets
choose three from our seasonal, house made creations
$7.00
Chocolate Velvet Tart
baked chocolate custard, butterscotch, fleur de sel, candied walnuts
$7.00
Banana Crepe
banana-cream cheese mousse, ansac cognac caramel sauce, housemade granola
$14.50
Assiette De Fromages
a daily selection of artisan cheeses

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