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4580 Laclede Ave. St. Louis, MO 63108

314-454-0600

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Critics'
Pick
Best Desserts
Award Winner 2011

Cuisine(s): French

Hours: Tue-Thu 5pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-11pm

Price: $$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash, ATM/Debit
Attire: Business-Casual

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Catering, Wheelchair Accessible, Vegetarian Friendly, Business Dining

Serving: Brunch, Dinner, Evening, Lunch

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Accepted, Highly Recommended

Parking: Meters, Street, Valet

Description

Gerard Craft strikes again. The acclaimed young chef has reinvented the venerable Central West End French restaurant Chez Leon (which relocated to Clayton) as a casual mecca for your favorite French dishes, from the cheese-crusted crock of onion soup to a killer cassoulet. The prices are reasonable, the dishes unpretentious. The emphasis here is on good ingredients prepared with skill and care rather than showy technique. Consider the meltingly tender beef short ribs or a tender piece of salmon paired with braised leeks and lentils. Appetizers include very good pork ptés. The beer list is excellent.

2011 | Best Desserts

The dessert menu at Gerard Craft's Central West End restaurant is deceptively simple -- and always elegant. Pastry chef Summer Wright of course serves the sweet fare that is expected from a casual French restaurant, namely profiteroles and crème brûlée, but she does so with little touches that make them memorable and distinctly her own, like honey and lavender in that crème brûlée. Wright also makes sure to include seasonal fare; this summer was a... More »
2010 | Best Approximation of Paris

To many Americans, a French restaurant is, ipso facto, a pretentious restaurant. Spend a few days in Paris, though, and you will discover a wealth of unpretentious, even humble, cafés, bistros and brasseries. These tend to serve the French dishes true gastronomes fall in love with: cassoulet, duck confit, steak frites. And the pâtés -- oh, the pâtés. Now to the mood Gerard Craft captures at Brasserie by Niche. This is no hushed inner sanctum of haute... More »

Chez Leon Closes

By Ian Froeb | Wed, May 16, 2012

Rumors started swirling online yesterday, and now Gut Check can cofirm that Chez Leon (7927 Forsyth Boulevard, Clayton; 314-361-1589) has closed. "Times aren't the best," owner Leon Birnbaum tells Gu... More »
Brunching at Brasserie by Niche

By Emily Wasserman | Tue, May 15, 2012

Where: Brasserie by Niche (4580 Laclede Avenue; 314-454-0600) When: Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We Tried: The brioche French toast with lemon curd ($8) and the quiche du jour ($8) Th... More »
The Ten Best Dessert Spots in St. Louis

By Gut Check | Fri, April 20, 2012

Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this Gut Check series, we are chewing our wa... More »
National Survey Hails Six St. Louis Restaurants

By Ian Froeb | Wed, April 11, 2012

We learned last month that Niche (1831 Sidney Street; 314-773-7755) was among the "Top 100 U.S. Restaurants" for 2012 at #66, as determined by the website Opinionated About Dining. The ranking was bas... More »
The Gut Check Valentine's Day Reservation Guide: One Day Out

By Ian Froeb | Mon, February 13, 2012

Valentine's Day is TOMORROW, you guys! If you haven't made your dinner reservations yet, you must be screwed, right? (Or not screwed, as it were.) Fear not! Gut Check's perusal of OpenTable has foun... More »
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Main Menu

Hors D' Oeuvres

$8.50

Onion Soup

$9.00

Goat Cheese Tart
shaved fennel

$9.00

Wild Burgundy Escargot
herbs, garlic & butter

$8.50

Chicken Liverterrine
red onion confiture

$8.00

Country Pate
grain mustard

$8.00

Pate Grandmere
grain mustard, pickles

$10.00

Stek Tartare
toast herbs

$8.50

Brandade
house salted cod & arugula

Salads

$7.50

Bibb Lettuce & Fines Herbs
lemon vinaigrette

$8.00

Mixed Lettuce
goat cheese, hazelnuts & roasted shallot vinaigrette

$8.50

Frisee Salad
bacon lardos, poached egg , bacon vinaigrette

$9.50

Tomato Salad
cucumbers, red onion, basil, egg, tapenade, croutons

Amuse Bouche

$6.00

Pistachios

$6.00

Cured Olives
citrus & fennel

$5.00

Cervelle De Canut
fresh cheese & herbs

$5.00

Gougeres
cheese puffs

Fromage

$12.00

Selection Of Farmstead Cheeses

Plats

$19.75

Trout & Almonds
green beans

$18.00

Mussels & Fries
piperade, chorizo, white wine

$16.75

Herb Gnocchi
zucchini, squash, corn, tomato, basil

$14.00

Croque Madame
ham & cheese sandwich , egg, mixed lettuce salad

$18.50

Roasted Chicken
mushrooms, bread, jus

$22.95

Boeuf Bourguignon
mushrooms, onions, bacon, potato puree

$23.95

Bistro Steak
shallot butter, fries

$14.00

Brasserie Burger
blue cheese, red onion, fries

$21.50

Bouillabaisse
pollack, clames, mussels, prawn, potato, tomato

$18.00

Garlic Sausage
braised sauerkraut, potatoes, mustard vinaigrette

Sides

$6.00

Macaroni & Cheese

$6.00

Potato Puree

$6.00

Pommes Frites

$6.00

Haricots Verts

Desserts
Selection Of Ice Creams Available With Chocolate Sauce, All Desserts Available With Ice Cream For $2

$8.00

Sour Cherry Tart
vanilla ice cream

$8.00

Lemon Meringue Cake
thyme ice cream

$8.00

Floating Island

$8.00

Profiteroles

$8.00

Honey - Lavender Creme Brulee

$8.00

Financier Cake
roasted peaches, verbena ice cream

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Brasserie by Niche

4580 Laclede Ave. St. Louis, MO 63108

314-454-0600

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2011 | Best Desserts

2010 | Best Approximation of Paris

By Ian Froeb | Wed, May 16, 2012

By Emily Wasserman | Tue, May 15, 2012

By Gut Check | Fri, April 20, 2012

By Ian Froeb | Wed, April 11, 2012

By Ian Froeb | Mon, February 13, 2012