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LocalKicks
Jordan Wright
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Bistrot Lafayette: Piaf Would Love This Place
Along Old Town's well-trodden King Street is where you'll find Bistrot Lafayette, a cozy intimate restaurant which this month is celebrating its 10th Anniversary. Bistrot Lafayette is a little shabby, a little chic; just how the legendary French chanteuse Piaf would prefer. continue reading…
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Washingtonian Magazine
David Dorsen
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Bistrot Lafayette French
Chef Keo Koumtakoun ran the kitchen at Le Paradis in Gaithersburg, La Provence in Vienna, and Saveur in DC. Isabelle Zorro ran the dining room at Le Refuge in Alexandria. They have joined forces to make this a satisfying French-provincial restaurant providing cuisine bourgeoise in an informal setting. continue reading…
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Chef MOZ Dining Guide |
Yum!
This is an overlooked place! It’s tucked away on King Street, but has great affordable french food and considerate staff, that doesn’t intimidate you by being pretentious. It’s a very laid back atmosphere and the best part is you don’t have to get dressed up to go to it.
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Yahoo! |
Bistrot Lafayette
Bistrot Lafayette is a satisfying French-provincial restaurant providing in an informal setting. Try out the lamb shank with linguine and diced vegetables; a saddle of rabbit stuffed with mushrooms; a rack of lamb with fresh thyme jus; a fine version of bouillabaisse; and salmon glazed with a Key-lime sauce. And choose from the wine list which includes a number of good bottles in the $20 range.
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AOL City Guide
Jamy Bond
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Bistrot Lafayette
Experienced Laos-born chef Keo Koumtakous partners with his wife, Marie, and co-owner Isabelle Zorro to combine a quaint dining atmosphere with fine French bistro cooking at Bistrot Lafayette. The snug, informal dining area is adorned in subtle pale colors, with warm lighting against dark oak furniture. The walls are covered in old French Art Deco magazines and paintings. The food presentation is artful, and the atmosphere quiet and elegant. The scent of garlic hovers in the air as dishes go steaming by. continue reading…
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Washington TimesMarch 27th, 2003
Corinna Lothar |
Bistrot Lafayette
It’s a sweet little restaurant, Bistrot Lafayette, on King Street in Alexandria, just a few blocks up from the hustle-bustle at King and Washington streets. With salmon-colored walls, French prints and posters, art-deco style wall sconces and wooden tables, the restaurant is reminiscent of small cafes in the French countryside or even in Haiti’s once-stylish Petionville, in the hills above Port-au-Prince. Chef and part owner Keo Koumtakoun — wife Marie takes care of the front of the house — turns out well-prepared traditional French dishes. Washingtonians will remember Mr. Koumtakoun, who was born in Laos but has lived in this area for almost 16 years, for the fine work he did at Saveur on Wisconsin Avenue above Georgetown. Now he has his own place, and it’s a very pleasant little place indeed The cooking is solid bourgeois food. A vegetable soup of the day makes a good beginning on a cool spring day. It’s a light broth with chunks of carrots, celery and potatoes. French onion soup with grated Gruyere is a solid standard. continue reading…
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The Washington Post
Jan 5, 2003. pg. W.19
Tom Sietsema
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Majoring in Classics;
The cheery red facade of a slim restaurant stops two couples in their tracks on a frigid weeknight. "Should we check it out?" a woman in the group asks her companions, as she scans the menu posted outside and ticks off the names of a few French dishes, each phrase accompanied by a puff of white breath.
Looking hungry and cold, the four of them peer through the front window for a better look. Inside is a tiny dining room, appealing in shades of peach and snug with dark tables and people who appear pleased to be gathered around them. The faint sound of music seeps from the door as the quartet wordlessly chooses this place over the many other restaurants nearby. continue reading…
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