Daily Delivery Tour: French Edition
The options to take your taste buds for a trip around the world are pretty amazing here in the capital -- so we’re taking it upon ourselves to focus on the culinary works of a new country or region each day.
First was Tex-Mex and then DIY cocktails, and now we move across the Atlantic to France.
While croissants are a pretty contested thing anywhere -- we personally prefer the croissants at Vespa, but others have highly recommended those at Palette Bakery in Dongzhimen -- this one from Ledu Bakery isn’t too shabby.
It’s
got a decent amount of butter and it’s light and fluffy, not too
crumbly or crunchy. Pair it with a latte (for a steal at RMB 36
altogether) and you’ve got yourself a nice, quick breakfast. Find it on
Meituan by searching 老杜面包 lǎo dù miànbāo.
If there’s one thing this Beijing institution, located inside Sanlitun’s Courtyard 4 area, is known for, it’s crêpes.
They’ve
got a number of interesting savory options. There’s the Bollywood (RMB
72), with chicken curry, Emmental, onions and peppers; and the Padrino
(RMB 76) which sports Parma ham, arugula, pepper, feta and cherry
tomatoes, to name a few of the more interesting options.
But a
classic is always best, and their Old Classic (RMB 68) doesn’t
disappoint. It’s ham, egg, Emmental and parsley all folded in between
their thin and rustic buckwheat crêpes.
The restaurant might not be particularly
French, but people we spoke to swear by The Roots' baguette. At only
RMB 10, it's easy to overlook, but this baguette is as it should be:
crunchy on the outside with a soft, fluffy, flavorful interior. Upgrade
it to the garlic bread option (RMB 36) for something a little extra
decadent.
So this sandwich actually hails from
Belgium, but it’s rumored to have originated in Wallonia, a
French-speaking part of the country located near the border with France.
The sandwich, which sees meat, cheese, French fries and a special sauce
all loaded into a baguette, gets its name mitraillette (which translates to "submachine gun" in French) from the fact that the baguette looks like a gun and the fries
resemble bullets.
La Maison Lyonnaise’s mitraillette (RMB 98 for a
set with dessert and soft drink) comes with either chicken or beef plus
what can only be described as a killer sauce, all in a baguette filled,
of course, with fries.
La Maison also has a number of options
for delivery available right now, from a three-course lunch set to duck
confit and more. Scan the QR code in the poster to order.
Besides its impressive, art
deco-inspired interiors, Bistro 108 also prides itself in being a
restaurant for families and the community at large. In keeping with
that, they’ve got a number of sets available right now for groups,
individuals, and even kids.
Their Home Office lunch sets (RMB
108), which debuted this week, feature a choice of starter and main with
dessert. Their Home Schooling lunch set (RMB 78) for kids, features
a choice of main plus juice and a few snacks (can’t go wrong with veggie
sticks and a mini pain au chocolat).
For groups of four to six,
there are roast sets available. The roast chicken (RMB 358) and
slow-cooked lamb leg (RMB 498) each come with roast potatoes, a plethora
of veggies and, to top it all off, a classic French baguette is also
included in the mix.
Scan the QR above or in the posters to order.
Last but not least, the folks at Flo Group are looking to make home cooking a little easier with their boxed sets.
The
sets come with a variety of items from the Group’s shops and
restaurants that you can whip up at home in a flash for a weeknight or
weekend feast. Scan the QR codes in the poster below to order.
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Images: Sergio Arze (via Unsplash), the Beijingers, courtesy of the venues
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