Cafes For Dates

This restaurant's combination of a snazzy ambience, attentive service and refined food is bound to knock your date's socks off. Go for the tender and smokily charred Grilled Octopus with Smoked Peppers, Eggplant and Black Olives ($45), but if you're not a fan of seafood, the luxuriously creamy Tagliolini with Scampi & Avruga Caviar ($38) will do just fine.
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A dish I never failed to order since my first encounter here. It only taste better.

Expect an intimate yet casual meal at this 17-seater counter that's made the list of The World's 50 Best Restaurants (not to mention the top spot on Burpple’s Hot 100 in 2015), and watch as the chefs work with the massive dual cavity oven and elevation grills. The Burnt Ends Sanger ($20) reigns supreme, with smoky, juicy pork shoulder that's been cooked for 10 hours, topped with red cabbage slaw tossed in chipotle aioli, nestled between two fluffy, buttery brioche buns. Be sure to share this as you'll want to save space for other dishes. Another signature mainstay on the menu (it changes daily) is the Quail Eggs and Caviar ($15), it is simple yet complex. Steak-lovers, go straight for the Onglet ($26/100g) — a charcoal-grilled hanger steak charred to perfection and packs a punch of flavour with the accompanying burnt onions and bone marrow. Have as many desserts as your stomach can handle, but don't miss the perfectly balanced Pineapple, Rum and Vanilla featuring roasted pineapple, pistachios, French meringue, Tahitian vanilla ice cream, and dark rum glaze. For so much quality, the prices are certainly not steep here.

Was certainly not expecting this mammoth of a tartine. Couldn't finish it even though I absolutely loved the crispy toast smothered under chunky tuna and onion mayo with a blanket of melted cheese. Definitely recommended for two to share.