Good ol’ French fare

Brasserie Gavroche is as classic as it gets, down to the bar sourced from Café de la Paix and spiffy servers that look like they came out of Parisian stalwart Aux Lyonnais. The menu is good whichever the season, with these current months offering up summer-light dishes of dressed crab with green beans and fromage blanc vinaigrette ($28), and heirloom beetroot salad with fresh sheep’s milk cheese ($24).

All this lightness is for good reason – the mains are as hearty as they come. Lobster and seafood vol au vent ($36) is drenched in a creamy béchamel sauce while the shredded duck confit nestles under a blanket of crushed potatoes and gratinated bacon ($38). Desserts revive the palate again, especially the suitably light fruit tart with passion fruit curd and coconut sorbet ($15).

66 Tras Street. Tel:6225 8266