Babette

Head to Central to find Babette, an intimate French dining venue nestled along Des Voeux Road. As the brainchild of Remi Brunet and Clement Jacquel (the folks behind casual sandwich joint Croque), this restaurant is helmed by chef Cédric Tsia, who’s curated a range of inventive takes on French classics. Start with light bites like deep-fried soft-boiled eggs with corn sauce or beef tartare, before diving into sharing plates like poached yellow chicken with koshihikari rice, or grilled ribeye steak with bearnaise sauce. But if you can’t hack those, Babette’s menu also has main course options like gnocchi pasta with chicken jus and comté or grilled pumpkin with miso cream. If you’re in the mood for a drink, be sure to flick through the restaurant’s extensive wine collection as well.