Bistrot de la Place, Chez Norbert

The warm sound of French Chansons, performed live, walls covered with images from Paris in the 50’s and 60’s Traditional ‘Pot’s Lyonnais’ bottles full of white or red on the Bistrot tables. Classic dishes announced in chalk on the mirror clad wall’s. Are we in Lyon, Paris or Marseille? Maybe in Nancy?
No this is the domain of Chef Norbert Tillard and Mâitre Marc Cruelas. It is also the Mâitre who jumps behind the microphone on Friday evenings to make sure you feel that you are not in the city centre of The Hague, but somewhere in France.

Bistrot de la Place is an intimate, down to earth Bistrot, a chunk of France opposite the houses of parliament in The Hague. French the language here, but Marc is also fluent in English with a most beautiful accent. One does not go to Bistrot de la Place for the lightest creations deriving from France’s youngest and most innovative ‘cuisinier’ but for wholesome, classics. Chef Norbert makes sure you will not leave this ‘Enclave de France’ feeling puckish.

Feel like taking your wife, or mistress to Paris? This is the place. Need to talk a bit of business in an original surrounding? This is it. A lively family dinner with granny & kids? Yes, Bistrot de la Place is where you are welcome.

Classic’s like Escargot’s, Choucroute, Entrecôte-Béarnaise and Bouillabaise are always featured. These and the daily specials will keep you coming back. For wine lovers there is a wine list to chose from. We started with the crisp-dry and highly aromatic Muscat Sec from the Côte Catalans (€27,50) and the very interesting red Collioure 2000 from Dr. Parcé, a steel at €42,50. But a true French Bistrot always boasts the best possible house wine and that is exactly what Norbert & Marc pour in the original ‘Pot Lyonnais’ bottles. These have the heavy, centimeters thick bottom and contain possibly the best white and red house wine (€4,20 glass and €25,20 bottle) in The Hague. The Costières de Nîmes from the award winning Château Mourgues du Gres. Smashing white made from a complex blend of Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Marsanne, Clairette and a bit of Vermentino grapes. The red is a mouth filling little dream made from Syrah and Grenache. This is what great house wine can be like, Bravo Chef Bravissimo Mâitre!

Bistrot de la Place chez Norbert
Plaats 27 Den Haag
070 364 33 27
info@bistrotdelaplace.nl
www.bistrotdelaplace.nl