Brigitte Bistro

The menu reads as a primer on the bistro form and holds the line on tradition rather than drifting into California with a French accent. Escargots in garlic-parsley butter, served with marrow bone, open the meal the old way, and duck appears as a magret with a fig tartelette and crisp spaetzle. Desserts keep the register, from a chocolate fondant made to order to an île flottante. The wine list runs to about fifty bottles, mostly French with a shorter Sonoma and Napa section, most glasses between $16 and $18 and bottles from the mid-$20s to a premier cru Puligny-Montrachet. Tables come in different heights and sizes by design. KQED's Check, Please! Bay Area featured the room in November 2025. Dinner runs Tuesday through Sunday, and the bar welcomes walk-ins for a glass and a plate.