Chef Corey Lee’s new Hayes Valley French FIVE STAR restaurant is one for all occasions!
A place where you can get steak tartare and Camembert beignets until 1 a.m.? Sign us up. Here’s why you’ll find us at Monsieur Benjamin at all hours.
Sample a couple of petit plats, snack-size portions that go nicely with the restaurant’s concise cocktail list. In the Camembert beignets ($7 for six), the buttery, rich cheese is folded into the dough and the delicate fried squares are sprinkled liberally with dried cep mushroom powder. Deeply savory, they were the perfect foil to the refreshing, rum-based Pass the Hat ($11) with Aperol, fino sherry, Bonal and lime.
And if you need a late-night bite after one too many at Smuggler’s Cove, snag a corner table and indulge in the burger and frites ($18.50) or Monsieur Benjamin’s take on a French dip ($18.50)—they’re open until 1 a.m. nightly, making them a top contender for (relatively) late-night grub in the city.
Of course, you may want a multicourse meal of French classics, like pâté de campagne ($14.50) and a textbook steak frites ($36). The bavette steak has a gorgeous ruby-hued interior, herby jus, buttery sauce choron and a pile of thin-cut fries that you may not be able to stop eating.
Our favorite dishes showcase modern techniques and surprising ingredients that subtly show the chef’s sleight of hand. It’s seen in the steak tartare ($16.50), dotted with golden egg yolks, as well as cornichon, parsley, chives and white flecks of dried Wagyu beef fat, giving the plate an appearance of a messy painter’s palate.
The real coup de grâce is the life-changing lobster ragout ($32), a carryover from Benu: Freshly made spaghetti is topped with an ample amount of sweet, fresh lobster, simmered in a bacony sauce with a touch of heat, thanks to Korean pepper paste.
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