Between Zinc and Cardboard: How to Recognize Real French Bistros

A bistro is not a museum but a place of everyday life: formerly a meeting point for neighbors after work, today often the scene of light, well-made cooking. Anyone looking for a genuine place pays attention first to the menu. Real Bistrot food lives on a few set dishes and a daily-changing selection on the Ardoise, that handwritten board that announces fresh, seasonal compositions; a long, glossy laminated menu with…