Get those French feels on this July, with several ways to celebrate Bastille Day at Melbourne’s favourite French casual corner restaurant and bar, Bistrot Bisou.
Week-long $49 Bastille Day menu
Cosy corner bistro Melbourne’s New York end, Bistrot Bisou is turning Bastille Day into a week-long affair this July. Every night from Tuesday 14 July through to Saturday 18 July, the Flinders Lane favourite invites francophiles to celebrate la fête nationale with a delicious three-course menu paired with a glass of house wine for $49, served amid tan leather banquettes and the warm glow of pendant lighting. The menu is a celebration of the French classics: hearty French onion soup crowned with melted Gruyère to start; followed by a slow-braised beef bourguignon on creamy mash; and finished with a velvet-smooth chocolate crème caramel. Joie de vivre included, the bon vivant case is simple: oui.
WHAT: Bistrot Bisou’s Bastille Day menu
WHEN: From 5:30pm, 14-18 July
HOW MUCH: $49 per person
WHERE: 575 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
MORE INFO & BOOKINGS: bistrotbisou.com.au/events-spec-offers/bastille-day-set-menu/
Steak Frites
Bastille Day falls on a Tuesday (14 July), conveniently coinciding with Bistrot Bisou's popular Steak Tuesday. Lean into the weekly ritual with a 250g 'Augustus' Porterhouse with shoestring fries and a choice of Café de Paris butter, Cognac & Green Peppercorn or Salsa Verde, all for $36. For bigger appetites, there's the option to upgrade to a 350g Dry Aged Porterhouse on the Bone ($58) or a 500g Wagyu MB5 Rostbiff to share ($78). Add sides like Seasonal Greens or Caesar Salad for $12, and perhaps order up a French aperitif, a two-sip martini or go large with a bottle of Taittinger Cuvee Prestige NV Reims, and you’ll be feeling French in no time.
WHAT: Steak Frites at Bistrot Bisou for Bastille Day
WHEN: 12pm-3pm, 5:30pm-9pm, Tuesday 14 July
HOW MUCH: $36
WHERE: 575 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
MORE INFO & BOOKINGS: bistrotbisou.com.au/events-spec-offers/steak-tuesday/
