As it is, you can stand directly in front of the patisserie portion of the operation and not be aware there's a cosy, comfortable 40-seat bistro adjacent to all those intense pastries and chocolates.
This modest bistro is not the most comfortable restaurant, but given the couple's budget, they've created an attractive setting for Kikuchi's polished French-California cooking.
The Chef's Table 754 Franklin Avenue, Franklin Lakes (201) 891-6644 GOOD ATMOSPHERE -- A bistro, but not dim: small, bright, comfortable and a shade formal.
He said that while he did have white customers, he noticed that the newcomers seemed more comfortable at recently opened spots like a French bistro farther down on Fulton Street.
It's the sort of dish that turns up again and again at this popular, unassuming place, which wears the name "bistro" like a suit that grows more comfortable over the years but never goes out of style.
This two-floor bistro is bustling and a bit noisy but comfortable.
ATMOSPHERE: Small, comfortable dining room a few steps below street level with inventive, refined bistro food.
Joe & Maggie's Bistro 591 Broadway, Long Branch (732) 571-8848 VERY GOOD ATMOSPHERE -- Comfortable and unpretentious, with winningly kitschy décor.
Ten, the bistro inside the Hotel DeVille, a new boutique hotel with soaring ceilings, comfortable beds and plenty of room to stretch out.
Theater Square Grill And Bistro New Jersey Performing Arts Center 1 Center Street Newark (973) 642-1226 www.theatersquaregrill.com GOOD THE SPACE Two elegant, comfortable dining rooms: the 180-seat grill, open only on performance nights; and the 50-seat bistro.
