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Bistro Bis

Bistro Bis

French Restaurant and Bistro$$$$
Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown, Washington
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Bistro Bis
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130
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Bar Menu 1Lunch Menu 3Brunch Menu 3Breakfast Menu 4Dinner Menu 3
Main
Onion Soup Les Halles
11.50
Rich beef broth with caramelized onions, sourdough croûtons and gruyère cheese
Assiette De Charcuterie
18.50
Patés, sausages and cured meats with marinated beets, carrot salad and pommes à l'huile
Bis Burger
17.50
Creekstone beef on brioche with applewood bacon, onion confit, comté cheese and pommes frites
Chesapeake Truffles
13.50
Jumbo lump crab fritters with old bay aïoli
Pommes Frites
8.50
Our famous french fries with rosemary garlic aïoli
Tarte Forestière
12.00
Roasted mushroom tart with shallot marmalade, goat cheese, pancetta and verjus reduction
Calamari Basquaise
12.75
Crisp fried calamari with garlic, house made chorizo, espelette pipérade, manchego cheese and cilantro
Smoked Scottish Salmon
13.75
Served with capers, egg, onion, toasted brioche and pommery mustard sauce
Salade Panaché
11.50
Mesclun with marcona almonds, manchego, cauliflower, apricots, sunflower seeds and banyuls vinaigrette
Artisanal Cheese Plate
15.50
Selection of three hand crafted cheeses served with fruit jams and baguette
Appetizers
Poireaux En Vinaigrette
13.25
Marinated leeks with crayfish remoulade, piquillo peppers and lemon vinaigrette
Fricassée D'escargots
14.50
Burgundy snails with garlic, sunchoke purée, fennel, seville orange and puff pastry
Steak Tartare Attila
14.00
Hand-cut raw sirloin with quail egg, porcini mushroom aïoli and garlic potato chips
Salade Panaché
11.50
Mesclun with marcona almonds, manchego, cauliflower, apricots, sunflower seeds and banyuls vinaigrette
Moules Marseillaise
13.75
Steamed bouchot mussels with fennel, garlic, tomato, saffron, pernod and fresh basil
Beet Salade Au Citron
13.00
Roasted heirloom beets with chèvre, orange supremes, walnuts, upland cress and champagne vinaigrette
Tarte Forestière
12.00
Roasted mushroom tart with shallot marmalade, goat cheese, pancetta and verjus reduction
Endive Salade Chardenoux
12.75
Crisp pear, honey spiced yogurt, roquefort blue, peppered walnuts and walnut vinaigrette
Onion Soup Les Halles
11.50
Rich beef broth with caramelized onions, sourdough croûtons and gruyère cheese
Salade Lyonnaise
13.50
Chicory-frisée lettuce with bacon lardons, spring run farm poached egg, croutons and warm sherry vinaigrette
Entrées
Confit De Canard Toulousain
19.00
Crisp rendered duck leg with white beans, duck sausage, frisée, garlic and banyuls vinegar-thyme gastrique
Salade Grecque
18.50
With chicken breast, grilled romaine, sunny side up egg, pickled peppers, olives, feta cheese and lemon-oregano gelée
Galette De Crabe
26.75
Two maryland jumbo lump crab cakes with asparagus, fava beans, spring onions and tarragon mustard beurre blanc
Poulet Rouge Basquaise
19.50
Joyce farm red chicken with chorizo saffron pilaf, garlic, tomato, picholine olives and smoked paprika jus
Trout L'ardenaise
19.75
Sautéed with capers, lemon, crisp ham, haricots verts, pommes château and parsley-brown butter
Bis Burger
17.50
Creekstone beef on brioche with applewood bacon, onion confit, comté cheese and pommes frites
Tuna Salade Niçoise
21.00
Rare seared tuna with shaved fennel, olives, haricots verts, fingerling potato, roasted peppers and anchovy-red wine vinaigrette
Nouilles Forestière
18.75
Mushroom tagliatelle with asparagus, tomato, wild mushrooms, spring run farm egg, parmesan emulsion and garlic tuile
Westeross Salmon À L'oseille
21.50
Seared escalope with sorrel, poached leeks, yukon gold potatoes, vermouth and crème fraîche
Steak Frites
24.75
Pan roasted certified angus sirloin strip with pommes frites, field cress salad and béarnaise sauce
Pour La Table
Pommes Frites
8.75
Wild Mushrooms Sauté Bordelaise
9.00
Curry Roasted Cauliflower
8.75
With golden raisins, apple and cilantro
Haricots Verts
8.50
With walnuts
Gratin of Macaroni
8.50
With gruyère
Appetizers
Poireaux En Vinaigrette
13.25
Marinated leeks with crayfish remoulade, piquillo peppers and lemon vinaigrette
Foie Gras En Torchon
21.75
Duck liver terrine with pickled strawberry, rhubarb, pistachio, lavender cumberland sauce and brioche
Salade Lyonnaise
13.50
Chicory-frisée lettuce with bacon lardons, spring run farm poached egg, croutons and warm sherry vinaigrette
Endive Salade Chardenoux
12.75
Crisp pear, honey spiced yogurt, roquefort blue, peppered walnuts and walnut vinaigrette
Poulpe Basquaise
14.50
Grilled octopus with chorizo, sweet peppers, squid ink pasta, white bean emulsion and scallions
Beet Salade Au Citron
13.00
Roasted heirloom beets with chèvre, orange supremes, walnuts, upland cress and champagne vinaigrette
Smoked Scottish Salmon
13.75
Served with capers, egg, onion, toasted brioche and pommery mustard sauce
Steak Tartare Attila
14.00
Hand-cut raw sirloin with quail egg, porcini mushroom aïoli and garlic potato chips
Tarte Forestière
12.00
Roasted mushroom tart with shallot marmalade, goat cheese, pancetta and verjus reduction
Moules Marseillaise
13.75
Steamed bouchot mussels with fennel, garlic, tomato, saffron, pernod and fresh basil
Onion Soup Les Halles
11.50
Rich beef broth with caramelized onions, sourdough croûtons and gruyère cheese
Salade Panaché
11.50
Mesclun with marcona almonds, manchego, cauliflower, apricots, sunflower seeds and banyuls vinaigrette
Entrées
Pied Du Cochon Benedict
18.50
Crisp breaded pork terrine with two poached eggs, pommes frites, frisée salad and sauce béarnaise
Trout L'ardenaise
19.75
Sautéed with capers, lemon, crisp ham, haricots verts, pommes château and parsley-brown butter
Quiche Lorraine
15.75
Tart of gruyère, caramelized onion and bacon with mesclun salad and riesling vinaigrette
Tuna Salade Niçoise
21.00
Rare seared tuna with shaved fennel, olives, haricots verts, fingerling potato, roasted peppers and anchovy-red wine vinaigrette
Galette De Crabe
26.75
Two maryland jumbo lump crab cakes with asparagus, fava beans, spring onions and tarragon mustard beurre blanc
Salade Grecque
18.50
With chicken breast, grilled romaine, sunny side up egg, pickled peppers, olives, feta cheese and lemon-oregano gelée
Bis Burger
17.50
Creekstone beef on brioche with applewood bacon, onion confit, comté cheese and pommes frites
French Toast
15.50
Sliced brioche in hazelnut batter with caramelized banana, bacon and vanilla crème fraîche
Steak and Eggs Frites
21.50
Seared strip steak with two eggs any style, pommes frites and béarnaise sauce
Croque Madame
16.75
Toasted gruyère cheese and smoked ham sandwich with basted egg, mornay sauce, pommes frites and mesclun salad
Nouilles Forestière
18.75
Mushroom tagliatelle with asparagus, tomato, wild mushrooms, spring run farm egg, parmesan emulsion and garlic tuile
Bis Brunch Biscuit
17.50
Hot flaky biscuit with two poached eggs, tasso ham, roasted pepper, scallion, cilantro and crayfish étouffée sauce
Pour La Table
Bacon Or Sausage
4.75
Hot Flaky Biscuit
4.50
With marmalade
Pommes Frites
8.75
Haricots Verts
9.00
With hazelnuts
Anson Mills Grits
5.00
With butter and chives
Wild Mushrooms Sauté Bordelaise
10.75
Gratin of Macaroni
8.50
With gruyère
Cauliflower
8.75
With grapes, spring onion, pistachio
Juices and Fruits
Freshly Squeezed Orange Or Grapefruit Juice
4.75
Fruit Parfait with Melon, Berries, Yogurt and Granola
9.50
Fresh Berries with Crème Fraîche
Tomato, Cranberry Or Apple Juice
4.75
Plain Yogurt with Wildflower Honey
5.25
Half Grapefruit
6.50
Pastries and Cereals
Bread and Pastries Served with Whipped Butter and Preserves
Breakfast Pastry Basket
8.50
Bagel Toasted, with Cream Cheese
4.75
Granola Our Own House Made
7.50
Toast White, Wheat, Rye, English Muffin Or Buttermilk Biscuit
3.75
Cereal Cornflakes, Cheerios Or Raisin Bran
5.50
Hot Oatmeal with Brown Sugar, Raisins and Steamed Milk
6.75
Bis Specialties
Capitol Hill Continental
17.75
Fresh orange or grapefruit juice, breakfast pastry basket, preserves, whipped butter, coffee or tea
Eggs Florentine
16.00
Two poached eggs with wild mushrooms, wilted spinach, fontina cheese and hollandaise sauce
Omelet "Monte Cristo"
14.25
Three egg omelet of country ham, gruyère cheese and chives with lyonnaise potatoes
Bis' Breakfast Biscuit
13.50
House made buttermilk biscuit with two eggs any style, tillamook cheddar and country sausage gravy
Breakfast Américaine
16.50
Two fresh eggs any style with lyonnaise potatoes and choice of bacon, sausage or country ham
French Toast
13.50
Two slices of brioche in a cinnamon hazelnut batter with maple syrup
Eggs Benedict
16.00
Two poached eggs on an english muffin with hollandaise, lyonnaise potatoes and canadian bacon
Corned Beef Hash
15.25
With two poached eggs, potatoes, onions and hollandaise sauce
Belgium Style Waffle
13.75
With fresh strawberries and maple syrup
Egg Alternative Omelet
13.50
Egg substitute omelet (approx. three eggs) with fresh herbs
A La Carte
Bacon Choice of Canadian Or Sliced
4.25
Country Pork Sausage
4.50
Minute Steak
10.50
Creamy Grits
3.75
Country Ham
4.50
Link Sausage Choice of Chicken Or Pork
4.50
Lyonnaise Potatoes
4.00
Appetizers
Poulpe Basquaise
14.50
Grilled octopus with chorizo, sweet peppers, squid ink pasta, white bean emulsion and scallions
Beet Salade Au Citron
13.00
Roasted heirloom beets with chèvre, orange supremes, walnuts, upland cress and champagne vinaigrette
Salade Panaché
11.50
Mesclun with marcona almonds, manchego, cauliflower, apricots, sunflower seeds and banyuls vinaigrette
Salade Lyonnaise
13.50
Chicory-frisée lettuce with applewood smoked bacon lardons, spring run farm poached egg, croutons and warm sherry vinaigrette
Onion Soup Les Halles
11.50
Rich beef broth with caramelized onions, sourdough croûtons and gruyère cheese
Poireaux En Vinaigrette
13.25
Marinated leeks with crayfish remoulade, piquillo peppers and lemon vinaigrette
Steak Tartare Attila
14.00
Hand-cut raw sirloin with quail egg, porcini mushroom aïoli and garlic potato chips
Moules Marseillaise
13.75
Steamed bouchot mussels with fennel, garlic, tomato, saffron, pernod and fresh basil
Foie Gras En Torchon
21.75
Duck liver terrine with pickled strawberry, rhubarb, pistachio, lavender cumberland sauce and brioche
Galette De Crabe
18.50
Maryland jumbo lump crab cake with asparagus, fava beans, spring onions and tarragon mustard beurre blanc
Fricassée D'escargots
14.50
Burgundy snails with garlic, sunchoke purée, fennel, seville orange and puff pastry
Bisque De Homard
14.75
Brandy scented bisque with lobster, leeks, tarragon and quenelle de poisson
Entrées
Bouillabaisse Marseillaise
34.75
Saffron scented stew of monkfish, lobster, shrimp, octopus, mussels with fennel, leeks, spicy rouille
Sea Scallops Aux Feves
33.50
Seared atlantic scallops with fava beans, peppers, goat cheese agnolotti and warm aged xeres vinaigrette
Sweetbreads À La Zingara
33.00
Pan roasted veal sweetbreads with trumpet mushrooms, veal tongue, celeri root purée and truffle madeira jus
Nouilles Forestière
28.00
Mushroom tagliatelle with asparagus, tomato, wild mushrooms, spring run farm egg, parmesan emulsion and garlic tuile
Westeross Salmon À L'oseille
31.00
Seared escalope with sorrel, poached leeks, yukon gold potatoes, vermouth and crème fraîche
Poulet Rouge Basquaise
28.75
Joyce farm red chicken with chorizo saffron pilaf, garlic, tomato, picholine olives and smoked paprika jus
Steak Frites
38.00
Pan roasted certified angus sirloin strip with pommes frites, field cress salad and béarnaise sauce
Halibut Clamart
32.75
Prosciutto wrapped filet with sugar snap peas, heirloom carrot, spring pea risotto fritter and pea soubise
Magret De Canard Au Miel
32.50
Pan roasted duck breast with swiss chard, heirloom carrots, pickled raisins, pommes sautées and honey thyme vinegar sauce
Jarret D'agneau Printanière
32.50
Braised shenandoah co-op lamb shank with spring market vegetables, goat cheese polenta and herb lamb jus
Trout L'ardenaise
27.50
Sautéed with capers, lemon, crisp ham, haricots verts, pommes château and parsley-brown butter
Beef Bourguignon
31.50
Boneless short rib braised in red wine with bacon lardons, mushrooms, pearl onions and pommes purée
Pour La Table
Pommes Frites
8.75
Wild Mushrooms Sauté Bordelaise
10.75
Gratin of Macaroni
8.50
With gruyère
Haricots Verts
9.00
With hazelnuts
Pommes Mousseline
9.00
With truffle butter and chives
Roasted Cauliflower
8.75
With grapes, spring onion, pistachio and verjus
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Bistro Bis
15 E St NW (at North Capitol St NW)
Washington, D.C. 20001
United States
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