We were in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, looking for a place for brunch when we stumbled upon Le Gamin (the kid in French), a French restaurant that just celebrated 30 years (they opened on Bastille Day 1992). I was excited to try this place because there were several classic dishes that I wanted to try. So, I started with escargots, snails bathed in a delicious garlic and herb butter sauce, that is what makes this dish awesome. So, yes, I could not resist dipping the fresh baguette they put on the table, forgetting what this was doing to my arteries!

I was set to have duck confit, a typical brasserie dish, but, unfortunately, they only serve this for dinner. So I went for the merguez and French fries that were served with some greens. Merguez are lamb sausages that can be spicy, and for sure these were. But so delicious.

Merguez frites at Le Gamin in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Jodi ordered their crepe or galette (when made with sarrazin or buckwheat, you get the real deal for a savory crepe that is then called a galette). Also coming with greens, she had up to 3 choices of filling, and she chose goat cheese, Swiss and caramelized onions. Made to order, this was very good and they were quite generous with the amount of cheese in it. I love the fact that you can pick the filling, from cheese to ham or salmon: it allows for so many different combinations, some probably better than others.

With our meal, we got tea and an iced coffee that was perfect on a hot day.

But we could not leave with trying their desserts and went for their homemade tarte tatin that was superb: with large chunks of apple, it was not too sweet and delightfully buttery. This is a must have!

Overall, the brunch at Le Gamin was great and we will definitely try to go back for dinner there!

Enjoy (I did)!

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Le Gamin – 108 Franklin St, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Brunch at Le Gamin in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

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