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photo credit: Saint-Germain
Saint-Germain
Don’t let the outdated Sugar Park neon sign out front fool you: you can find this fun wine bar inside a small house on St. Claude in the Bywater. Here, it’s all about enjoying natural wines and a reservations-only, five-course tasting menu full of surprising dishes in a dining room reminiscent of a friend’s cozy apartment. The menu is always rotating, but think fermenting, braising, smoking, poaching—anything that can be done to get the most out of seasonal, local produce (a recent favorite featured spot prawn served with lovage and fermented tomato). If you fail to make reservations, stop by anyway when the weather’s nice and grab some wine and bar snacks on the garden patio.
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