Taste Budd: Café Lilou

Where: Café Lilou
What: Parisien Café
When: Breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, coffee...all of the above?
Why: Excellent food+Dessert Haven!

Rustic looking velvet chairs, maroon and gold striped walls, dark wood, high ceiling, a huge painting of Le Lido, lamps, a cloud of smoke lingering above the crowd. All this place is missing is Edith Piaf playing in the background under the chatter and laughter of all the socialites who are there to see and be seen. The food is impeccable and leaving room for dessert is NOT an option.
Café Lilou is a must whether you are here for a meal or just a cup of coffee and dessert. Have delicious fresh croissants, brioche, muffins or waffles for breakfast or brunch. Start with the onion soup and then choose sandwiches in foccacia, pesto bread, tomato bread, or herb bread. The sandwiches are served with curly fries. The salads are delicious and filling. Try the Kebbe Nouveau, green salad with kibbeh stuffed with mozzarella and pine nuts. Also popular are the mini pita bread filled with kebbe and hummus, the pasta selection and the mini brioche burgers.

From the dessert menu you can order ice creams, sorbets, or (my favorite) the Trio of crème brulee, chocolate biscuits and ice cream. Or you can choose from the cakes next to the cash register. Mini cakes with dark or milk chocolate, pistachio, mille feuille, strawberry tart. Decisions, decisions! When you’re done admiring the cakes make sure you include in your order the Bagatelle (fruit cake) and Concerto (chocolate, chocolate, crunchy stuff, more chocolate).Café Lilou also has a separate bakery/patisserie where you can order the most delicious cakes and desserts for events. It also provides pastries and breads to other restaurants in Bahrain.