$25.00 Gift Certificate: At Cafe Bernard, the atmosphere is splendidly continental, favoring rustic more than chic, with a cozy “corner shop that just happens to serve world class food” feeling.

The food is also very French, which is to say heavy, creamy, and delicious. As much as possible the food is homemade; sauces prepared for each dish, bakers and bon-bons made fresh.

Cafe Bernard has found a loyal following in Basalt for breakfasts and lunch, but dinner is the prize. A curry shrimp is the most popular dish, and the filet mignon’s creamy peppercorn sauce is heart-warmingly (and heart-cloggingly) good. Cafe Bernard, in a small cobalt blue Victorian, "Where Cowboys Eat Croissants"!