This older-than-old-school dining room is located on the first floor of Montrose boutique hotel La Colombe d’Or. Here, cutting-edge takes on classic European cuisine, like smoked octopus with saffron custard, maple sugar and toast n’ coffee accents, reside alongside classics like escargots à la Bourguignonne. The quiet, white-tablecloth environment is a perfect setting for those times when you actually want to have a conversation. Appropriately, there are plenty of French wines by the bottle—many in the $50 to $75 range.