Brunch is the most important portmanteau of the day, and Mistral has all the classics, perfected to a platonic ideal. Take your standard yogurt and granola, elevated with panna cotta, almonds and mango glacé. An egg-white frittata bubbles beneath tiny globes of oven-cured tomatoes, each one bursting once it hits your tongue. And Valrhona hot chocolate may be the only thing better than a bloody on Sunday, with its voluminous cloud of housemade marshmallow floating in your cup.
Mistral
223 Columbus Ave., Boston • (617) 867-9300
mistralbistro.com
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