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The Pierre Calmels’ Escargot, with sauce bordelaise, royal trumpet mushrooms, fava beans, and tarragon as served at the new location of June BYOB in Collingswood Sept. 22, 2021, The original restaurant on East Passyunk closed due to the pandemic.
The Pierre Calmels’ Escargot, with sauce bordelaise, royal trumpet mushrooms, fava beans, and tarragon as served at the new location of June BYOB in Collingswood Sept. 22, 2021, The original restaurant on East Passyunk closed due to the pandemic.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
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690 Haddon Ave, Collingswood, NJ 08108
(856) 240-7041
https://junebyob.com/
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June BYOB

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Camden CountyFrench, BYOB$$$-$$$$

The elegance of classic French cuisine shines on at this Collingswood BYOB, where Richard “Todd” Cusack draws diners with the turning crank of his duck press and the three-course “voyage” tasting for two, which includes the tableside flambée theatrics of crêpes Suzette. There are rabbit rillettes and foie gras, beef Wellington, and Bordelaise-splashed escargots made to a recipe handed down from Pierre Calmels, the former owner of Bibou, where Cusack was his sous chef. This is the region’s most faithful descendant of the Le Bec-Fin lineage (where Calmels was one of the final chefs and Cusack also worked), but June’s menu isn’t stuck in the Escoffier past, with modern expressions like crudos, vegan dishes, and summer scallops with Jersey corn risotto. Along with gracious service, this intimate gem has evolved into one of the area’s loveliest restaurants for a celebratory meal rooted in classic Gallic style.

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