"Les 2 Garçons is a pulsating maroon lighthouse in Crouch End that runs on comforting confit duck. And its French onion soup is exactly what you want from the dish: a helmet of molten, gooey cheese, and perfectly sweet and rich once you break through. On any midweek evening this restaurant heaves with young families, champagne-clinking 70-somethings, and friends going all in on an indulgent French meal. This is food and a restaurant that’s very difficult not to love." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna