LM Café (CLOSED)

The French penchant for bread, ham and cheese is on display at this stall in the French Market from LM Restaurant owner Stephan Outrequin Quaisser. You can have jambon on a buttered baguette (and top it off with whole-grain mustard or garlic aioli), but the simple ingredients are most rewarding in the form of the croque-monsieur—a double-decker ham-and-cheese sandwich spread with mayonnaise and toasted into a buttery beauty in a press. (Though we have to admit: Something about the instant, cheesy, buttery gratification of this version feels very, awesomely American.)