Continued from here.

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His pick is less of a restaurant chain and more of a smaller business: a cozy French cafe adjacent to a specialty market, far from being chic or trendy yet modern enough to encourage a variety of guests to visit. Doors are pulled open to let the outside in, or vice-versa, its covered patio seating and its brightly painted interior meeting each other halfway in the square footage it occupies.

"The reviews are always mixed, but the locals know better," Klement mentions as they're shown a table somewhere in between. He wears another suit, yes, but it's dressed down from his normal business attire: a knit sweater and jeans replace two out of the three pieces he wears, with no tie in sight to secure the collar of his shirt.

Sitting down, he gently pushes one of the menus across the table to Lucas. "I myself have tried this place a few times before and have never once been disappointed. So I hope your dining experience also goes well today."