“Play has a permanent spot on the menu at this lovely Pike

“Play has a permanent spot on the menu at this lovely Pike Place Market bistro, which has jettisoned its white tablecloths and toppled the wall that stood between the bar and the dining roomaE”and once signaled where fun ended and serious gourmandity began.” Read the rest of Hanna Raskin’s review here.Photos by Joshua HustonPublished on December 7, 2011

Executive Chef and Owner, Daisley Gordon plates up the French fries.

Executive Chef and Owner, Daisley Gordon plates up the French fries.

The fanciest platting of French fries ever.

The fanciest platting of French fries ever.

Sausage with greens.

Sausage with greens.

The best dish on MarchAc's menu may be the onion and Parmesangratin, a sort of French onion soup without the soup.

The best dish on MarchAc’s menu may be the onion and Parmesangratin, a sort of French onion soup without the soup.

This quiet omelet is almost radically rustic, andaE”as ElizabethDavid famously counseledaE”enormously enhanced by a glass or two ofwine.

This quiet omelet is almost radically rustic, andaE”as ElizabethDavid famously counseledaE”enormously enhanced by a glass or two ofwine.

Calf's trotter pasta

Calf’s trotter pasta

Few wine bars are so admirably dedicated  to keeping their listsfrom floating into the big-spending stratosphere.

Few wine bars are so admirably dedicated to keeping their listsfrom floating into the big-spending stratosphere.

The bar.

The bar.

Marche provides a very intimate dining room.

Marche provides a very intimate dining room.