Something You Should Eat: Mussels & frites from Hopleaf

Something You Should Eat: Mussels & frites from Hopleaf
Something You Should Eat: Mussels & frites from Hopleaf

Something You Should Eat: Mussels & frites from Hopleaf

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Visiting the Hopleaf in Andersonville is an education (and appreciation) in the nuance and complexity of Belgian beer. With more than 100 by the glass, Michael Roper has assembled a list that can humbly be described as mind-bogglingly impressive. But don’t rule out the food.

A few years ago, Roper installed a kitchen, with a menu that matches up extremely well with all kinds of beer. His go-to dish, though, is the moules frites - steamed mussels with crispy, Belgian-style french fries (and a requisite side of garlicky aioli). They come steamed either in a Belgian white ale, or a “style of the day.” An order for one will cost $12; orders for two, $21.