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[[File:BistrotCafe-GTA3-exterior.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Bistrot Cafe in GTA III.]]
 
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'''Bistrot Café''' is a café in [[Chinatown, Portland Island|Chinatown]], [[Portland Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] in [[2001]], the setting of [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. The store is inaccessible to the [[Claude|player]] and plays no role in the storyline whatsoever.
 
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|caption = Greasy Fingers Café in ''GTA III''.
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|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''
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|location = [[Chinatown (GTA III)|Chinatown]], [[Portland]]
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'''Margot Bistrot Café''' is a café in ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'', located in [[Chinatown (GTA III)|Chinatown]], [[Portland]], [[Liberty City (3D Universe)|Liberty City]].
   
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==Description==
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The sign says "bar a vin", indicating that it is a café serving wine as well as coffee. The store is inaccessible to the player and plays no role in the storyline whatsoever.
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In [[1998]], during the events of ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]'', the business is absent and its place is occupied by [[Ahhh, Bistro]].
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==Influence==
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The café is based on the real-life café with an identical name and storefront, with a part of the phone number erased. The real-life business was located on 26 Prince Street, New York. Furthermore, it served French cuisine.<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/Ob5C2Y0.jpeg Storefronts comparison]</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/01/arts/25-and-under.html New York Times article about Bistrot Margot]</ref><ref>[https://www.allbiz.com/business/bistrot-margot_2c-212-274-1027 allbiz.com information about Bistrot Margot]</ref><ref>[https://www.menupix.com/nyc/restaurants/300327/Bistrot-Margot-New-York-NY menupix.com listing Bistrot Margot as a business]</ref><ref>[https://www.finduslocal.com/eating-places/new-york/new-york/bistrot-margot_26-prince-st/ finduslocal.com listing Bistrot Margot as a business]</ref><ref>[https://goo.gl/maps/EMaeJNP3sFymjWCp8 Location on Google Maps in 2011 with "Prince St Cafe and Catering" in its place.]</ref><ref>[https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/summer-listings-PBNP1320010731307319980#:~:text=Bistrot%20Margot,274%2D1027.%20AE.%20%24%24. Article mentioning Bistrot Margot]</ref>
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==Trivia==
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*In re-released versions of the game, as well as PS2 Classic versions, the "Margot" in the name of the restaurant is blurred out, perhaps due to an undisclosed settlement.
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[[ru:Margot Bistrot Café]]
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[[Category:Locations in GTA III in Portland]]
 
[[Category:Businesses in GTA III]]
 
[[Category:Businesses in GTA III]]
 
[[Category:Cafés]]
 
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Latest revision as of 21:37, 12 March 2024

Margot Bistrot Café is a café in Grand Theft Auto III, located in Chinatown, Portland, Liberty City.

Description

The sign says "bar a vin", indicating that it is a café serving wine as well as coffee. The store is inaccessible to the player and plays no role in the storyline whatsoever.

In 1998, during the events of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, the business is absent and its place is occupied by Ahhh, Bistro.

Influence

The café is based on the real-life café with an identical name and storefront, with a part of the phone number erased. The real-life business was located on 26 Prince Street, New York. Furthermore, it served French cuisine.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Trivia

  • In re-released versions of the game, as well as PS2 Classic versions, the "Margot" in the name of the restaurant is blurred out, perhaps due to an undisclosed settlement.

References