After he took the throne, Napoleon instituted the tradition of serving bread with every meal to put his mother's baguette-heavy care packages to use. Indulge in French tradition with today's Groupon to Saint Tropez Bistro. Choose between the following options:

• For $15, you get $30 worth of French cuisine and drinks during lunch.
• For $25, you get $50 worth of French cuisine and drinks during dinner.
  
  

Voted Best French Restaurant in 2009 by DiningGuide readers, Saint Tropez Bistro prepares traditional French dishes in a casual, cozy setting. The poisson du jour compliments afternoon luncheons with a fresh-catch market fish served beside saffron rice and ratatouille (market price); the côtelettes d’agneau grillées aux herbes de Provence ($28.50) pairs grilled lamb chops with french fries and photos of the mutton-based facial hair they inspired. Dinnertime diners sink denticles into the sea-born moules marinières, a stockpile of steamed mussels drizzled in shallots, garlic, and white wine ($23.50), or the land-begotten spicy lamb sausages of the merguez grillées served with ratatouille, french fries, and green salad ($25.50). No matter what time of day, guests can complete the transition from an innie to an outie with a belly-button-bursting dessert, such as tarte tatin, an upside down caramelized apple tart ($9.50).

Indoors, Saint Tropez surrounds visitors in brick walls papered in posters and photos as they settle into movie-set-inspired directors' chairs, which justify mid-meal exclamations of "Quiet on the set!" Outside, the staff lays out orders while guests sip wine under a shaded canopy.