Excel Abe, a French Bistro in Asakusa
There is a small French place in my neighborhood that kept catching my eye every time I walked past. It looked like the food would be good, but I had no idea what kind of place it was, so I kept hesitating. Th…
There is a small French place in my neighborhood that kept catching my eye every time I walked past. It looked like the food would be good, but I had no idea what kind of place it was, so I kept hesitating. Th…
When you search Tabelog for French restaurants, the ranking is pretty much always the same. I already know the names and ratings of most of the famous places by heart, so deciding where to go when a friend com…
Édition Koji Shimomura, a French restaurant in Roppongi, was the talk of the town from the day it opened, and before long it was awarded two Michelin stars. I had long heard how good it was, but I figured I wo…
Tokyo has plenty of wonderful restaurants, but apart from a few that are nearly impossible to book, there are not that many I feel I absolutely must make time for. However skilled the kitchen, there is a ceili…
There is a French restaurant with a wonderful view at the Mandarin Oriental in Nihonbashi, so I went. I hear it holds one Michelin star. Being in a hotel, the service was good and the atmosphere was lovely. J…
Cosmos, one of Naver’s power bloggers, had posted the news of Bien Être’s move on her blog. Bien Être has been known for its authentic French-style cooking ever since it opened. I never had any com…
With the Mauritshuis in the Netherlands closed for renovation, Tokyo got the chance to see Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, the legendary painting they call the Mona Lisa of the North. There was no w…
Beige in Ginza is a French restaurant famous for Chanel, chef Alain Ducasse and its two Michelin stars. I had been curious for a long time about what Alain Ducasse’s food tastes like, so when a friend ca…
During the Buzza Pizza meetup the other day I happened to pass by Itaewon and spotted Oroom Dining. I had been hearing the name for ages, but who knew it was tucked away in a spot like this. I had been meaning…
I’m not really the type who likes going out on Valentine’s Day, but somehow I ended up out and about anyway. I had some business over by the Gangnam-gu Office, and by the time I’d finished wa…
A few French restaurants have opened in the Gangnam area recently, and the best reviewed of them is La Saison. I had a lunch appointment and was wondering where to go, so we ended up here — and it was very sat…
There are plenty of places I want to go back to, but not many that I actually end up going back to. I had been meaning to try Bistro Yountville one of these days, and I am only now finally getting around to it…