Best French Restaurants in Japan
Tokyo
Florilège is a chic establishment of innovative French cuisine in the Aoyama area of Tokyo. With dark walls and dramatic lighting, this restaurant's décor offers a daring backdrop for Chef Kawate's gastronomic masterpieces. Believing very strongly in sustainable agricultural practices, Kawate's signature dish involves beef from older cows that have already calved, thinly sliced and served carpaccio- style, served in a meaty broth as a French-style shabu- shabu. Florilège is rated at 2 Michelin stars for the originality of its presentation and the balance of flavors in their courses, which start at ¥20,000.
Tokyo
RYUZU is restaurant in Roppongi that blends French cuisine with Japanese service and energy, inviting guests to pause for a few moments, setting aside time to indulge in culinary delight. French delicacy is given fresh life by Chef Iizuka, who arfully incorporates a delicate brush of Japanese elements to the culinary portrait of traditional French fare, adding such ingredients as kombu seaweed or white soy sauce to roasted veal, pork, or seafood, in line with the chef's own experiences in Japan and France. The result is a stimulating array of delicious dishes in mouthwatering courses that start at ¥20,000.
Tokyo
Quintessence brings to the Shinagawa area of Tokyo the purest essence of modern French cuisine. Entering the polished doors and past sleek, reddish wooden walls brings guests into an fashionable space, tables aglow with soft light off the white cloth. In the kitchen, Chef Kishida proves his Michelin 3-star rating in making his signature dish - a goat's milk bavarois, glossy and smooth, topped with lily and looped by a bright ring of savory olive oil. Using only the best seasonal ingredients, the chefs at Quintessence produce dish after dish of culinary sensations in superior courses that start at ¥30,000.
Sapporo
Molière, a Michelin 3-star French restaurant in the Miyagaoka neighborhood of Sapporo, flawlessly weaves French cooking with locally-sourced Hokkaido ingredients and old-fashioned Japanese hospitality. Elegant French aesthetic and homespun Hokkaido charm meet in a classically chic dining area lit by large glass windows overlooking Maruyama park, but it is the seasonal floral arrangement that truly brightens the room. Chef Nakamichi, the true pioneer of French cuisine in Hokkaido, carries his refined approach to each ingredient, with a special emphasis on Hokkaido's vegetables and seafood, often making them the central focus. Courses at Moliere start at ￥20,000.
Sapporo
Le Musée, in the Maruyama neighborhood of Sapporo, is a fashionable French restaurant with 1 Michelin star. Upon entry, you'd be forgiven if you felt like you walked into a modern section of the Louvre, with walls the tone of creamy ivory accented by chic paintings carefully spaced at intervals. Chef Ishii brings his own culinary artwork to the table, bringing to life the fresh and natural delicacies of Hokkaido. His focus is bringing out all the colors and scenes of nature in his dishes, no matter if they are the frozen textures and pure colors of winter or the bright and blooming images of a new spring. The courses at Le Musee start at ￥20,000.
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