I adore Japanese food (no question about that), but when you live here for a while, from time to time you just want to eat something else that is not-Japanese…just for a change. I was a little “homesick” the other day and I had this crazy desire to eat French food ( I am not French but I did spend 7 years of my life there). I discovered this great restaurant in Omotesando called Le Pré Verres. The food is just great! The atmosphere is just like in Paris: the decoration, the food and even the music (they made the effort to put French music all times). About prices….well, I went during lunch time (Restaurant rule in general: lunch time is always cheaper than dinner time). Expect to pay around 1,500 yen for a lunch menu: it includes the starter, main course and dessert. Be ready to pay more if the ingredients you ask have a supplement, even more if you ask for some wine. (But the quality of the food is worth it!)
They also have a restaurant in Paris, in the the Latin Quarter (I didn’t know that, it is a shame I didn’t discover that while I was there, however I heard it is hard to get a reservation there, so feel lucky you will experience that in Tokyo). The story goes like this: two chef brothers, the Delacourcelle brothers, started the difficult task to feed happy customers in Paris. After having a great success there, they decided to transfer all these cuisine values to the metropolis of Tokyo (not long ago). Do you want to venture and taste a bit of this French cuisine? Go to the 4th floor in the Gyre building in Omotensado ( the building that has the MoMa design shop). They open from 11:00 to 23:00 (Lunch L.O. 14：30; Diner 22：00)
For more info about the menu, prices, map access, etc visit (website in Japanese, French and English) :
And here, one of my favorite desserts, “Glacé du persil” or Parsley ice cream!!! with strawberries
