Tokyo Cuisine Guide

Thanks for all the messages to continue this blog. I've been real busy lately and just didn't have time to add new posts. I'll try to add a new post once a week, but if I can't at times, it doesn't mean that this blog is finished. So, here is a new post......



Nakameguro has several great Italian restaurants and if you want some good Naples style pizza and food of Campagna state (located at southern Italy), IL LUPONE is the place to go.



Il Lupone, one of the few pizza restaurants which is authorized as genuine Naples style pizza by Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana. Its not only the taste which matters, but how the pizza oven was made, temperature of the oven, and several other factors.



If you are dining here for the first time, you probably want to try basic pizza, MARGHERITA for 1,500 yen, Mozzarella they use is flown from Naples twice a week and its the real deal.



Another favorite is QUATTRO FORMAGGI for 1,900 yen, a pizza topped with four cheese. Mozzarella, Provola, Gorgonzola and Parmigiano Reggiano.



If you prefer not to have pizza, their CALZONE for 1,700 yen is good as any other Italian restaurant in Tokyo.



For antipasto, HAM RUI NO MORIAWASE (Assorted Hams) for 1,500 yen,



MADAKO TOH CELORY NO SALAD (Octopus and Celery Salad) for 1,300 yen,



REISEI RICOTTA CHEESE WO TSUMETA NASU NO OVEN YAKI (Baked Ricotta Cheese wrapped with sliced Eggplant served cold) for 1,200 yen,



and when in season, NAMASHIRAUO OLIVE OIL TOH LEMON (Fresh raw Noodlefish with Olive Oil and Lemon) are favorites of regulars.



They offer several pastas and my favorite is RAGU NO ZITI TAGLIATI (Ragu Ziti).



For your main dish, JIKASEI SAUSAGE NO GRILL (Grilled homemade sausage) for 1,800 yen,



HONETSUKI ROSU TOH JYAGAIMO NO OVEN YAKI (Grilled Mochi Pork Chop & Potatoes) for 2,800 yen,



FRANCE SAN HINADORI NO MARUICHIWA ROAST ROSEMARY FUUMI (Roast Chicken in Rosemary flavor) for 2,000 yen are available,



but if you want to have some fish instead there is AQUAPAZZA available as well.



Their antipasto and main dish menu changes by the day, so make sure you ask for today's specials. Because their prices are reasonable, its a hard table to get. Its also popular to Italian's living in Tokyo, which tells you that its one of the top southern Italian restaurants in Tokyo.





IL LUPONE（in Japanese, イル ルポーネ）
Address: 2-10-19 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
(in Japanese, 東京都目黒区中目黒2-10-19)
Nearest train station: Tokyo Metro or Tokyu Toyoko Nakameguro (6 min walk)
Tel: 03-5722-6789
Reservations: Yes (must)
Website: http://www.il-lupone.jp/ (in Japanese only)
English menu: No
Credit Card: Yes
Open: Tuesday-Friday 6pm-12am Saturday, Sunday & Holiday 12pm-2:30pm, 6pm-10pm
Closed: Monday

Prices: Antipasto 800-1,500 yen
Pizza 1,400-2,300 yen
Pasta 1,300-2,000 yen
Main Dishes 1,800-3,500 yen


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When I used to work near Shinbashi, once a week I ate at a Chinese noodle shop which served knife-shaved noodles and cooked them right in front of you. These noodles are called Tohshomen and the shop is XI'AN at Yurakucho.



My favorite noodle soup is MAARAA-TOHSHOMEN (Knife-Shaved Noodle in Spicy Chili Oil Soup) for 700 yen. Its not that spicy for real spicy food lovers like me, but if you're not one it will be.



The noodles are flat, wider and shorter than regular chinese noodles or ramen noodles.



If you want something less spicier, but there is TANTAN-TOHSHOMEN (Knife-Shaved Noodle in Szechuan Style Sesame Soup) for 700 yen. Its still a little spicy and is good for beginners.



If you like hot and sour soup, there is SANRAA-TOHSHOMEN (Knife-Shaved Noodle in Hot and Sour Soup) for 700 yen.



And there is PAA-KOH-TOSHOMEN (Pork Rib & Knife-Shaved Noodle Soup) for 900 yen, which isn't spicy at all.



Many customers order ZAHSAI GOHAN (Szechwan Pickles over Rice) for 200 yen with noodles.



For side dishes they offer XI'AN-FU YAKI GYOZA (X'ian Style Pan Fried Gyoza) for 400 yen. These prices are for lunch and all dishes become 150 yen more expensive during dinner hours.



They have various side dishes for dinner time like XI'AN XIAOLONGBAO (Xi'an Style Soup Duppling) for 600 yen.



For dinner, they serve MAARAA-HINABE (Spicy Hot Pot) for 2,630 yen per person. It comes with various meats, seafood and vegetables. The hot pot soup is comes in two flavors. Extra spicy and none spicy. It is the most common eaten hot pot in China.



If you want to have real Chinese style knife-shaved noodles, Xi'an is one of the few places that I recommend in Tokyo. There are multiple locations in Tokyo, so check their website and find one near where you are.





XI’AN （in Japanese, 西安 有楽町店）
Address: 1-2-7 Yuraku-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
(in Japanese, 東京都千代田区有楽町1-2-7)
Nearest train station: JR Yuraku-cho (2 min walk) or Tokyo Metro Hibiya (3 min walk)
Tel: 03-3503-2525
Reservations: Yes
Website: http://www.gnavi.co.jp/xian/ (in Japanese only)
English menu: Yes
Credit Card: Yes
Open: Monday-Saturday 11am-2pm 5:30pm-10pm,
Sunday & Holidays 11am-2:30pm 5pm-9pm
Closed: None

Prices: Maaraa-Tohshomen (Knife-Shaved Noodle in Spicy Chili Oil Soup) Dinner 850 yen Lunch 700 yen
Tantan-Tohshomen (Knife-Shaved Noodle in Szechuan Style Sesame Soup) Dinner 850 yen Lunch 700 yen
Sanraa-Tohshomen (Knife-Shaved Noodle in Hot and Sour Soup) Dinner 850 yen Lunch 700 yen
Paa-Koh-Toshomen (Pork Rib & Knife-Shaved Noodle Soup) Dinner 1,050 yen Lunch 900 yen
Xi'an-Fu Yaki Gyoza (X'ian Style Pan Fried Gyoza) Dinner 520 yen Lunch 400 yen
Zahsai Gohan (Szechwan Pickles over Rice) 200 yen (available for lunch only)
Han Chahan (Fried Rice Half Size) 300 yen (available for lunch only)
Maaraa-Hinabe (Spicy Hot Pot) 2,630 yen (available for dinner only)
Xi'an Xiaolongbao (Xi'an Soup Duppling) 600 yen (available for dinner only)
Other dishes for lunch are between 200-880 yen and for dinner 430-3,380 yen



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Nabe (Hot pot) which sumo wrestlers eat daily after practice is Chanko nabe and one of the most famous restaurants which serves this is KAWASAKI at Ryogoku.



The menu at Kawasaki is pretty simple and more than 90% of their customers order CHANKO COURSE for 4,940 yen. It starts out with several yakitori's like SUNAGIMO, LIVER, HATSU (Marinated chicken gizzard, liver and heart),



MOMOYAKI (Salted chicken thigh meat),



and then TSUKUNE (minced chicken meat).



Next you get to choose either TORIWASE (Lightly boiled chicken breast)



or TORI SALAD (Chicken salad)



And next the main dish, which is chanko nabe, which will actually be ready on your table when you arrive.



Kawasaki's chanko nabe is a simple chicken broth nabe flavored by salt and soy sauce, which includes chicken



various vegetables, not seafood or port like other chanko restaurants.



After you finish eating chicken and vegetables, they will make OJIYA (Rice porridge), which is the best part of the meal for most customers.



They only have a few extra side dishes which you can order if you aren't full like HIRAYAKI (Grilled chicken thigh meat),



and TORI TATAKI (Chicken sashimi) for both 840 yen.



There are many other chanko nabe restaurants with a larger variety of food selection, but if you want to experience a traditional chanko nabe in a old Japanese house, try Kawasaki at Ryogokui and make sure you make a reservation before you visit. Its actually close to the sumo arena so if you happen to be watching sumo that day, you may want to have dinner after the match at Kawasaki since the sumo matches will finish at 6pm.





KAWASAKI （in Japanese, 川崎）
Address: 2-13-1 Ryogoku, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
(in Japanese, 東京都墨田区両国2-13-1)
Nearest train station: JR or Toei Subway Ryogoku (3 min walk)
Tel: 03-3631-2529
Reservations: Yes (must)
Website: None
English menu: None
Credit Card: No
Open: Monday-Saturday 5pm-9pm
Closed: Sunday & Holiday

Prices: Chanko Course 4,940 yen
Chanko 3,050 yen
Yakitori 790 yen
Hirayaki (Grilled chicken) 840 yen
Tsukune (Broiled chicken meatballs) 840 yen
Toriwasa (Lightly boiled chicken) 840 yen
Toritataki (Chicken sashimi) 840 yen
Tori Salad (Chicken salad) 840 yen
Tarusake (Sake in bamboo barrel) 840 yen
Sake 740 yen
Beer 740 yen



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There are many famous youshoku restaurants in Tokyo, but probably one of the most famous is KAMIYA at Negishi.



Their signiture dish is probably MENCHI KATSU (Deep friend minced beef cover with bread crumbs) for 2,000 yen. Many foodies consider it the best in Tokyo and my favorite as well.



When you cut it a flood of meat juice will come out, but still crispy on the outside. Most restaurants use lower to average quality beef & pork since the meat is minced, but Kamiya uses the best, which makes it extra juicy.



Instead of minced meat, they have BEEF CUTLET for 4,800 yen.



Its cooked medium rare and top quality steak meat is used instead of rump meat, which most restaurants use.



They have a bento box called SPECIAL YOUSHOKU BENTO A for 3,150 yen, if you want to try various items.



They offer popular youshoku dishes which most restaurants offer like HAMBURG STEAK for 2,000 yen,



BEEF STEW for 3,000 yen,



TONGUE STEW for 3,800 yen,



OMURICE (Chicken ketchup fried rice instead an omelet) for 2,000 yen,



HAYASHI RICE (Hashed beef over rice) for 2,300 yen,



and when in season, they offer KAKI FURAI (Deep fried oysters covered with bread crumbs) for 2,000 yen.



Many original dishes are available as well like WAKADORI NO SAUTE ITATIAFU (Saute chicken Italian style) for 2,500 yen,



and WAGYU FILET NO MUSTARD SAUCE (Filet mignon steak with mustard sauce) for 8,000 yen.



If you want to start out your meal with hors d'oeuvre, they have a mix hors d'oeuvre plate called HORS D'OEUVRE TORIAWASE for 2,300 yen,



or if you want a salad, they offer several and TORIAWASE SALAD (Assorted salad) for 920 yen is popular to regulars.



They also offer good deserts like CUSTARD PUDDING for 600 yen,



and PAPAIYA NO BABAROA (Papaya Bavarian cream) for 800 yen.



Compared to most youshoku restaurants, Kamiya's interior is elegant and chic, and you'll feel like you are dining at a fine French restaurant. It opened in 1925 and families have been dining here for generations like mine.





KAMIYA （in Japanese, 香味屋）
Address: 3-18-18 Negishi, Taito-ku, Tokyo
(in Japanese, 東京都台東区根岸3-18-18)
Nearest train station: Tokyo Metro Iriya (8 min walk) or
JR Uguisudani (10 min walk)
Tel: 03-3873-2116
Reservations: Yes
Website: http://www.kami-ya.co.jp
English menu: No
Credit Card: Yes
Open: 11:30am-8pm
Closed: None

Prices: Minchi Katsu (Minced beef cutlet) 2,000 yen
Beef Stew 3,000 yen
Tongue Stew 3,800 yen
Special Yoshoku Bento A 3,150 yen
Kaki Furai (Deep fried oyster) 2,000 yen
Omurice (Omelet rice) 2,000 yen
Hamburg Steak 2,000 yen
Beef Cutlet 4,800 yen
Wakadori No Saute Itariafu (Saute chicken Italian style) 2,500 yen
Wagyu Filet No Mustard Sauce 8,000 yen
Hayashi Rice (Hashed beef over rice) 2,300 yen
Hors d'oeuvre 2,300 yen
Papaiya No Babaroa (Papaya Bavarian cream) 800 yen
Custard Pudding 600 yen
Other dishes 1,000-8,000 yen



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Kudzu Mochi is a desert or snack my mother use bring back for us, whenever she went back to see her parents in Tokyo. She would always purchase it from the shop which invented it 200 years ago. This shop is FUNABASHIYA at Kameido.



KUDZU MOCHI is a pudding like arrowroot cake. It does have much of a taste and you add Kinako (soybean flour) and Kuromitsu (Brown sugar syrup) on top. Its one of Tokyo's classical sweets, which goes perfect with green tea.



You can also take it out, which most people do.



Just like any traditional Japanese sweet shop, they serve ANMITSU, which is a made of small cubes of agar jell. It is a white translucent jelly made from red algae or seaweed.



You can add a scoop of ice cream to it, which is CREAM ANMITSU



or Shiratama (Rice floor dumplings), which is SHIRATAMA ANMITSU.



They also serve MAMEKANTEN (Agar jell, boiled red bean and brown sugar syrup),



YOSHINO MOCHI (Yoshino kudzu cake with sweet red bean paste).



If its your first time visiting Funabashiya, you must order Kudzu Mochi, nothing else. Its also close to Kameido Tenjin, but they do have a takeout only store in Hiroo as well.





FUNABASHIYA （in Japanese, 船橋屋）
Address: 3-2-14 Kameido, Koto-ku, Tokyo
(in Japanese, 東京都江東区亀戸3-2-14)
Nearest train station: JR Kameido (11 min walk)
Tel: 03-3681-2784
Reservations: No
Website: http://www.funabashiya.co.jp/ (in Japanese only)
English menu: None
Credit Card: No
Open: 9am-5pm (Takeout until 6pm)
Closed: None

Prices: Kuzumochi 530 yen
Tokoroten 480 yen
Anmitsu 590 yen
Cream Anmitsu 690 yen
Shiratama Anmitsu 690 yen
Fruits Anmitsu 690 yen
Mitsumame 590 yen
Cream Mitsumame 690 yen
Shiratama Shiruko 690 yen
Mame Kanten 590 yen
Yoshino Mochi 530 yen
Ice Cream 400 yen
Coffee (Hot or Ice) 400 yen



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This place has bistro in front of its name, but its actually more like an izakaya. Its inexpensive with good quality of food and most of the customers are in their 20's. If you are looking for an inexpensive cool kind of place in Shibuya, try BISTRO SANJUGODANYA.



Before you order anything they'll bring out a salad for free.



Majority of their dishes are below 1,000 yen and here are some of the must orders. ABURI SHIME SABA SASHI (Roasted Vinegrated Mackerel Sashimi) for 924 yen. They roasted it with a portable torch right in front of you and they'll ask you to squeeze a lemon when they are done.



CHEESE TOFU (Mix of Cream Cheese & Cream with Baguette) for 714 yen. Its like a canape and its not made out of tofu. It just looks like tofu.



MAGURO NO TARTAR (Fresh tuna tartar steak),



TORINIKU NO ICHIYABOSHI (Chicken seasoned and dried overnight),



EBI NO CHILI MAYO SAUCE (Prawn tempura with chili mayo sauce) for 1,029 yen,



and SPIRAL POTATO NO MENTAIKO BUTTER (French fries in a spicy butter sauce) for 580 yen.



There are many other dishes as well like ODEN for 714 yen,



and HONETSUKI RED HOT CHICKEN (Red hot chicken with bones) for 880 yen.



If you don't know what to order and if you are a party more than 4, they offer a course menu for 2,835 yen. But you would have to make a reservation a day in advance, if you want the course menu. Whether you are on a date or going out with a big party, but on a tight budget, try Bistro Sanjugodanya.





BISTRO SANJUGODANYA （in Japanese, ビストロ 三十五段屋）
Address: 1-1 Maruyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Basement floor of Shibuya City Hotel
(in Japanese, 東京都渋谷区円山町1-1 渋谷シティーホテルB1)
Nearest train station: JR & Tokyo Metro Shibuya (8 min walk)
Tel: 03-3770-9835
Reservations: Yes
Website: http://r.gnavi.co.jp/a056500/ (in Japanese only)
English menu: Yes
Credit Card: Yes
Open: 5:30pm-11:30pm (Last order at 10:30pm)
Closed: None

Prices: Aburi Shime Saba Sashi (Roasted Vinegrated Mackerel Sashimi) 924 yen
Ebi-No Chili Mayo Sauce (Prawn Tempura with Chili Mayo Sauce) 1,029 yen
Honetsuki Red Hot Chicken (Red Hot Chicken with Bones) 880 yen
Cheese Tofu (Mix of Cream Cheese & Cream with Baguette) 714 yen
Other dishes between 600-1500 yen



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There aren't many ramen shops which specialize in miso ramen and its difficult to find
one that's delicious, But over the last couple of years several exceptional miso ramen have opened. One of them is DO・MI SO at Kyobashi.



Do・Mi So's miso ramen uses more lard than normal miso ramen. It is also saltier and broth thicker as well. Their most popular ramen is TOKU MISO KOTTERI RAMEN (Special oily miso ramen) for 900 yen. It has boiled bean sprout, corn, egg and also extra chashu (boiled pork), 2 pieces of nori (dry seaweed). It is not oily as it says it is and extra rich in flavor.



Noodles are thick and wavy.



If you don't need extra chashu, nori and boiled egg, there is MISO KOTTERI RAMEN (Oily miso ramen) for 750 yen.



If you want to go spicy, try MISO OROCHON RAMEN (Spicy Mmso ramen) for 1,000 yen. Its not as spicy as it looks and much milder than shops like Nakamoto.



They have miso ramen with curry powder in it called MISO CURRY RAMEN for 1,000 yen.



If you prefer tsukemen try TOKU MISO TSUKEMEN for 1,000 yen.



I would recommend to order Toku Miso Kotteri Ramen if its your first time at dining here. They have several other locations in Tokyo and as any popular ramen shop during lunch time, there is a line of people waiting to get inside.





DO・MI SO （in Japanese, ど・みそ）
Address: 3-4-32 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
(in Japanese, 東京都中央区京橋3-4-3)
Nearest train station: Tokyo Metro Kyobashi or Ginza 1-chome (2 min walk)
Tel: 03-6904-3700
Reservations: No
Website: http://blog.livedoor.jp/do_miso/ (in Japanese only)
English menu: No
Credit Card: No
Open: Monday-Friday 11am-10:30pm Saturday 11am-9mm Sunday & Hoiday 12pm-9pm
Closed: Undecided

Prices: Toku Miso Kotteri Ramen (Special oily miso ramen) 900 yen
Toku Miso Ramen (Special miso ramen) 900 yen
Miso Orochon Ramen (Spicy Miso ramen) 1000 yen
Miso Curry Ramen 1000 yen
Miso Tsukemen 880 yen
Miso Ramen 750 yen
Miso Kotteri Ramen (Oily miso ramen) 750 yen
Other ramens 800-1000 yen
Rice 100 yen
Han Rice (Half size of regular rice) 50 yen
Beer 350 yen

Toppings: Chashu (5 slices of boiled Pork) 300 yen
Kara Negi (Seasoned spicy white scallions) 150 yen
Yudetamago (Boiled egg) 50 yen
Butter, Corn, Moyashi (Bean sprout), Nori (Dry Seaweed), Men Oomori (Large noodles) 100 yen each



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One of my idols growing up was Jiro Shirasu, legendary opinion leader and business man. I read every single book about him and on one of them, there was a story about a steak restaurant he was a regular at. It said that it was in a small alley with no sign outside, which made it more interesting to me. This restaurant is MAKOTO at Nihonbashi.



Makoto doesn't have a menu. The owner/chef will ask you if you want to start out with some appetizer's first or just want steak. Most customers will have some appetizer's first. Usually, they have EBI FURAI (Deep fried prawn)



GYU SASHI (Beef sashimi)



HAMAGURI NO KOKIIYU (Clam gratin)



GYU TONGUE (Grilled beef tongue with wasabi)



and their famous COLESLAW.



Next will be the steak and he'll ask you the size you want to eat. You can choose from 150g, 200g, 250g. They only serve sirloin and you can't tell him how well you want it cooked. Just choose the size and it will be cooked right in front of you on a teppan. It comes with some fresh grated wasabi, which goes perfect with the steak. The owner/chef doesn't use a particular brand of beef. He uses the best beef available at the market.



You can choose to have GARLIC RICE (Fried rice with garlic)



or OKAKA GOHAN (Rice with dried bonito flakes) since no bread is served with the steak.



When you enter Makoto, you will see a sushi like wooden counter where most people sit, but they do have table seats upstairs. Its probably not a place for dates since majority of the customers are elder businessmen dining with their customers or friends. They don't have a wine list, but if you want prime steak in a special kind of atmosphere, Makoto is one of the top steak restaurants to go.





MAKOTO （in Japanese, 誠）
Address: 1-4-5 Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
(in Japanese, 東京都中央区日本橋本町1-4-5)
Nearest train station: Tokyo Metro Mitsukoshimae (3 min walk)
Tel: 03-3241-7502
Reservations: Yes (must)
Website: None
English menu: None
Credit Card: Yes
Open: 11:30am-2pm, 5pm-9pm
Closed: Sunday & Holiday

Prices: Between 20,000-30,000 yen


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The first xiaolongbao restaurant which opened in Tokyo was the famous Din Tai Fung from Taipai, but another famous xiaolongbao restaurant from Taipei which opened in Ebisu several years ago is JINDINROU.



Xiaolongbao is a small steamed pork bun with soup inside. The proper way of eating it is to open the bun a little bit and drink some of the soup inside first and then eat the bun. Unless you can't eat pork I have never met a person who didn't enjoy it, especially at Jindinrou. XIAOLONGBAO is 790 yen for 6 pieces and 1,250 yen for 10 pieces.



The regular xiaolongbao is the most popular, but the bum also comes in Oolong tea flavor which is called OOLONG CHA XIAOLONGBAO for 950 yen.



They also have shark's fin xialongbao, which is FUKAHIRE XIAOLONBAO, 6 pieces 1,450 yen.



Other dim sum's like EBI MUSHI GYOZA (Steamed shrimp gyoza) for 950 yen,



MOCHIGOME SHUMAI (Steamed sticky rice shumai) for 950 yen to name a few.



Besides these dim sum's, they have many other dishes like YODAREDORI (Cold steamed chicken with spicy sauce) for 800 yen,



TAIWAN YASAI NO HOSHI EBI ITAME (Stir fired Taiwan vegetables with dry shrimp) for 950 yen,



TAIWAN MUSHROOM OYSTER SAUCE for 950 yen,



SU RAH TAN (Sweet and sour soup) for 750 yen,



or if you want some rice or noodles, SHANGHAI FUU YAKISOBA (Shangahai style chow mein) for 1,100 yen is good,



KANI TO LETTUCE NO CHAHAN (Crab meat & lettuce fried rice) for 1,500 yen and many other dishes are available, too.



They do have some Chinese desserts like CUSTARD MAN (Steamed custard cream bun) for 550 yen.



I personally like Jindinrou more than Din Tai Fung because of the variety of food they have besides xiaolongbao. But no matter what, you must order their regular xiaolongbao when dining at Jindinrou. I'm sure you would enjoy it





JINDINROU （in Japanese, 京鼎樓）
Address: 4-3-1 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (2F)
(in Japanese, 渋谷区恵比寿4-3-1 2F)
Nearest train station: JR or Tokyo Metro Ebisu (2 min walk)
Tel: 03-5795-2255
Reservations: Yes
Website: http://jin-din-rou.net/ (in Japanese only)
English menu: None
Credit Card: Yes
Open: Monday-Saturday 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-11pm
Sunday & Holiday 11:30am-3:30pm, 5:30pm-10pm
Closed: Dec.31-Jan.3

Prices: Xiaolongbao 6 pieces 790 yen, 10 pieces 1,250 yen
Oolong Xiaolongbao 6 pieces 950 yen
Kani Xiaolongbao 6 pieces 1,250 yen
Fukahire Xiaolongbao (Shark's fin) 6 pieces 1,450 yen
Ebi Mushi Gyoza (Steamed shrimp gyoza) 6 pieces 950 yen
Other dishes from 500-2,000 yen



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One of the most popular classical French restaurants to the French community here and local foodies is LE PETIT BEDON at Daikanyama. You should try one of their course menus since you can choose what you want, just like ordering from the regular menu.



Here are some of their popular dishes starting from hors d'oervres. FOIE GRAS NO POWARE KISETSU NO FRUITS TOH TOMONI (Pan fried foie gras with seasonal fruits),



HOMARD EBI NO USUGIRI NASU TOH CAVIAR MITATEZOE BALSAMICO FUUMI (Thinly sliced lobster, eggplant & caviar with balsamico sauce),



SENGYO NO CARPACCIO (Fresh fish carpaccio),



HOMARD EMI NO BISQUE (Lobster Bisque),



For your main dish, GYU HOHONIKU NO AKAWINE NI (Beef cheek red wine stew) is popular and my favorite,



HONETSUKI KONI|HITSUJI NO GURIE (Grilled lamb chops),



HOMARD EBI NO RISOTTO (Lobster risotto),



and you can ask for HOJITSU NO ONIKU RYORI (Today's meat dish), which is usually very good as well.



They do have a cheese wagon,



where you get to choose several cheeses.



And also a desert wagon as well.



I've just listed some of their dishes, but you really can't go wrong whatever you order at Le Petit Bedon. Owner/chef is French and actually owns two other restaurants in near by. But Le Petit Bedon which is managed by his son, is probably the most popular among the three of them.





LE PETIT BEDON （in Japanese, ル・プティ・ブドン）
Address: 13-13 Hachiyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (Hillside West Basement Floor)
(in Japanese, 東京都渋谷区鉢山町13-13 ヒルサイドウエスト B1F)
Nearest train station: Tokyu Toyoko line Daikanyama (9 min walk)
Tel: 03-5457-0086
Reservations: Yes (must)
Website: http://www.pachon.co.jp/jpn/petit_bedon/index.html (in Japanese & French only)
English menu: Yes
Credit Card: Yes
Open: 11:30am-2:30pm, 6pm-10pm
Closed: None

Prices: Lunch Course 3,200, 4,000, or 4,600 yen
Dinner Course 5,300, 6,000, 8,000, 10,000 or 12,000 yen
Hors d'oervres from 1,800 yen
Soups from 800 yen
Main from 2,600 yen
Cheese 600 yen
Desert 1,500 yen



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