French Restaurants(415)
Makiyaki Ginza Onodera
Wood-fired wagyu steaks take center stage here at this Michelin-starred restaurant in Ginza, flawlessly blending French and Japanese grilling technique.
HOMMAGE
Chef Arai Noboru brings unpretentious French cuisine — and two Michelin Stars — back to his hometown of Asakusa, where he pays homage to his teachers and his suppliers by delighting guests with a no-frills approach.
nol
Step into the world of culinary innovation at nol, a Michelin award-winning French eatery that redefines gastronomy with each exquisitely crafted dish.
Crony
Master chef and sommelier duo Michihiro Haruta and Kazutaka Ozawa invite their guests to become “cronies” at their Motoazabu restaurant, engaging in conversations about sustainability over Michelin-starred French cuisine.
NOURA
Asakusa visitors will find that they won’t have to break the bank for Michelin-standard French food at this bistro. Served up by two France-trained chefs, NOURA’s cuisine is unpretentious, relaxed, and most importantly, absolutely delicious.
L'Eterre
For food prepared with flair, visit Michelin-starred L'Eterre in Tokyo, where Chef Akira Tagomori uses materials like firewood and straw to bring classic French dishes to life.
Alternative
At this Shirokane restaurant, vegetables don’t play second fiddle, instead being put in the spotlight via Chef Saito Takayuki’s creative French-based cuisine. Menu highlights change seasonally, with sweetfish in the summer and asparagus in spring.
Trois Visages
Trois Visages lives up to its name – and its one Michelin Star – in its interconnectedness to the “three faces” behind its unique French cuisine: local food producers, the staff, and the guests.
Monolith
This French restaurant in Tokyo is always evolving classic French cuisine into fusion wonders based on the chef’s “Neo Classic” approach and has earned one Michelin star for its efforts.
Metis Roppongi
Get acquainted with Roppongi’s fusion cuisine scene with Metis Roppongi, blending Japanese cuisine with French techniques in the spirit of “wakon-yosai”. Enjoy an original omakase course with unique twists on Japanese and French cuisine.
La Trace
Michelin star-studded La Trace, the chic French restaurant in Nara, isn’t a new kid on the block, but its hyper-seasonal ingredients and the chef’s brilliance keep mealtime refreshingly innovative.
L'Osier
Founded in 1973, this three-Michelin-starred restaurant by the Shiseido Group is Ginza's French cuisine par excellence, thanks to the leadership of expert chef Olivier Chaignon.
FARM TO TABLE KANBE
Through its immersive projection mapping experience, FARM TO TABLE KANBE can express Kobe’s terroir and highlight the vegetables grown under the influence of the Rokko mountain range’s water and seasons.
Seikaiha Koshunoya
With one of the best views of the Harima-nada Sea, the sunset vista from Seikaiha Koshunoya draws crowds of visitors every month. But even more come for the extensive selection of sake, wine and shochu from more than 100 breweries all over Japan.
ROKU KYOTO TENJIN Chef’s Table
This intimate dining experience led by executive chef Akira Taniguchi features 13 counter seats surrounding an open kitchen, which acts as a stage for the chef’s culinary performance. Taste heirloom Kyoto vegetables, prepared with French techniques.
Graal
Savor French flair with Japanese finesse. Front-row counter seats offer a view of the expert chef and sommelier at work. Bon appétit!
Courage
Don’t let the psychedelic exterior of this Azabu-Juban establishment fool you: Courage’s strength is unpretentious, back-to-basics French cuisine at its finest, with an emphasis on sustainable ingredients.
Restaurant MARUJU
Previously the 100-year-old Maruju Pharmacy, this Meiji-era building in the center of Chichibu City has since been repurposed into a chic restaurant-hotel that serves up creative French cuisine.
Bar Agiyao
Sip French white wines and savor seafood at Bar Agiyao in Kyoto, a small izakaya with a big heart for Kyoto's food culture. Anticipate sophisticated ambience, 18 wine varieties, and a menu blending French and Spanish cuisine.
G -WA Selection- (Tokyo Marriott Hotel)
Billed as authentic Japanese cuisine with a French twist, the Tokyo Marriott Hotel’s G ~WA Selection~ feels just as sophisticated as its name thanks to its stylish treatment of Japanese classics in a luxurious space.
Charcut
This Michelin Bib Gourmand-awarded Toranomon charcuterie specialist doesn’t just wow with its huge variety of cold cuts, but also the 100-plus wines in its selection.
Bistro Glouton
This Ikejiri-Ohashi restaurant run by a husband-wife duo offers the quintessential French bistro experience. Classic French fare like duck confit and ratatouille employs the best of Japan’s seasonal produce.
Lien
Offering courses of flavor and sentiment, the Michelin-recognized Lien offers an intimate, insightful French dining experience. All courses are made using fresh ingredients from the chef’s hometown in Aomori for a personal touch.
La Cuisine Enju
Teppanyaki by way of French — from the award-winning, France-trained chef comes a fine restaurant in Hikone that blends Gallic techniques with local flavors, serving piping-hot, ultra-luxe grills that just won’t quit.
Requinquer
At his Shirokanedai restaurant, Chef Souichi Furuya transforms ingredients that other chefs might typically overlook into haute French cuisine. Cuisine like galettes made from discarded vegetable parts have consistently earned him Michelin Stars.
Allié
Whether it’s pufferfish, Hokkaido lamb or Gunma corn, chef Tadashi Harashima and sommelier pay the utmost respect to their suppliers through their masterful French cuisine and impeccable wine pairings at this Azabu-juban establishment.
VinIX
In-house aged steak meets French — powered by four core members, this cosmopolitan “Meat Bank” in Azabu Juban lets diners store their purchased meat in the “vault” for custom dry-aging.
Tosa Shirasu Shokudo Nimanbiki
The name means “twenty thousand.” A love letter to Kochi Prefecture’s whitebait fish, this obanzai-style eatery in Roppongi is helmed by an owner who loves shirasu so much that she once said, “I want to be buried in twenty million of them.”