January 20, 2011

L'Effervescence - French

L'Effervescence is a relatively new organic restaurant which
 is something like intimate located in the backstreet of Nishi-Azabu.

It's a calm and cozy classy restaurant that is the most appropriate
for a special occasion such as birthday, wedding anniversary, Valentin's day
and so on with your significant other.  Of course, usual lunch and dinner as well.

It's was amazing that a glass of red coloured soup on the right
has tasted like burdock root. But it's certainly red. 
All dishes had a little surprise that we can't imagine.
Of course, all dishes tasted delicious.

My choice of appetizer was smoked oyster with raw horse beef.
Southern people in Japan has a custom of eating raw horse meat that
is first experience for me. It was good!   

I've asked them whether or not these bread was home-made,
but they told me that it's confidential...
I'd like to know where they came from because they were fairly good.

Grilled organic white turnip as a second appetizer was very luscious.

My main course was a pie filled with a minced local chicken, prawn and foie gras
served with organic vegetables. Amazing!

I've asked the restaurant for offering something special desert to a friend of mime
 as a farewell lunch in advance. 
And then, they prepared incredibly nice one inspired by "Eggs Benedict".  

After the meal, they took us to the bar furnished with Le Corbusier's sofas.

 And served the tea and pettit cute deserts.
I chose a cup of herbal fresh-leaves tea which was organic as well. 

All organic cooking ingredients are delivered to this restaurant in Tokyo
from an own organic farm in Tochigi prefecture every day.  
Actually the chef has worked in the famous restaurants with a Michelin
three stars called "Michel Bras" in France and "The Fat Duck" in England as a souschef.
It makes sense that all dishes are tasty, looking good and has a little surprise.
I strongly recommend you this restaurant for your special occasion.

My evaluation: ★★★★★

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January 15, 2011

Freshness Burger Hibiya branch - Fast food

Freshness Burger offers organic and natural foods,
such as organic coffee, organic tea, vegetables, fresh-squeezed juice and so on.
Although all ingredients are not 100% orgaic, just think about it, 
this is the natural fast food shop that is incredibly considerable.  

It's located just right across the road from Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hibiya.

The above picture is third floor which is cozy and calm.

We can see the Hibiya street and a part of the Imperial Palace
from the wide window on the third floor.

It was a big surprise! Tafu burger I ordered has just
a grilled squarish sliced tafu in the bun.
I imagined that pate should be grilled ground tafu with minced orion.   

Onion rings and organic tea.
We can also enjoy the street watching from the cozy place here
with organic tea or organic coffee without ordering a humberger.
If you feel like eating fast food, I strongly recommend this shop.
Just for your info., Freshness burger has many branches in Tokyo as well as local region. 

        Japanese HP only : http://www.freshnessburger.co.jp/
        My evaluation : ★★★☆☆ 

                 Japanese blog : TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE 

January 10, 2011

Chaya Microbiotics Hibiya Chanter branch

Chaya Macrobiotics is a leading macrobiotic restaurant in Tokyo,
which now has 3 branches in central Tokyo.
One of them is located on the basement of Hibiya Chanter shopping building
in Yurakucho nearby Ginza where is the most classy shopping area in Tokyo.  
It owes Chaya's name to the long-established Japanese restaurant called 
Hikage Chaya in Hayama, Kanagawa pref. where is nearby upscale yacht harbor.   

Of course they provide Japanese style macrobiotic dishes,
but I chose macrobiotic hamburger that is my favorite.
This is made from tafu and root vegetables.

In case you stay the hotel in Hibiya-Ginza area or after shopping at this area,
this is the most recommended began oriented restaurant for macrobian and began.
Macrobiotic sweets are also fabulous.
In addition, you can as well purchase the macrobiotic cooking ingredients here.

Address : Toho Hibiya Building Hibiya Chanter B2F,
              1-2-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
My Evaluation : ★★★☆☆

Japanese blog : TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE

January 5, 2011

Le Pain Quotidien Shibakoen

Le Pain Quotidian just had its grand opening on January 5th!
I stopped by here last year before the opening.
This place was former garden restaurant in Tokyo Price Hotel,
where is surrounded by greenery.  

Actually Le Pain Quotidien is a bakery shop which offers organic light meal,
beverages and sweets in the cafe space located behind the shop.   


The cafe space has a Belgian countrylike interior. Le Pain Quotidien came from Belgium.

It's a good idea that Pain de Campagne changed into a menu holder.

We can enjoy the nice view with the Tokyo Tower and greenery garden from this cafe.

A piece of French apple pie made from organic wheat.
Almost ingredients of this bakery shop's food products are organic
came from across the sea.

I placed an order for a cafe bowl of hot chocolate,
because Belgium is famous for good quality of it.  
It's a Le Pain Quotidien style that they serve a bowl of soy milk and
a pitcher of chocolate separately and we can mix them according to our taste.

We can see all through the wide windows,
that bakers are making at the kitchen just in the left of entrance.
This is caused by their confidence that this bakery shop has earnestly been made
organic food products which we can purchase at this shop.  
I strongly recommend you stop by this shop and relax with organic dishes and beverages.

 Address : 3-3-1 Shiba-Koen, Minato-ku
 My evaluation : ★★★★☆

Japanese blog : TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE