NIRVANA NY - Indian

Organic Indian Restaurant, NIRVANA NY located in Tokyo Midtown, Roppongi,

that is a vegetarian-friendly restaurant. Restaurant's name has NY,

because it used to be the most popular Indian restaurant in New York. 

Soft pinkish crummie were welcome to visit here.

It's regarded as a sacred cow in Hinduism.  

I'm not sure why it's was so dark in the restaurant, though it was a sunny day

and sunshine streamed in through the big window as shown above picture.　

Maybe New Yorkers like enjoying the dinner in dim illumination?

They offer only buffet style lunch in the lunch time.

Also there have a wide variety of curries and Indian spicy dishes.

We could choose both rice and nann. The first round was enough for me.

A glass of Lassi included lactic acid bacterium bacteria is the healthy drink

called fermented drinks.  

Desert buffet which has a large variety is also available.

The leftmost orange basil seed jelly was amazing good.

This restaurant is facing greenery Hinoki Garden in Tokyo Midtown. 

You can enjoy an organic Indian curry buffet lunch with a nice view through a big window. Since it's a quite popular restaurant in Tokyo,

The advanced reservation requires for both lunch and dinner, especially the weekend.   

HP: http://www.nirvana-newyork.jp/index.php

Map: http://www.nirvana-newyork.jp/access.html

My evaluation : ★★★★☆

Japanese blog: TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE

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.

HP: http://www.leffervescence.jp/

Map: http://www.leffervescence.jp/en/#/information

My evaluation: ★★★★★

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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/

　　　　　　　　Map: http://www.freshnessburger.co.jp/shop/detail.html?id=154

　　　　　　　　My evaluation : ★★★☆☆ 

                 Japanese blog : TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE 

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.

Japanese HP : http://www.chayam.co.jp/restaurant/index.html

Address : Toho Hibiya Building Hibiya Chanter B2F,

              1-2-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

My Evaluation : ★★★☆☆

Japanese blog : TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE

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.

 HP : http://www.lepainquotidien.jp/en/

 Address : 3-3-1 Shiba-Koen, Minato-ku

 My evaluation : ★★★★☆

Japanese blog : TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE

Yasaiya Mei Roppongi Hills - Japanese

Yasaiya Mei Roppongi Hills is a sister's restaurant of Pasta House AWkitchen

that offers healthy Japanese dishes using mainly organic and chemical-free vegetables.

This resaurant is always fully booked and it's hard to make a reservation,

especially during the lunch time between 11:30am to 13:00pm.

Healthy vegetables lunch plate with Japanese grated yam and sliced raw aloe.

A glass of sweet corn juice is no sugar added, but very sweet and good. 

A lot of pictures that are contracted farmers were displayed in the wall nearby the entrance.

If you'd like to enjoy reasonable Japanese organic dishes, this restaurant is the best.

However as previously mentioned, advanced reservations required. 

You can enjoy the sweet Japanese organic vegetables here

after seeing the spectacular Tokyo sky view at the 52nd floor in the Roppongi Hills.

Actaully not only Japanese fruits but also most Japanese vegetables are amazing sweet.

 HP: http://www.roppongihills.com/shops_restaurants/restaurants/en/japanese/201330008.html
 English Map : http://www.eat-walk.com/roppongi/map.html 

 My evaluation : ★★★☆☆

Japanese blog: TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE

Ukafe - Organic Cafe

Ukafe situated in Tokyo Midtown, belongs to Uka

that runs hair, esthetic and nail salons located just next door.

It's cozy and clean atmosphere and they have seats at the counter

facing the wide window that we can enjoy a view of Midtown garden.

Tokyo Midtown is surrounded by greenery, that is wholesome environment

and uncommon in central Tokyo. 

All beverages they offers are organic.

I have ordered a cup of organic tea with soy milk and  an American muffin.

I ate a muffin before a big Yakitori dinner.... Actually it looked yummy!

You should stop by Ukafe located on the 2nd floor in Midtown Galleria

when you get tired to go around for shopping 

and enjoy an organic lunch and a tea/coffee break.  

                      HP: http://ukafe.info/

                      Map: http://ukafe.info/access/index.html

                      My evaluation :★★★☆☆

                      Japanese blog : TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE

Ginza KARACU - Organic Cafe

Ginza KARACU was opened in corroboration between French restaurant "L'Alliance" in Kagurazaka and ecological fashion brand "genten". I bumped into with my ex-colleague in Ginza on the other day and then, she took me to this healthy cafe which offers brown rice cakes, brown rice coffee, organic earl grey tea, sweets made from brown rice and so on. Actually I found a secret admirer of "organic" here. That's her!

South African herbal rooibos tea is already popular in Japan for caffeine-free and contained high level of polyphenol that is believed to be effective in preventing cancer. I wavered between organic earl grey or rooibos tea. 

Pumpkin orange souffle is the speciality of desserts in KARACU. The deserts are good, however, we can also enjoy the healthy lunch, such as sandwiches using brown rice bread, rice gratin made by stone oven and so on. It's located just next to Ginza Matsuya dept. store which has an easy access from anywhere. If you get tired to walk around for shopping in Ginza, you should try this cafe for a lunch or a tea break.

Japanese HP : http://www.karacu.jp/

Access map : http://www.karacu.jp/access/index.html (Japanese only)
My evaluation : ★★★☆☆

Japanese blog: TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE



Ryutenmon in Westin Hotel Tokyo - Chinese

Chinese restaurant, Ryutenmon in Westin Hotel Tokyo which was awarded a star of the 
Michelin Guide Tokyo both 2010 and 2011, provids us chinese Cantonese dishes using
organic and chemical-free vegetables. They don't mention it in public, however, actually it's very healthy chinese.







A picture on the right is my favorite sesami spicy chinese noodles called "Tan Tan Men" which is not on the menu. But in my view, it's well known for the best Tan Tan Men in Tokyo. It's really nice and I love it!

Dim sum with organic and chemical-free vegetables is also well known in the menu of this restaurant. I am convinced that I can judge the delicious dim sum, since I've been eaten fairly delicious dim sum so many times when I've lived in Singapore and visited Hong Kong.








A cup of almond jelly was just same taste as the one of the Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong which has a brunch in Singapore as well. It was soft and a little bit chewy texture just like soybean curd.

I would say that this Michelin Guide Tokyo awarded restaurant is the best Chantonese  using organic and chemical-free vegetables in central Tokyo. Top Hong Kong chefs get themselves down to the farms nearby Tokyo and choose the fresh oeganic vegetabels. If you feel like taking Chinese cuisine, I reccomend you pick out Ryutenmon for a lunch as well as a dinner.




HP : http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/dining/index.html?propertyID=1062
Access map: http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/area/map.html?propertyID=1062
My evaluation :　★★★★★

Japanese blog: TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE