French Cuisine Spots in Japan

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  Kagoshima
  
  Okinawa

Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Western Food

French Cuisine

Sora Tsuruga Auberge in Lake Kussharo

4.5

32 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Kawakamigunteshikagachou Kussharo 269

A log cabin-style hotel located on the bank of Lake Kussharo a 55 minute drive from Memanbetsu Airport. Here you can enjoy an elegant time surrounded by the natural beauty afforded by the restaurant's location on a vast plain in northeast Hokkaido together healthy French cuisine made with local ingredients. The restaurant's menu includes a Natural French Course meal, original pastas, and dishes grilled over an iron plate. At night, the restaurant serves course dishes made with local vegetables, meats, and cheeses lit by candlelight and served under a star-filled sky.

We arrived at Sora not knowing what to expect. I unloaded the bags, ably assisted by the hotel staff. After parking my car in the lots provided, I walked through the double doors and into a high...
Restaurant Asperges

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hokkaido Kamikawagumbieichou Omachi 2 Within Biei election

Restaurant Asperges is in Hokkaido's Biei, in Kamikawa County. It's located inside JA Biei's local specialty shop Biei Senka. They are known for creating sublime French flavors using locally grown Biei meats and vegetables. In addition to the separately prices lunch and dinner meals made with a variety of vegetable and meat dishes, they also offer teatime service with a wide range of desserts made with local wheat and soybeans.
Gion Manyoken

5.0

18 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Gionmachiminamigawa 570-1202F

A venerable French restaurant founded in 1904 operating out a remodeled tea house in the back of Gion’s Hanamikoji Street. This famous established has had the honor of serving the Imperial household and state guests such as members of the royal families of other nations. Focusing on local seasonal ingredients such as Kyoto vegetables and Omi beef, the restaurant serves traditional and formal original French cuisine. The restaurant’s dinner course, which comes with a choice of warm appetizer, fish dish, and meat dish is perfect for anniversaries and other celebratory occasions. The reasonable lunch courses offer diners a chance to enjoy real French cuisine without all the fuss and are particularly popular. Closest station: Gion-Shijo Station.

Very friendly 、good food and elegance ! 「皇室御用達」這間推薦各位來！原因是因為不只「日本皇室」❤、連「歐美皇室」訪日時也指定它專為貴賓們提供超過百年滋味的和風法國料理。
Aoike

4.0

6 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nakagyou-ku Takeyachou Takakura Nishi incidence 631 Watanookoucho

This French restaurant in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture is characteristic for its pure Japanese exterior yet modern mixed Japanese/Western interior. It is popular for its healthy foods with each course containing over 30 types of vegetable, fresh from a long-standing Kyoto farm. The main course meats and fish are carefully selected, including premium foods like Yamagata Sangenton pork. The counter seats are also a popular, casual way to enjoy their colorful French cuisine.

気のおけない仲間4人で利用しました。テーブル席で、たまたまその部屋は貸切状態でした。天井が高く、品の良い器を使われています。お料理は素材もそうですが、色遣いが吟味されていて、とても華やかな気分になります。鹿のお肉を初めていただきましたが、しっとりとして風味がありました。スタッフの方も親切で気持ちよく過ごせました。全てにおいて凝っていて気概が感じられました。前菜と、サツマイモのスープ、モンブランが特...
Ikariya Shokudo (bistro)

4.0

41 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto-shi Shimogyo-ku Kiya-machi Kanuri Bridge Hall 138-2 Saito cho

Five minutes' walk from Gion Shijo Station is Ikariya Shokudo, located in a renovated 100-year-old machiya town house along the Kamo River. The restaurant's sommelier carefully selects and pairs fine wines with popular dishes such as Chicken Confit so that diners can taste the marriage of flavors. During the summer, Ikariya Shokudo takes advantage of its location to open its riverside terrace as a temporary open-air bistro.

After enjoying great starters at a local izakaya, we walked further along the river to Ikariya Shokudou. So we just ordered some smaller meals - firstly a nice bottle of Spanish tempranillo. (Its...
Brasserie Cafe ONZE

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Shimogyo-ku Kiya-machi Shrine Shijo Shimouru Saito-cho 125

Walking from Shijo-dori Street, Brasserie Cafe ONZE is on Kiyamachi-dori Street along the Takase River. They offer French home cooking including meat dishes and mussels. While French cuisine has a reputation for being high class and unapproachable, this cafe has an inviting atmosphere thanks to the owner's commitment to being the best and cheapest French restaurant in Japan. There are also plenty of wine and beer options, making it a popular spot for a drink as well.
Bistro de La Mer

4.0

17 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Tsubogawa 3-3-19 Mel Que Hotel Okinawa Naha 1F

This restaurant is inside the Mercure Okinawa Naha. It offers original French cuisine that makes generous use of Okinawan ingredients. The high ceiling and spacious interior make this a great place to bring your kids. For lunch, you can choose from three main courses and either a salad and hors d'oeuvres buffet or a half buffet that includes a dessert buffet. Afternoon tea and happy hour are available starting in the afternoon, which makes this spot perfect for all sorts of gatherings.

Good basic buffet style at budget prices. Good, friendly service in a spacious, modern, clean atmosphere.
Mijukumono

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunnakijinson Shoshi 1041-1

This French restaurant is near Akabaka Beach in Nakijin Village. It serves up casual French cuisine prepared mainly with local ingredients at reasonable prices starting at lunchtime. There’s a Western-style boardinghouse adjoining the restaurant, and if you’re lodging there, breakfast is available as well. It offers a splendid view of the beach, which is only a two-minute walk away.
la Maison de GRACIANI Kobe Kitano

4.5

38 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Kitanochou 4-8-1

This is a French restaurant in Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, in a Western-style building originally constructed in 1908 to be the residence of French trader Graciani. The ingredients are carefully selected for quality, from the vegetables coming direct from a local contract farm to the international seasonal foodstuffs. The tasty “Sensual Sauce” brings forth the wonderful flavors of the raw ingredients and puts a creative spin on French cuisine. The interior is of a classical Western style, and is a place used often for anniversaries and other celebrations.

Set in a grand mansion in the Kitano district of Kobe this is a distinctly French restaurant with some Japanese touches. Service is with fine china and cutlery and we were a table of four with a...
TOOTH TOOTH maison 15th

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Naniwamachi 15 Old Kobe Residency Zone Fifth Bldg. 1 / 2F

Housed within Kobe’s oldest former foreign residence, and now completely renovated, is this French restaurant in Naniwa Town, Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. The building, designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan, has distinct styles on the first and second floors, and a charmingly relaxed atmosphere. Popular dishes on the menu include the kyukyoryuchi (former foreign residence) beef stew made with caramelized onions and fresh pasta, and the colonial tea set with a selection of seasonal hors d’oeuvre and cakes. It’s worth noting that the colonial tea set is only available at certain times and in certain quantities. Easily accessible from Sannomiya Station and Motomachi Station.
Bar & Bistro 64

3.5

66 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Naniwamachi 64

A fashionable bistro & bar with an open terrace situated in Kobe Kyukyoryuchi area in Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. There are a wide range of a la carte meals which go well together with a drink such as the chef's special delicatessen plate, pizza, and mussels steeped in sake. Their specialty dish is the spaghetti napolitan lunch set with all you can eat homemade bread which is very popular. During the summer months the beer garden is also open at dinner time. Relax and enjoy a quiet cafe time with the restaurant's prized siphon coffee and cakes.

Lovely warm evening in Kobe and sat outside to have our meal. The lyonnaise salad was very good and the cheese pizza was excellent with honey drizzled over it. Roast chicken was well cooked but the...
Nakanoshima SOCIAL EAT AWAKE

3.5

40 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Nakanoshima 1-1-27 Osaka city central public hall B1F

SOCIAL EAT AWAKE offers cool modern cuisine, as well as French and Italian cuisine, made using Japanese ingredients; the basic concept behind the restaurant is to provide a venue for relaxed social interaction. With a Michelin-starred chef overseeing the food preparation and a dining space that is the fruit of a collaborative project with Tom Dixon and which successfully combines classic and modern elements, SOCIAL EAT AWAKE gives diners the opportunity to enjoy outstanding, innovative food that is not only delicious but also visually appealing. SOCIAL EAT AWAKE is located around four minutes’ walk from Yodoyabashi Station on the Midosuji Subway Line and two minutes’ walk from Kitahama Station on the Sakaisuji Line.

オムライスが美味しいと聞いて行きたかったお店事前に席を予約したほうが良いです学生が春休みのせいか平日なのに混み合っていて、私の前にいたお客様は入店できませんでした。（その後、外で30分ほど待っていたよう）オムライスセットのサラダアラカルトの生ハムサラダタンドリーチキンの唐揚げタコポテチーズクラフトビールを注文オムライスはハーフサイズとフルサイズがありとても美味しかっ...
Le Fedora

4.5

6 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Yamamotodori 2-14-18 Kobe Mansion 1F

At Le Fedora, diners can enjoy authentic French cuisine that really brings out the flavor of the ingredients, in a spacious, elegant dining environment. Two different set meals are available for both lunch and dinner, in addition to the chef’s special. The combination of delicious, filling food with considerate service makes Le Fedora a place where you can have a really special time. Le Fedora is located around 12 minutes’ walk from Sannomiya Station (JR, Hankyu Railway, and Hanshin Railway).

北野なので三宮からはかなり距離があるけど、その分落ち着いていていい雰囲気。お店もそんなに広くないです。ご夫婦でされているので、サーブに少し時間がかかったりしますがお料理はどれも丁寧で凝ってて美味しい！ワインも美味しくて、コスパ良しでした。
Le Restaurant Marronier

4.5

16 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Sannomiyachou 2-2-1 Ram Sannomiya Building 2F

Marronier le restaurant is an upscale French restaurant based around the concept of “relaxed elegance” where you can really relax and enjoy your food. Besides the regular multi-course lunch and dinner menu options, Marronier can also cater for birthdays and anniversaries, including the provision of a cake with a message in. With first-class cuisine and a dining environment with a relaxed atmosphere, your meal here is sure to become a treasured memory. Marronier le restaurant is located around seven minutes' walk from JR Motomachi Station.

先日、弟夫婦と3人でランチにおじゃましました。お店の雰囲気もスタッフの方も感じよく、お料理への期待が高まります。最初に化粧室の案内をして下さったのもありがたかったです。アミューズがでてきた時、義妹と二人で「(*’▽’*)わぁ♪」って言ってしまったほど、見た目もうるわしくかわいいお料理がガラスの容器に覆われてでてきました。私達が写真を撮ったりしているうちに、もう食べ始めた弟が「うまっ！」と...
Brasserie Bon Soleil

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Sonezakishinchi 1-2-3 New Toshiba Building 1F

Brasserie Bon Soleil is a French restaurant located only around five minutes' walk from Kitashinchi Station on the JR Tozai Line. The hotel-trained chef believes that good health comes from what you eat. Dishes use fresh organic vegetables delivered straight from the farmer. Diners can enjoy a wide range of French cuisine, with a platter menu that is changed daily and also a regular menu.
Cuisune Franco-Japonaise Matsushima

4.5

11 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Yamamotodori 3-2-16 Famil Minami Building 1F

At Cuisine Franco-Japonaise Matsushima, the food magically reflects the changes of the seasons, in terms of changes in scents, temperature and color. The courses (which are changed monthly) are the same for lunch and dinner, with a wide range of main course options. Private rooms are available, so there is no problem about bringing children with you. Cuisine Franco-Japonaise Matsushima is located around 11 minutes’ walk from Hanshin Railway Kobe Sannomiya Station.

Good cuisine, well fusion of french and japanese cuisine. Good service and quiet place for lunch and dinner. Good choice for anniversary too.
YOKOO

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Fukushima-ku Fukushima 6-14-4

YOKOO is a long-established Japanese-style Western cuisine restaurant that has been operating continuously for 40 years. The restaurant is now being run by the second-generation owner, who has put his training as a French chef to good use by enhancing the menu. For lunches, YOKOO offers “old but good” Japanese-style Western restaurant standards like curry and beef cutlet, but the dinner menu is full of authentic, delicious French dishes. By adding extra authenticity while retaining the essence of the traditional Japanese-style Western restaurant, YOKOO has succeeded in ensuring that many of its customers keep coming back again and again.
Restaurant Kazurabe

4.5

10 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawa 726 Tsuya Plaza 2F

Restaurant Kazurabe is a French restaurant in Karuizawa Town, Kitasaki County. It’s a well known restaurant for authentic French cuisine at affordable prices in a relaxed atmosphere. Popular on the menu is their alpine beef hamburger full of meat juices and served with seasonal vegetables. For dessert, the strawberry sorbet made with full-flavored strawberries from Komoro is also popular. Here you can also taste Bayonne ham, a rare treat in Japan. The restaurant has some picture books too so the children can be kept entertained.

ガイドブックで知り、たまたま行ってみた店でしたが・・・店舗自体は雑居ビルの2階にあり、いわゆる “フレンチレストラン...
Il Miraggio

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kanagawa Ashigarashimo-gun Hakonemachi Hakone 65

This is a French restaurant located inside the famous Hakone Hotel beside Lake Ashi in Hakone Town, Ashigarashimo County, Kanagawa Prefecture. Guests can enjoy a colorful yoshoku (Japanese-style Western food) lunch buffet while gazing out through the windows at the beautiful views of Lake Ashi and Mt. Fuji. The restaurant interior reminiscent of Europe offers an elegant space to spend a relaxing time and forget the daily grind. During dinner time, guests can fully enjoy creative French cuisine which varies season to season produced by the chef who spent time learning in France.
Herlequin Bis

4.5

57 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kanagawa Pref. Ashigarashimogunyugawaramachi Miyakami 744-49

This elegant French restaurant in Yugawara-machi, Ashigarashimo County, Kanagawa Prefecture was opened by the chef and owner, Junichi Ito, who learned his trade both in Japan and Europe. Enjoy your meal while experiencing the natural environment of Yugawara; a very Japanese bamboo grove is the vista from the large windows. The authentic French cuisine, which makes good use of locally-sourced seasonal produce, is created using traditional Japanese techniques such as charcoal broiling, Japanese knives and soft water. There is also a wide-ranging wine list married to the chef’s prix-fixe menu.

神奈川県民割(旅割)を利用して湯河原に宿泊する前にランチで訪問しました。オレンジラインの途中から側道に入り坂道を上ってたどり着きました。西湘バイパス工事で不通区間があり想定外の大渋滞で予約時間から30分以上遅れて到着となりましたがほぼ満席の中を竹林目前のテーブルに案内して頂きました(事前に電話連絡しましたが13:00が最終入店とのことでした)。ランチはメイン1品4400円とメイン２品6050円(と...