French Restaurants in Tokyo

Tokyo is a true patron of international food and houses a number of restaurants dishing out French, American or Italian food. Japanese fondness for international food, especially French food is evident in the host of restaurants that the city has. In fact, the French flavors gel strangely well with the Japanese taste buds and when it comes to appreciating French cuisines, Tokyo is said to rank next to France itself. With authentic French recipes and elegant decors, the restaurants in Tokyo bring the typical essence of French dining.

Tokyo has a large number of French restaurants and some of them are original French ventures. Here are some of the most famous options for the ones adoring French food:

La Provence: With a wide variety of French food and a typical classy French ambience, La Provence brings to Tokyo a true experience of French dining. The food is essentially Mediterranean, and the restaurant is all the more worth visiting for its eclectic collection of wines. With a moderately big seating accommodation, the restaurant is a common venue for weekend parties and wedding feasts.

La Tour d'Argent: This restaurant in Tokyo is the only branch of the original La Tour d' Argent in Paris. Steeped with an age old heritage of the original Paris restaurant, this one in Tokyo preserves the age old recipes of the legendary French chefs. Occupying a room in Hotel New Otani, the restaurant is a grand inheritor of the best of French cuisine. The ornate French décor and the exclusive food and wine list pulls in the food buffs from across the city.

Aux Bacchanales: With a number of outlets scattered around Tokyo, Aux Bacchanales is one of the most popular French restaurants of the city. To serve a genuine spread of french culinary, the chain has its own cafes, restaurants and confectionaries in Harajuku, Akasaka, Kiochio and Ginza. The casual style of dining adds to the charm of dining in this typically french eatery.

Chenonceaux: The restaurant dishes out French food in a typical French chateaux ambience. Be it the desert or the main course, the menu is perfected to include the best of french cuisine. Named after an ancient French castle, the restaurant is naturally designed to reflect a quaint charm. Old paintings and mirrors adorn the walls to add to the magic as one gazes out at the horizon from the 27th floor restaurant!