I have a year’s worth of blogging to catch up on. Recently, I’ve managed to rack a few Michelin dining experiences under my belt over the last six months. This is one from last October.
I had an arranged to take a half day off work along with a friend and we went for an impromptu Michelin lunch around the corner from our work (we work in the same building). Without a reservation, we dropped by on a chance there were would be availability. Who knew that this was hidden in the one of the back streets of Roppongi. We went to Ryuzu – a French cuisine restaurant with 2 Michelin stars with reasonably-priced lunch options. The chef has trained under Robuchon establishments and I could see the influence in Ryuzu, even right down to the similar plateware.
There are three lunch course options ranging from 3,600, 5800, or 8.400yen. We decided each on the Menu du Jour for 5,800yen. Ryuzu was very understated and for that reason, I really liked it. I liked everything about it – the food, the service, the ambience. You can basically enjoy the likes of the Robuchon establishments without the massive price tag without compromising on quality.
We were surprised we were able to get a table without a reservation.
Interior was warm and comfortable especially given the fact that it was a raining Thursday.
We ordered a glass of champagne to start with. (I was in a celebratory mood for reasons to be explained in a later post).
First up was a pumpkin soup to amuse the bouche:
The obligatory serving of bread typical at most French restaurants:
We each ordered different starters with our course so we could try each others.
The foie gras:
The shiitake mushrooms:
Here are the rest of the dishes:
Sharing:
For mains, we got the fish and the pork between us. The food was so light, fresh and flavoursome:
Dessert was pretty amazing. I decided on the mango and my friend got the chocolate. I had a little bit of dessert envy.
Petit Fours:
A wonderful lunch.
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