FRENCH-DINING ~BRASSERIE FRANÇAISE~

"Although French cuisine has a high-class image, I would like people to understand that it is something you can enjoy at a reasonable price as you casually stop by at a restaurant," suggests Peter, the owner of the restaurant. After working successfully in the restaurant industry in France & England for more than 12 years,　he came to Japan ten years ago . First working in management at Brasserie Bernard, and then at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, he open this restaurant five years ago.

Modern French with Northern European elements is the style of FRENCH-DINING. Although a new style, it is not considered fusion and the restaurant is particular about being "simple but tasty and very French." Japanese ingredients and vegetables also appear on the menu on occasion. The colorful dishes with delicate tastes using plenty of fresh vegetables delivered from farmers in Nagano have many female fans. The baguettes, breads and sweets are of course all home-made, but the prices are surprisingly reasonable, with lunches starting from 1,050 yen and dinners from 3,800 yen for the prix fixe courses.

For lunch, menu options include soup, baguette sandwiches, pasta and risotto, etc., while a course menu is also available. For the prix fixe dinner courses, for which you choose from the a la carte menu, dishes using ingredients such as beef cheek, escargot and foie gras, as well as the standard fare of bouillabaisse, are popular. Needless to say, items can be ordered a la carte and you can select either a smaller, reasonably priced course size or the regular size.

Since the lunch and dinner menus are completely different, you can enjoy totally different dishes depending on the time and occasion. There are 42 kinds of wines available, mainly featuring wines from Burgundy and fruity and easy-to-drink offerings from Southern France.

In March 2009, French delicatessen and dessert take-out shop "Les Gourmands dissent..." opened right next to Iidabashi Station. In addition to sandwiches made with home-baked bread, the shop sells quiches, terrines and colorful salads, as well as popular sweets such as macaroons, tarts and claufoutis. As a shop produced by FRENCH-DINING, the prices are attractive and reasonable and of course the taste does not need to be mentioned. Lunch boxes are available from 650 yen.

 

FRENCH-DINING holds exhibitions in the restaurant every two months, featuring works of art by new, emerging artists that create a different atmosphere in the restaurant each time. These exhibitions are are also popular among regular customers.

  "Come down, sit down, relax and enjoy!" said Peter, the owner, inviting people to stop by casually just for an a la carte dish enjoyed with wine or champagne. Why not familiarize yourself with French cuisine in the open and cheerful space of this restaurant?

 

 

 

 

<FRENCH-DINING>

Average Cost: Lunch/1,200yen  Dinner/5,000yen
Opening Hours: Tue-Sun (Lunch/11:30~14:30   Dinner/ 18:00~22:00)
                         Sat (Lunch/ 12:00~15:00   Dinner/ 18:00~22:00)
                         Sun(Lunch/12:00~15:00   Dinner/18:00~21:00)   
                         *Monday closed                      
Tel: 03-3260-7022
Address: SHIROGANE BLDG., 1F 12 Shirogane-cho Shinjuku-ku
Access: 5mins from JR Iidabashi Station
             4mins from Metro Yurakucho line Iidabashi Station
             3mins from Metro Oedo line Ushigome Kagurazaka Station
             4mins from Metro Tozai line Kagurazaka Station
URL: http://www.french-dining.com

 

<Les Gourmands Disent...>

Opening Hour: Mon-Sat 11:00-21:30  *Sunday closed                      
Tel: 03-5228-6728
Address: OHLALA BLDG., 1F 1-12 Ageba-cho Shinjuku-ku
Access: 1mins from JR Iidabashi Station