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Cafe Gitane @ Ebisu
Avocado toast with smoked salmon, sour cream and salmon roe
Smoked salmon Eggs Benedict on wholemeal muffins with salad
Beef pastrami Eggs Benedict with truffle sauce and salad
Beef pastrami Eggs Benedict with truffle sauce and salad
Assorted charcuterie board
Assorted cheese board
Fresh truffle carbonara fettuccine
Grilled New Zealand lamb chops with couscous
New York cheesecake with vanilla ice cream
Hailing from New York City’s Nolita district, since its 2017 opening the Tokyo branch of Cafe Gitane has been popular with diners who enjoy a touch of American urban-chic, classic cafe-bar cuisine, natural wines and creative cocktails.
In recent years the menu has expanded beyond its Moroccan-French origins to provide a wider range of brunch, lunch and dinner offerings, while maintaining a focus on classics such as avocado toast, Eggs Benedict, seasonal oysters, pastas and charcoal-grilled dishes.
The New York cheesecake and ricotta pancakes come highly recommended, too.
03 5734 1306
Umbilical @ Sangenjaya
Foie gras and strawberry macaron
Prosciutto and salami
Iwata salmon in yoghurt sauce
Pâté de campagne
Assorted homestyle pickles
Kale, cheese and walnut salad
Firefly squid in onion mousse
Asparagus, mushroom and aubergine sauté
Anago and shiso tempura
Squid tempura with seasonal vegetables
Bouillabaisse
Roast duck with seasonal vegetables
Hokkaido venison with seasonal vegetables
Arguably the classiest act in Sangenjaya’s “san-kaku” neighbourhood, Umbilical is a cosy bistro specialising in Franco-Japanese fusion dishes, with a leaning towards seafood and seasonal produce from Iwate, paired with some excellent natural wines.
A la carte and course options, including a chef’s omakase, are available, with favourites being the delightful strawberry and foie gras macarons, flavoursome bouillabaisse, and tender Hokkaido venison.
03 3413 3478
Tiger & Dragon @ Meguro
Tataki kyūri
Pītan tōfu
Pītan tōfu
Hiyashi wantan
Mārāmen
Shiru nashi dandan men
A relatively recent addition to Meguro’s flourishing dining scene, Tiger & Dragon opened in May 2024 to serve up deliciously spicy Chinese Dandan noodles, “tapas” dishes and organic wines, enabling diners to “savour a range of flavours” in a relaxed, contemporary setting.
This svelte restaurant is a cut above surrounding machi-chūka establishments, offering a limited menu of carefully prepared, and often tongue-numbingly spicy, dishes such as the mārāmen and shiru nashi dandan men. Chilled wanton dumplings and pītan tōfu help bring the temperature down.
03 6420 0114