Maurice Graham Henry on French restaurants in Japan
The
Japanese have an admiration and appreciation for French cuisine not found in
any other country except for France itself. Is it any wonder then that
Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, has emerged as the single finest French
restaurant destination outside of France? And a number of other
outstanding French restaurants are found elsewhere in Japan, most notably
the Michel Bras restaurant on the island of Hokkaido, rated by
DininginFrance.com as one of the 10 best French restaurants in the world
located outside of France for five years
now.
When appreciation of French culture and cuisine is as deep as it is here, a
unique environment is created where a number of the very best Chefs and restaurants
in France have a level of comfort opening in Japan that is often lacking
elsewhere, notably in North America (the one exception being not New York, but Las
Vegas.)
Maurice Graham Henry
November 3, 2008
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Here is a useful list of many of the
French
restaurants to be found in Tokyo:
Tokyo French
Restaurant Guide
Source:
Tokyo Food Page
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