The Best French Food in Japan
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Rank 246. Maeshiba Ryoriten
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 macua 68.544
- #246 Madame Toki 68.544
- #246 Maeshiba Ryoriten (this place) 68.544
- #246 Matsuki 68.544
- #246 Ne Quittez Pas 68.544
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Rank 246. Matsuki
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 Madame Toki 68.544
- #246 Maeshiba Ryoriten 68.544
- #246 Matsuki (this place) 68.544
- #246 Ne Quittez Pas 68.544
- #246 NELU KORAIBASHI 68.544
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Rank 246. Ne Quittez Pas
French
The chef ran as an Olympic gymnastics candidate and boxed professionally before landing on French cuisine, which at least explains the discipline behind a menu this particular. Ne Quittez Pas is a French restaurant in Shinagawa built around seasonal seafood and vegetables, with prix fixe courses that venture into territory like a dedicated "soil course" and a full watermelon menu. The name carries a story the chef prefers to tell in person.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 Maeshiba Ryoriten 68.544
- #246 Matsuki 68.544
- #246 Ne Quittez Pas (this place) 68.544
- #246 NELU KORAIBASHI 68.544
- #246 Noeud.TOKYO 68.544
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Rank 246. NELU KORAIBASHI
Contemporary French
A red-brick Western building from the turn of the last century, now home to a contemporary French prix fixe restaurant with chandeliers that seem borrowed from a minor duke's dining room. The name nods to the Japanese for kneading and to brickwork itself, which tells you something about how seriously the chef thinks about structure. The menu leans inventive, with classic French technique as the foundation and enough imagination to keep it interesting.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 Matsuki 68.544
- #246 Ne Quittez Pas 68.544
- #246 NELU KORAIBASHI (this place) 68.544
- #246 Noeud.TOKYO 68.544
- #246 Patous 68.544
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Rank 246. Noeud.TOKYO
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 Ne Quittez Pas 68.544
- #246 NELU KORAIBASHI 68.544
- #246 Noeud.TOKYO (this place) 68.544
- #246 Patous 68.544
- #246 Pinot Noir 68.544
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Rank 246. Patous
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 NELU KORAIBASHI 68.544
- #246 Noeud.TOKYO 68.544
- #246 Patous (this place) 68.544
- #246 Pinot Noir 68.544
- #246 Pont d'Or Inno 68.544
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Rank 246. Pinot Noir
French
A father-and-daughter team runs this French restaurant in Imaicho, a neighborhood of preserved historic buildings in Nara. The kitchen leans hard into the old province of Yamato, sourcing jidori chicken, wagyu beef, and whatever vegetables looked good at the farmstand that morning. The wine list is a careful Burgundy collection built over years, which explains the name.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 Noeud.TOKYO 68.544
- #246 Patous 68.544
- #246 Pinot Noir (this place) 68.544
- #246 Pont d'Or Inno 68.544
- #246 Quatre Vingt Douze 68.544
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Rank 246. Pont d'Or Inno
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 Patous 68.544
- #246 Pinot Noir 68.544
- #246 Pont d'Or Inno (this place) 68.544
- #246 Quatre Vingt Douze 68.544
- #246 Recte 68.544
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Rank 246. Quatre Vingt Douze
Contemporary French
A husband-and-wife French restaurant tucked above a Setagaya street, where the chef builds his menus around layering flavors and textures, fruits and spices used lightly to lift fish and meat dishes that always arrive with a proper sauce. The wife handles desserts, and the two run the room like a practiced duet. It seats just a handful, and the intimacy feels intentional rather than accidental.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 Pinot Noir 68.544
- #246 Pont d'Or Inno 68.544
- #246 Quatre Vingt Douze (this place) 68.544
- #246 Recte 68.544
- #246 Requinquer 68.544
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Rank 246. Recte
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 Pont d'Or Inno 68.544
- #246 Quatre Vingt Douze 68.544
- #246 Recte (this place) 68.544
- #246 Requinquer 68.544
- #246 sanka 68.544
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Rank 246. Requinquer
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 Quatre Vingt Douze 68.544
- #246 Recte 68.544
- #246 Requinquer (this place) 68.544
- #246 sanka 68.544
- #246 Signature 68.544
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Rank 246. sanka
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 Recte 68.544
- #246 Requinquer 68.544
- #246 sanka (this place) 68.544
- #246 Signature 68.544
- #246 Sillage 68.544
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Rank 246. Signature
Modern French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 Requinquer 68.544
- #246 sanka 68.544
- #246 Signature (this place) 68.544
- #246 Sillage 68.544
- #246 SOLIER 68.544
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Rank 246. Sillage
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 sanka 68.544
- #246 Signature 68.544
- #246 Sillage (this place) 68.544
- #246 SOLIER 68.544
- #246 Tasogare 68.544
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Rank 246. SOLIER
French
Vegetables from the chef's own garden arrive at the table delivered by the chef himself, who wants you to know exactly where everything came from and why he grew it. This French restaurant in Nara's Tomio neighborhood has a name that blends the French words for "soil" and "to connect," which is either poetic or on the nose depending on your mood. Either way, the cooking follows through on the premise.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 Signature 68.544
- #246 Sillage 68.544
- #246 SOLIER (this place) 68.544
- #246 Tasogare 68.544
- #246 THE UPPER 68.544
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Rank 246. Tasogare
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 Sillage 68.544
- #246 SOLIER 68.544
- #246 Tasogare (this place) 68.544
- #246 THE UPPER 68.544
- #246 UNE IMMERSION 68.544
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Rank 246. THE UPPER
Regional Brasserie
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 SOLIER 68.544
- #246 Tasogare 68.544
- #246 THE UPPER (this place) 68.544
- #246 UNE IMMERSION 68.544
- #246 Une Pincée 68.544
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Rank 246. UNE IMMERSION
Modern French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 Tasogare 68.544
- #246 THE UPPER 68.544
- #246 UNE IMMERSION (this place) 68.544
- #246 Une Pincée 68.544
- #246 VANKA 68.544
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Rank 246. Une Pincée
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 THE UPPER 68.544
- #246 UNE IMMERSION 68.544
- #246 Une Pincée (this place) 68.544
- #246 VANKA 68.544
- #246 Varier 68.544
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Rank 246. VANKA
Japanese French
The restaurant's name comes from an archaic Japanese word for tomato, a small fact that unlocks the whole project: French technique absorbed and made Japanese, the way the tomato was. On the tenth floor in Kitaaoyama, the kitchen folds dried bonito, miso, and charcoal fire into a French framework, serving soup in lacquerware bowls while traditional painting motifs line the open kitchen. It's a thoughtful, quietly confident dinner out.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 UNE IMMERSION 68.544
- #246 Une Pincée 68.544
- #246 VANKA (this place) 68.544
- #246 Varier 68.544
- #246 Watanabe Ryouri-mise 68.544
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Rank 246. Varier
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 Une Pincée 68.544
- #246 VANKA 68.544
- #246 Varier (this place) 68.544
- #246 Watanabe Ryouri-mise 68.544
- #246 wavie 68.544
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 VANKA 68.544
- #246 Varier 68.544
- #246 Watanabe Ryouri-mise (this place) 68.544
- #246 wavie 68.544
- #246 Yosuke Yamaji 68.544
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Rank 246. wavie
French
The name blends the Japanese "wa" (harmony) with the French "vie" (life), and the kitchen takes that fusion seriously rather than just decorating French technique with a few local garnishes. This prix fixe restaurant in Ukyo-ku builds its menu around Kyoto-area ingredients, with herb-fermented vegetables lending an earthy depth and wine-and-cream sauces keeping things clearly on the French side of the hyphen.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 VANKA 68.544
- #246 Varier 68.544
- #246 Watanabe Ryouri-mise 68.544
- #246 wavie (this place) 68.544
- #246 Yosuke Yamaji 68.544
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Rank 246. Yosuke Yamaji
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
There are 79 places with the exact same Score, so they share #246. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #246 VANKA 68.544
- #246 Varier 68.544
- #246 Watanabe Ryouri-mise 68.544
- #246 wavie 68.544
- #246 Yosuke Yamaji (this place) 68.544
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Rank 325. bistro 11
French
The awards
- Gault&Millau Gault&Millau: Selected Restaurant
- Gault&Millau Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Nine places have the exact same Score, so they share #325. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #325 bistro 11 (this place) 64.736
- #325 Brasserie Ichiryu 64.736
- #325 campesino 64.736
- #325 deux feuilles 64.736
- #325 gonki 64.736
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Rank 325. Brasserie Ichiryu
French
The awards
- Gault&Millau Gault&Millau: Selected Restaurant
- Gault&Millau Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Nine places have the exact same Score, so they share #325. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #325 bistro 11 64.736
- #325 Brasserie Ichiryu (this place) 64.736
- #325 campesino 64.736
- #325 deux feuilles 64.736
- #325 gonki 64.736
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Rank 325. campesino
French
The awards
- Gault&Millau Gault&Millau: Selected Restaurant
- Gault&Millau Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Nine places have the exact same Score, so they share #325. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #325 bistro 11 64.736
- #325 Brasserie Ichiryu 64.736
- #325 campesino (this place) 64.736
- #325 deux feuilles 64.736
- #325 gonki 64.736
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Rank 325. deux feuilles
French
The awards
- Gault&Millau Gault&Millau: Selected Restaurant
- Gault&Millau Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Nine places have the exact same Score, so they share #325. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #325 Brasserie Ichiryu 64.736
- #325 campesino 64.736
- #325 deux feuilles (this place) 64.736
- #325 gonki 64.736
- #325 Nature 64.736
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Rank 325. gonki
French
The awards
- Gault&Millau Gault&Millau: Selected Restaurant
- Gault&Millau Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Nine places have the exact same Score, so they share #325. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #325 campesino 64.736
- #325 deux feuilles 64.736
- #325 gonki (this place) 64.736
- #325 Nature 64.736
- #325 Petit Poisson 64.736
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Rank 325. Nature
French
The awards
- Gault&Millau Gault&Millau: Selected Restaurant
- Gault&Millau Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Nine places have the exact same Score, so they share #325. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #325 deux feuilles 64.736
- #325 gonki 64.736
- #325 Nature (this place) 64.736
- #325 Petit Poisson 64.736
- #325 PEZ 64.736
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Rank 325. Petit Poisson
French
The awards
- Gault&Millau Gault&Millau: Selected Restaurant
- Gault&Millau Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Nine places have the exact same Score, so they share #325. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #325 gonki 64.736
- #325 Nature 64.736
- #325 Petit Poisson (this place) 64.736
- #325 PEZ 64.736
- #325 rokusyo. 64.736
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Rank 325. PEZ
French
The awards
- Gault&Millau Gault&Millau: Selected Restaurant
- Gault&Millau Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Nine places have the exact same Score, so they share #325. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #325 gonki 64.736
- #325 Nature 64.736
- #325 Petit Poisson 64.736
- #325 PEZ (this place) 64.736
- #325 rokusyo. 64.736
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Rank 325. rokusyo.
French
The awards
- Gault&Millau Gault&Millau: Selected Restaurant
- Gault&Millau Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Nine places have the exact same Score, so they share #325. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #325 gonki 64.736
- #325 Nature 64.736
- #325 Petit Poisson 64.736
- #325 PEZ 64.736
- #325 rokusyo. (this place) 64.736