The Best French Food in Nara
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The best French food in Nara, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide has weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. A VOTRE SANTE comes out on top.
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Bon appétit Meshiagare and La Cachette hold the next two places.
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Rank 1. A VOTRE SANTE
Traditional French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. La Cachette
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. La forme d'éternité
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. LA PIE
French
A French bistro in Nara named for the magpie, a bird considered a bringer of happiness, which also happens to be what Kasasagi-cho, the neighborhood it sits in, literally means. The chef trained in Montpellier and came home to recreate the unhurried rhythm of a Paris bistro, bouillabaisse and all. It's the kind of place that makes you wonder why every city doesn't have one tucked into a quiet residential street.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. Le Bois
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. LE UN
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. 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
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Rank 2. 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