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4.8
Exceptional(170)
Price: Very Expensive
• French • Nakano / Ogikubo / Honancho
Essence is a casual restaurant that serves French cuisine using seasonal ingredients. Chef Shiro Naito opened the restaurant in 2010 to provide dishes that celebrate the essence of each season. Essence is conveniently located next to Inokashira Park and Ghibli Museum. Its spacious dining area provides tables for guests and a private room for special occasions. The menu at Essence offers themed seasonal courses. The restaurant uses organic, pesticide-free vegetables from Yoko Farms, has its fish and shellfish delivered directly from Hakodate and uses chemical-free fertilizer from Tokorozawa to grow some of its own ingredients.

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  • Tyvip
    Cancun / Riviera Maya •8 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Nov 16, 2024
    Service was excellent. The food was divine. Altogether a truly wonderful meal.
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    神戸牛511Price: Very Expensive• undefined• Akasaka / Tameikesanno
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  • Seanvip
    Tokyo Metropolitan Area •3 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Nov 16, 2024
    What a remarkable experience! We have lived in Japan for the past six months, and this was absolutely our best eating experience since we moved here. The restaurant is very beautiful - private and intimate with just ten seats at the sushi bar. The hostess and her husband, the chef, are just some of the most friendly people I've ever met, and the young lady who took care of the diners and ensured that we always had fresh green tea and a full water glass was attentive and friendly. We had so many questions about the food, about the restaurant and its decorations, and about Japan in general, and the hostess was engaging and informative, teaching us things about sushi, about the local area, and about Japanese culture in general. There were three parties at the restaurant when we went, and we never felt ignored or disregarded. The meal was paced perfectly - the minute you had an inkling of maybe wanting another new experience of sushi, there was the chef, making something else. The ingredients were the best I've tasted, amazingly fresh and prepared perfectly. Though not cheap, the experience was worth every bit of the cost and we plan on going again as often as we are able to get to Tokyo and Roppongi.
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    FukuzushiPrice: Expensive• Sushi• Roppongi
    5
  • Graemevip
    Los Angeles •1 review
    5.0
    Dined on Nov 12, 2024
    Take the sake pairing with the chefs omikase…great experience
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    Sushi Takaya (Former Kutani)Price: Very Expensive• Sushi• Ginza
    4.8
  • helena
    Melbourne •1 review
    5.0
    Dined on Nov 9, 2024
    We had a wonderful experience. The staff were very efficient, friendly and helpful. Food was excellent. Definitely a place I will visit again.
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    開花屋Price: Expensive• Izakaya• Shibuya
    4.7
  • DavidK
    Tokyo Metropolitan Area •2 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Jul 15, 2022
    Essence was so wonderful. The food was delicious, with unique tastes and flavors, the chef was very friendly and attentive, and (most importantly) my girlfriend thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I was really enjoying the bread rolls ... and as we were leaving the chef offered us a fresh loaf to take home! Just an all around great experience.
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    EssencePrice: Very Expensive• French• Nakano / Ogikubo / Honancho
    4.8
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