This was one of the best meals I’ve ever experienced and L’Effervescence totally deserves all 3 stars. The service was impeccable and the way that our table was situated within an alcove really made the dinner feel like a VIP/exclusive experience. The service felt personalized and top notch. Every dish really rivaled the best dishes I’ve had at any other fine dining experience I’ve had and Namae-san’s style of pairing French technique and preparation with Japanese ingredients was ingenious. The wine pairings (for the standard pairing) were wonderful as well.
If I had to put any particular standouts among the dishes, I would have to mention the turnip (it’s a classic of the restaurant for a reason, very simple, but packs a buttery punch), the duck ravioli (the use of wild mountain vegetables or sansai/山菜 in Japanese added a bitter element that held up well to the richness of the duck) and the parfait dessert (every single juice sac of the hassaku orange was separated by hand and every element of the parfait was married perfectly to each other). But really, I could gush about every dish here, it was that good.
It was one of our meals towards the end of a 2+ week trip to Japan where we had already went to a few other fine dining meals (kaiseki at Gion Matayoshi in Kyoto, Tempura Fukamachi in Tokyo, Sushi Kibatani in Kanazawa) along with plenty of other less fancy Japanese places. We had experience with what was in season in Japan already and it was amazing to see all of that come full circle in some classic French style cooking. L’Effervescence deserves all the accolades and flowers.
tonyswalton on
I went there in 2018 and the lunch menu was only
10000 yen! Such a bargain. Looks incredible. Glad you enjoyed.
kimunist on
Had the same meal as you – I agree 100%! I was tempted to post the meal but you saved me the effort. Hands down would go back there again – one of the few Michelin starred experiences I can say that without hesitation.
Stunning-Statement-5 on
Awesome! Considering this for one of my meals when visiting in October.
loganroll on
Wake me up!
MattsterMan101 on
I’m curious as too the house made caviar? What did it taste like?
Beez-Hennen on
Lovely
tolstoner on
Had this meal in January, or be honest I wasn’t blown away. Everything was definitely executed well, particularly the service, and I completely recognize the minimalist theory behind the experience, but I was expecting more from a 3 Michelin star French influenced dinner. For one, I left hungry, which is extremely rare for this category of meal. I would’ve liked to see more courses, even if several were fairly small portioned, I’m just expecting more variety in this setting, with a few sauces that blow my mind and some unique accoutrements. Also, I’m not saying I need to be inundated with pounds of butter and foie gras to leave happy, but there was definitely a missing “wow” factor when it came to luxury ingredients and umami flavors. At the end of the day, everything was very elegant and the flavors were perfectly balanced, but I couldn’t help feeling I would be throughly more pleased spending $400 in Paris, or at something like Den in Tokyo.
Parrotshake on
I’ve never been but I have made the sour cream tofu at home a number of times, it’s so good
satsugene on
How was the sakura beurre blanc? That sounds interesting to me. I’ve never had it as a flavor in anything that rich before.
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This was one of the best meals I’ve ever experienced and L’Effervescence totally deserves all 3 stars. The service was impeccable and the way that our table was situated within an alcove really made the dinner feel like a VIP/exclusive experience. The service felt personalized and top notch. Every dish really rivaled the best dishes I’ve had at any other fine dining experience I’ve had and Namae-san’s style of pairing French technique and preparation with Japanese ingredients was ingenious. The wine pairings (for the standard pairing) were wonderful as well.
If I had to put any particular standouts among the dishes, I would have to mention the turnip (it’s a classic of the restaurant for a reason, very simple, but packs a buttery punch), the duck ravioli (the use of wild mountain vegetables or sansai/山菜 in Japanese added a bitter element that held up well to the richness of the duck) and the parfait dessert (every single juice sac of the hassaku orange was separated by hand and every element of the parfait was married perfectly to each other). But really, I could gush about every dish here, it was that good.
It was one of our meals towards the end of a 2+ week trip to Japan where we had already went to a few other fine dining meals (kaiseki at Gion Matayoshi in Kyoto, Tempura Fukamachi in Tokyo, Sushi Kibatani in Kanazawa) along with plenty of other less fancy Japanese places. We had experience with what was in season in Japan already and it was amazing to see all of that come full circle in some classic French style cooking. L’Effervescence deserves all the accolades and flowers.
I went there in 2018 and the lunch menu was only
10000 yen! Such a bargain. Looks incredible. Glad you enjoyed.
Had the same meal as you – I agree 100%! I was tempted to post the meal but you saved me the effort. Hands down would go back there again – one of the few Michelin starred experiences I can say that without hesitation.
Awesome! Considering this for one of my meals when visiting in October.
Wake me up!
I’m curious as too the house made caviar? What did it taste like?
Lovely
Had this meal in January, or be honest I wasn’t blown away. Everything was definitely executed well, particularly the service, and I completely recognize the minimalist theory behind the experience, but I was expecting more from a 3 Michelin star French influenced dinner. For one, I left hungry, which is extremely rare for this category of meal. I would’ve liked to see more courses, even if several were fairly small portioned, I’m just expecting more variety in this setting, with a few sauces that blow my mind and some unique accoutrements. Also, I’m not saying I need to be inundated with pounds of butter and foie gras to leave happy, but there was definitely a missing “wow” factor when it came to luxury ingredients and umami flavors. At the end of the day, everything was very elegant and the flavors were perfectly balanced, but I couldn’t help feeling I would be throughly more pleased spending $400 in Paris, or at something like Den in Tokyo.
I’ve never been but I have made the sour cream tofu at home a number of times, it’s so good
How was the sakura beurre blanc? That sounds interesting to me. I’ve never had it as a flavor in anything that rich before.