WORD of MOUTH
What' new in Tokyo's
dining scene
compiled by Matt
Wilce
Cafe and Deli Gulfs
New in Hiroo is this deli/cafe offering 15 different daily dishes and tasty lunchtime meal deals. The lunch set might be Thai-style gapao rice with salad and drink (JY900, 11am-2:30pm), and there are five choices of cake (JY500) each day for dessert. The deli set of four dishes from the counter, plus rice and a glass of beer, is JY1200.
Open 11am-11:30pm, closed Sun. 1-12-15 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku. Tel: 03-5423-5110. Nearest stn: Ebisu.
Shiseido
Building
The latest addition to Ginza's skyline is the Shiseido Building. Housing several restaurants, the building has plenty of gourmet treats for weary shoppers. Shiseido Pala cafe (3F, Tel: 03-5537-6231, 11:30am-5pm, wine bar 5pm-11pm) is a stylish cafe by day and elegant wine bar by night. Shiseido Pala restaurant serves up classic Western-style dishes in elegant surroundings with prices to match the luxury - the lunch set is JY5000, and meat croquettes in tomato sauce will set you back JY3000 (4F and 5F, Tel: 03-5537-6241, open 11:30am-8:30pm.). The tenth-floor restaurant, Fala, encased in glass, affords views out over the shopping masses and light Mediterranean fare. Lunch in the airy dining space has sets from JY4000 and dinner from JY7000. (10f, Tel: 03-3572-3911, lunch 11:30am-2:30pm, dinner 5:30-9:30pm.)
8-8-3 Ginza, Chuo-ku. Tel: 03-3541-5768. Nearest stn: Ginza.
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Easter Eggs
Premier French chocolatier La Maison du Chocolat offers many delicious ways to celebrate Easter this year. The Aoyama store, their only branch in Asia, has large 138g Easter eggs (JY3450), smaller 68g eggs (JY1700) as well as festive chocolate rabbits, squirrels and chickens. Small chocolate eggs and mini praline eggs are both JY72500 for 100g.
Hanae Mori Bldg, 3-6-1 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku. Tel: 03-3499-2168.
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