L'Effervescence

※ Please note that L'Effervescence no longer accepts reservations through third-party services. Guests are requested to make their own reservations through the restaurant's official website. ——— In this mysteriously dim-lit, black-walled space, guests are served innovative French cuisine that cannot be tasted anywhere else in Japan, or even the world. Founded in 2010 in Nishiazabu — one of the areas with the highest concentration of haute cuisine restaurants in all of Tokyo, if not the world — L'Effervescence has a name which predicts the vibrancy in their dishes, in stark contrast to the dark atmosphere of the shop. Light is used creatively in this monochromatic space to highlight the dishes served here, with the only color in the space coming from the ingredients themselves. As you can imagine, the dishes themselves are fittingly avant-garde to suit. Expect Japanese produce as seen through French eyes, with head chef Namae Shinobu commanding decades of experience in Hokkaido and the UK to create inventive takes on apple pie, roast duck, and a sweet salad of chrysanthemums and chestnuts. It's no surprise that the restaurant has steadily been rising through the ranks of the Michelin Guide. Just two years after opening, it got its first Michelin Star; its second three years later, and in 2021 — in the midst of a raging Covid-19 pandemic — its third coveted star, an accolade that it continues to hold to this day. Michelin Guide: 2012 - 1 Michelin Star 2015 - 2 Michelin Stars 2021 - 3 Michelin Stars, Green Star