24年7月17日来店。
Brasserie CATHERIさんのランチプレートです。
サラダ、キッシュ、鶏肉のフライ、ヴィシソワーズ、自家製パンなど、盛りだくさんです。
毎回、ランチプレート目当てで、通っています。

今日は赤坂で、友達と会いました。
こういう時間は貴重です。
ビルボケさんのランチプレートです。
キッシュ、豚肉のタルト、テリーヌです。
ビルボケとは、フランス語でけん玉という意味だそうです。

こんにちは！ 河津町観光協会です。
先週、2月1日より「第34回河津桜まつり」が始まりました！

河津桜まつりで河津町に訪れた際には、是非河津町の絶品グルメも堪能ください！

今回ご紹介するのは「レストラン メレシー」です。

・今井浜風フレンチで海辺のリゾートを満喫
海を眺めながら今井浜風フレンチをどうぞ・・・！

◆詳細情報◆
【スポット名】レストラン「メレシー」
【住所】静岡県賀茂郡河津町見高35-1
【電話番号】0558-32-0109
【営業時間】12：00～14：00/17：00～21：00
【定休日】年中無休
【駐車場】有り
【その他】伊豆今井浜東急ホテル内にあります。

◇◆◇河津桜まつりへお車でお越しの方への駐車場情報◇◆◇
◆駐車場について◆
営業時間：8:30～21:00
・普通車
●普通車4～13駐車場駅前会場まで 約700～800m、峰温泉会場まで 約700～800m
【日中】8：30～17：00・・・1台/1,000円
【夜間】18：00～21：00・・・1台/200円

・大型車
●大型1、2駐車場駅前会場まで 約700～800m、峰温泉会場まで 約700～800m

【日中】8：30～17：00・・・1台/5,000円
【夜間】18：00～21：00・・・1台/1,000円

フランス料理
French

ラ ペ@東京都中央区日本橋室町
La paix@Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

ラ ペ
050-3196-2390
東京都中央区日本橋室町1-9-4 井上第3ビル B1F
La paix
+81 50-3196-2390
B1F Inoue No.3 Building, 1-9-4 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Some photos of our trip to Sawara in Chiba Prefecture over the 3 day weekend a couple weeks back.

On the way to Sawara we stopped at Chiba Station and had lunch at a place called Common Café. I order a burger not expecting a lot, but it was the best burger I've had in a long time actually.

We arrived a bit late in Sawara and were kind of tired so we decided to just go to the hotel, shower and relax for a bit and then have dinner.
We had a reservation at a French restaurant called Mougins and it ended up being a really great experience.

After eating dinner we were headed back to the hotel and we heard some hayashi and cheering in the distance and we decided to check out what was happening. We found a dashi parading through the streets and they were stopping at different places to pick up alcohol lol. Apparently they'd been doing it every Sunday, I think since corona started.
It was pretty cool to see though.

The next day we went to check out the Sawara Historical District and after reaching our destination we decided to take a break at a cafe. We ordered a shaved ice and some sort of soda. They were both really delicious, especially the shaved ice. It was some sort of flavor using tea from Kyoto and milk. I forget what it was called exactly though.

We also stopped by the former residence of Inoh Tadataka, the famous Japanese cartographer.
It was quite interesting seeing where he lived.
After visiting his residence, we to the nearby museum and learned about his life and everything he did.

I was pretty blown away by how incredible he actually was. I was a bit surprised that I hadn't learned much about him when I was studying the history of Japan, but after visiting the museum I'm convinced he was truly a genius.

Unfortunately I couldn’t take pictures inside of the museum, but seeing all of the tools that he used to draw maps and learning how they worked was really interesting.
On top of that, the maps he drew were unbelievably accurate.
I think it mentioned somewhere that his maps were used until the 1900's, despite being drawn several hundred years prior.
His cartography was only one of the endeavors he pursued as well. There were also some documents that explained how he helped his town get through the famine, and also documents detailing how he dealt with local lords imposing taxes on his town.

Besides the museum, we also took a boat ride through the canal that ran through the historical district.
The canal was quite nice, and you could see the historical buildings that lined the sides of it while going through it.
We had to lower the cover on the boat for several bridges as the water level was quite high due to the recent rains, but that just made the experience even more memorable.

The tour guide on the boat mentioned how when the canal was used back in the Edo period, it was incredibly busy and boats would have been bumping into each other constantly while passing through.

During the boat ride through the canal I noticed some interesting statues on various lanterns and decided to check them out. They all turned out to be interesting and unique.

We ended our trip by having a late lunch near the historical district.
We had planned to take a train back to Tokyo but missed it by a few minutes.
Fortunately, a bus arrived at the perfect time and so we rode that back to Tokyo. It was much better than the crowded trains.

Overall it was a really good day-trip style excursion and I definitely recommend it!
Managed to find 2 poke lids too!

I forgot to post this photo as it wasn't at Asukayama Park, but it was on the way.

As we were walking to Asukayama Park we looked over the side of this bridge and I saw this small little garden and just thought it was really nice.

To the right of the garden there's a small French bistro that looked like a nice quiet place to grab a bite to eat but it wasn't open at the time.

I was curious so I did a little research about the place and it turns out the chef used to work at the Imperial Hotel for more than 20 years. It makes sense too, because I looked at some of the food they serve at this bistro and it looks pretty darn good. I'd love to stop by when it's open. Hopefully next time I'm in the area!

フランス料理
French

蒼@東京都港区西麻布
Ao@Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

蒼
03-6434-9829
東京都港区西麻布3-21-3 オリンピアード麻布霞坂 2F
Ao
+81 3-6434-9829
Olympiad Azabu Kasumizaka 2F, 3-21-3 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

フランス料理
French

エクアトゥール@東京都港区元麻布
Equateur@Motoazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

エクアトゥール
東京都港区元麻布3-6-34 カーム元麻布 2Ｆ
Equateur
Calm Motoazabu 2F, 3-6-34 Motoazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

フランス料理
French

長谷川 稔＠東京都港区南麻布
Restaurant Hasegawa Minoru＠Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

長谷川 稔
03-6712-7762
東京都港区南麻布4-5-66
Restaurant Hasegawa Minoru
+81 3-6712-7762
4-5-66 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

フランス料理
French

ボニュ＠東京都渋谷区代々木
Bon.nu＠Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

ボニュ
080-7811-3570
東京都渋谷区代々木4-22-17 クイーンズ代々木 1F
+81 80-7811-3570
Queens Yoyogi 1F, 4-22-17 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Wow, that's awesome. I never would have expected that Loui Vuitton would open a café. Surprised I didn't hear about this sooner tbh. Not surprising that they opened in Japan though. Japan has the best cafe's I've ever been to, bar none, so I can imagine that the food is just out of this world as well. It's interesting they went for a French dining restaurant/café instead of just a restaurant, but maybe they decided to go with a café because of Japan's awesome café culture. I'd love to check this place out, but it might be a liiittle bit above my budget so that'll probably have to wait unfortunately? It looks like those are truffles in the picture too so I don't even want to know how much that box itself is worth?

フランス料理
French

ビストロ ネモ@東京都渋谷区広尾
Bistro Némot@Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

ビストロ ネモ
050-5597-9750
東京都渋谷区広尾5-4-16 EAT PLAY WORKS 2F
Bistro Némot
+81 3-6447-7131
EAT PLAY WORKS 2F, 5-4-16 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

フランス料理
French

パトゥ＠東京都港区麻布台
Patous＠Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

パトゥ
03-6807-4820
東京都港区麻布台3-4-14 麻布台マンション 1F
Patous
+81 3-6807-4820
Azabudai Mansion 1F, 3-4-14 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Wow, that looks amazing. French food is usually already really pretty but with the Japanese touch it's really something else. I really like that you can see the Japanese twist with things like the small ramen/chashu dish and the food carving that seems to be a specialty of Japan. I was watching Grand Maison Tokyo last year with my girlfriend and it was really cool watching what the French cuisine industry might look like in Japan and I guess just the top of the food industry in general. I haven't had French cuisine much lately myself (I'm more of an Italian kind of guy), but maybe once valentines day comes around I'll make a dinner reservation. To be fair this Craftale place actually seems pretty affordable considering what they're offering. A fancy dinner course for ¥10,000 is quite reasonable.

フランス料理
French

クラフタル＠東京都目黒区青葉台
CRAFTALE＠Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan

クラフタル
03-6277-5813
東京都目黒区青葉台1-16-11 2F
CRAFTALE
+81 3-6277-5813
2F, 1-16-11 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan

フレンチ
French

ラ クレ トーキョー＠東京
La clé Tokyo＠Tokyo, Japan