When there is a restaurant in town that bears your name, you are of course obliged to give it a try (and maybe take pictures in front of its sign).
I stumbled upon this restaurant in the Gyre building (I often refer to it as the Chanel building) in Omotesando one day and decided to go in for lunch.
The interior
I loved the atmosphere of the space. The interior was simple and sleek but I especially loved their out-door terrace with lovely views on to the tree-lined Omotesando avenue.
The terrace
They do have a quite reasonable set menu for lunch starting at 1300 yen. I took the 3 course menu while my friends tried the four course menu. This is what we got for our appetizers…
A salmon terrine
Some smoked chicken cuts
Salad
Followed by some pasta. I had the meat ragu pasta which I thought tasted pretty good, and my friends tried the risotto and tomato based pasta.
Meat ragu pasta
Mushroom risotto
Tomato pasta with beans
Then came the main course. There was a choice of lamb or fish. My friend decided to try the fish.
Fish main course
We then each tried a different dessert.
Chocolate cake
The tiramisu
To be honest, the food really wasn’t that remarkable. But I loved the atmosphere of the place and will definitely be back to dine on their lovely terrace.
BIANCA. 4F Gyre, 5-10-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. Phone : 03 6418 6771
