Don’t judge this all-white coffee shop by its less-than-colorful appearance! In addition to serving incredible pastries, the young Japanese chef Megumi Takehana (ex-Nanashi) whips up multicolored, border-hopping savory dishes. For us, the day we went for lunch: an electrifying salad that combined marinated cucumber, watermelon, tomato, red onion, feta and olives; an incredible donburi with grilled pork loin, a powerful jus de viande, zucchini, rice and chimichurri sauce – more appealing than the bento box filled with beef meatballs in ponzu sauce; before roasted apricots with Greek yogurt whipped cream and a matcha crumble for dessert. At night, it’s all about Japanese tapas: slow-roasted leeks cooked in dashi; bluefin tuna with a shiso sauce and pickled red onions; black sesame chiffon cake with mascarpone cream… // Renaud Fuego
FEELING THIRSTY? Hot, cold, near, far, and all sorts of drinkable colors: homemade lemonade (€5), IPA from La Brasserie Fondamentale (€6 for 330 ml), an organic Loire red produced by Timothée Delalle (€6.50 a glass), a natural Valpolicella from Corte Bravi (€38 a bottle)…
PRICE: Bento boxes €14-15, à la carte €29-34 (lunch), tapas €3-15 (dinner).
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