A note on the words: fresh truffles are fragrant edible fungi prized in French cuisine, served shaved over warm pasta and risotto to release their aroma. Ragu is a slow-cooked meat sauce, here made with duck, and chataigne is the French word for chestnut, specifically sourced from the Correze department in south-central France. Tagliatelle is a ribbon-shaped egg pasta, and sorbet is a refreshing frozen dessert.
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Artisan de la TRUFFE Paris on Tabelog (English) — opening hours, payment details and the Japanese address are kept up to date there, not here.
Hello, this is Hangover Meshi. Wandering around Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi for the first time in a while looking for lunch, I found a truffle specialty restaurant tucked away in the back of the ground floor. Huh? Was there always a shop like this here? I wondered, and looking closer it seemed delicious, so I decided to go in. Its name is “Artisan de la TRUFFE Paris”. The interior is spotless, they took my coat at the entrance, and it is a genuinely well-run establishment!
MENU A — 3,300 yen
MENU B — 5,500 yen
MENU C — 7,700 yen
Since it is truffles, I wondered if it might be quite pricey, but it seems lunch starts from 3,300 yen.
The difference is whether it includes a main dish or not, perhaps? Since it was my first visit, I started by choosing MENU A for 3,300 yen!
Now, I felt like tea, so I ordered a cold tea!
Then the bread was brought out.
You dip it in olive oil to eat, and the bread itself has the wonderful scent of truffles.
Such an impressive portion! A portion so generous you wonder, wait, is it really okay to get this much?
And the dressing is astonishingly good. The chicken is juicy and tender, and this salad is exceedingly delicious. Wait, was this a salad specialty shop? I could almost leave satisfied just with this, ha. Truly impressive.
For MENU A, you can choose whichever you like from pasta and risotto.
- Spaghetti with duck ragu, French Correze chataigne chestnuts, and fresh truffle
- Risotto lavishly made with fresh truffle
- Tagliatelle in cream sauce with fresh truffle
I wondered what to choose, but decided to try the spaghetti with ragu.
And here is what came out. It is covered with a generous shaving of fresh truffle! The fragrance of truffle and the ragu sauce go together wonderfully. If you put too much truffle on, it can become overpowering and lose some elegance, but this dish brought out the truffle aroma with just the right balance. Delicious.
By the way, here is the risotto.
I was given a bite of it, and this too was outstandingly good.
The cheese is intensely rich and creamy. The scent of truffle serves as an accent, making it remarkably delicious. In fact, this is food completely meant to be paired with wine! I should have come when I could drink alcohol!
For dessert, you could choose from three kinds, and I went with the sorbet.
Dessert here is taken seriously too. The moderately sweet cream and the sorbet paired together very nicely, and it was delicious!
By the way, I have forgotten what this one was, but it looks delicious too!
And finally, coffee was served, concluding the course.
Man, thoroughly satisfied. Truly, every single dish that came out was delicious, and the portions were ample. In fact, if a main dish had followed all this, I might not even have had room for it. That huge salad, truffle pasta, serious dessert, and coffee, all for 3,300 yen. And since everything was so tasty, the value is so good you almost wonder if they are charging enough. If you are inviting someone special out for lunch in Roppongi, this is an excellent choice! Definitely one to keep in mind!
Artisan de la TRUFFE Paris (French / Nogizaka Station, Roppongi Station, Roppongi Itchome Station)
Tabelog lunch rating ★★★☆☆ 3.7
I ate here and paid for it myself. Nothing on this site is a comped meal.
One more for the road?
