2 japanese rooms in Paris we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Paris | Japanese across every city.
Japanese food has a deep footprint in Paris, from the ramen and izakaya rooms around Rue Sainte-Anne to fine-dining kitchens led by Japanese chefs trained in the French tradition. The crossover between the two cuisines runs both ways. Restaurant KEI near Les Halles in the 1st arrondissement holds three Michelin stars under a chef who fuses the two, while Le Rigmarole in the 11th works a Japanese-inflected grill.
Le Rigmarole ★ 4.6
11e · 10 Rue du Grand Prieuré, 75011 Paris
Le Rigmarole in Paris pairs Robert Compagnon's binchotan yakitori grill with Jessica Yang's hand-rolled pasta. A nightly tasting menu only, no a la carte.
Restaurant KEI ★ 4.7
5 Rue Coq Héron, 75001 Paris
Kei Kobayashi's Restaurant KEI in Paris was the first restaurant cooked by a Japanese chef in France to hold three Michelin stars, awarded in 2020.