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La Tour d'Argent
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| Cuisine | Classic French | ||
| Hours | Tues-Sun 5:30-10:30pm (last reservation accepted for 8:30pm) | ||
| Address | 4-1 Kioi-cho | ||
| Location | Hotel New Otani, Chiyoda-ku, Akasaka | ||
| Transportation | Station: Akasaka-mitsuke or Nagatacho (3 min.) | ||
| Reservations | Reservations required | ||
| Phone | 03/3239-3111 | ||
| Web site | www.newotani.co.jp/en | ||
| Prices | Main dishes ¥6,500-¥12,500 ($54-$104/£27-£53); set dinners ¥21,000-¥29,000 ($174-$241/£88-£122) | ||
| Credit Cards | AE, DC, MC, V | ||
Frommer's Review
Here's the place to dine if you're celebrating a very special occasion, are on a hefty expense account, or fancy yourself a jet-setter. Opened in 1984, La Tour d'Argent is the authentic sister to the one in Paris, which opened back in 1582 and was visited twice by Japan's former emperor, Hirohito. Entrance to the Tokyo restaurant is through an impressive hallway with a plush interior and displays of tableware used in the Paris establishment throughout the centuries. The dining hall looks like an elegant Parisian drawing room. The service is superb, and the food is excellent. The specialty here is roast duckling -- it meets its untimely end at the age of 3 weeks and is flown to Japan from Brittany. Other dishes on the menu, which changes seasonally, may include lobster or Kobe beef sirloin.
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