Ken Kawasaki

Ken  Kawasaki is a famous chef from Hiroshima and he’s just opened an outpost in Paris that bears his name.

He’s only in Paris once a month to supervise the cooking and bring Japanese ingredients to his two disciples who do the actual cooking in Paris.

Ken Kawasaki is the new sensational French restaurant headed by a Japanese chef. Our dinner there on Saturday, October 8^th 2016 was a delight in every sense, from the minimalist 14-seat interior to the design of the furniture, the plates and most notably the glasses!

Ken Kawasaki’s recipes were interpreted to perfection by his two disciples. The guests have a unique set menu of nine dishes from amuse-bouche to dessert (and mignardises) for 70 euros.  Every dish was finely cooked and presented, the ingredients were first rated and high quality. In our opinion, three dishes stood out: first, the sashimi squid with turnip on orange sauce;  second, the shitake mushroom (that flavor!) on blown rice sauce of roasted soya; and last but not least, the dessert foam of chestnut, sarasin caramelized, pear served with a sorbet of Pastis.

We did not opt for the sake pairing and instead chose an excellent sake from the list.  The wine list is short but well selected.

The service was calm, the Japanese-speaking French maître d’ and sommelier was very helpful and knowledgeable about Japanese products and culture (he lived in Japan for five years).

Ken Kawasaki is a must visit for aficionados of Japanese cooking and culture.

Ken Kawaski 

15, rue Caulaincourt

7518 Paris

Metro : Lamarck Caulaincourt.

Tél : 09 70 95 98 32