"Chef Soichi Furuya cooks classic French in a warm Shirokanedai house that long held a Michelin star — ideal for a date."
Requinquer opened in November 2009 on a back lane off Platinum Street in Shirokanedai, Minato, and grew into one of the area's most-loved neighbourhood French rooms. Chef-owner Soichi Furuya, who trained in Paris and cooked at Bistro de la Cité, held one Michelin star here across the 2015 to 2023 Tokyo guides, with a Bib Gourmand before that.
Furuya cooks classic French with a light, modern hand and a habit of turning off-spec farm vegetables into soups and crêpes. The house terrine de foie gras is the dish regulars return for, and the cooking stays generous rather than fussy. Dinner courses run JPY 15,600 and JPY 24,800; lunch starts at JPY 6,200.
The restaurant sits at Shirokanedai 5-17-11, about four minutes from Shirokanedai station.
Requinquer is a small one-house restaurant, warm and informal, where Furuya often greets regulars himself. It seats a few dozen across a single low-lit room, which makes it as suited to a quiet date as to a small celebration. Dinner needs booking.
Book Requinquer for a date: the room is small and warm, the French cooking is comforting rather than showy, and the JPY 15,600 menu makes a serious kitchen feel approachable. For more, see our Tokyo dining guide and the global best French restaurants.
Not for a big group or a fast, casual bite — this is a small, set-menu French house where one chef cooks for the room, so come for two and plan to linger.
Yes — Requinquer is one of Shirokanedai's warmest French rooms. Chef-owner Soichi Furuya held one Michelin star here from 2015 to 2023, and dinner courses at JPY 15,600 make a serious kitchen approachable. The cooking is classic and generous rather than showy. Book ahead; the single room is small.
Requinquer is known for chef Soichi Furuya's classic French cooking and its terrine de foie gras, the dish regulars return for. Opened in 2009 in Shirokanedai, it held a Michelin star across the 2015 to 2023 Tokyo guides and is loved as a warm, one-house neighbourhood restaurant rather than a formal fine-dining room.
Dinner courses at Requinquer run JPY 15,600 and JPY 24,800, while lunch starts at about JPY 6,200. That makes it one of the more accessible Michelin-pedigree French rooms in Tokyo. It seats only a few dozen in a single room in Shirokanedai, so dinner reservations are recommended.
Yes. Requinquer's small, low-lit single room, warm service and comforting French menu make it a strong date choice in Tokyo, and the JPY 15,600 course keeps the evening relaxed rather than high-stakes. See our best restaurants for a first date for more.
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