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Héritage by Kei Kobayashi is a French kitchen at 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, in Tokyo, and it holds one Michelin star in the Michelin Guide Tokyo 2026. The restaurant sits within Tokyo Midtown and serves modern French cooking shaped by Japanese ingredients.
Kobayashi trained under Gilles Goujon and Alain Ducasse before opening Restaurant KEI in Paris in 2011. That French foundation carries through the menu, where classical technique meets Japanese produce. Ingredients stay local, seasonal and high quality, and the signature course Bijoux draws on the richness of Japan's terroir through French gastronomy.
The private dining room seats eight and suits intimate gatherings as well as private parties. The main room has white tablecloths and oversized floral arrangements, a formal setting that still feels easy to settle into. Forbes Travel Guide awards the restaurant Four-Star (2026), and every table faces the windows, so ask for a window seat for the city views.
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Chef Kobayashi brings more than two decades of French fine-dining expertise to his eponymous Roppongi restaurant. In equally important supporting roles are Japanese-born, French-trained chefs Teruki Murashima and Mayumi Kobori.The ever-evolving menu at Héritage By Kei Kobayashiis a celebration of French tradition with a modern twist. Dishes are designed as lighter versions of their sometimes ultra-rich inspiration, allowing ingredients rather than sauces or accompaniments to take center stage.Among the culinary highlights at Héritage By Kei Kobayashi is a signature roasted pigeon with liver sauce that uses every part of the bird to minimize food waste.The newly revamped interiors evoke the feel of a formal dining room — the space is certainly elegant with its white tablecloths and oversized floral arrangements yet inviting enough to ease you into an evening of enchanting plates.The Tokyo restaurant optimizes its sky-high location by facing every table toward the windows so you can enjoy city views while you dine. Be sure to request a window-side seat for uninterrupted vistas.
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