Sunday, December 7, 2008

Omotesando Niigata-Kan N'ESPACE 表参道・新潟館

When you think about Omotesando/Harajuku area, you may think about cool places. For example, night clubs, bars, restaurants, and expensive stores. Since Omotesando Hills were opened, Omotesando has become the hottest place in Tokyo. When I think about Omotesando, I think about Niigata Prefecture. Right behind of Omotesando Hills, there's Niigata's Antenna shop "Omotesando Niigata-Kan N'ESPACE." The 1st floor of the shop is selling Niigata's foods and special products. Niigata is really famous for Sake. They have a lot of good stock of them. Please check their website at http://www.nico.or.jp/nespace/
The B1 floor is their reastaurant "Syoku Raku En." It is really good restaurant with Omotesando/Minami Aoyama atomosphere. I've only been there for lunches; but, the restaurant has a really good mood in there. The Entire room is lighted really sofetly with Jazz music. It is really good for a date.
Mochi Buta Hamburg Zen(もち豚ハンバーグ膳)
Anyway, the Niigata born ingredients are used for the foods in there. I had a Pork Hamburg Lunch(Mochi Buta Hamburg Zen) . The pork, which is really great, is from Niigata. The pork's called Echigo Mochi buta. I drank a litlle bit of Koshi no Kagetora(Sake). As I said earlier, Niigata is really famous for sake. Sake is made from Rice. Many people admit that Niigata has the best brands in rice. That may be the reason their 100% rice sake is really fruity. I also ordered a bottle of Echigo beer, Niigata's Local brand beer, too. I really feel happy when I can eat and drink local brands in a restaurant like Syoku Raku En. I was really happy when I found the Niigata brand beer in the menu.
Echigo Beer Yuuki Saibai Premium(越後ビール有機栽培プレミアム)
Niigata has a famous brand for Tofu. It's Echigo Tofu. The Lunch has a Echigo Dofu menu for "Echigo Dofu Steak Zen." It's really healthy and great.
Echigo Dofu Steak Zen(越後豆腐ステーキ膳)
When you heard that Niigata has local brand pork, you need to try pork Cutlet. "Mochi Buta Tonkatsu Zen" is really great pork cutlet lunch. If you wanna know more about Syoku Raku En, please go to their website at http://niigata-shokurakuen.com/ They have a really great point card system. You can save money with the certain points.
Mochi Buta Tonkatsu Zen(もち豚とんかつ膳)
N'ESPACE has a one more restaurant "Seikouan." Seikouan, operated by Niigata Grand Hotel, is more luxualy(still sounds reasonable price) Japanese (Niigata) restraurant. You can check them out at http://www.nico.or.jp/nespace/tenpo_3.html
表参道や原宿と いうと何を思い浮かべますか?表参道ヒルズがオープンして以降、東京で最もお洒落になったこのエリア。高級ブティック、お洒落なレストランやバー、クラブとかを想像すると思います。けれど、自分の場合は表参道をイメージすれば、何と言っても新潟県です。表参道ヒルズの真裏に新潟県のアンテナショップ表参道新潟館ネスパスがあります。1階では新潟の食材、酒、物産品が販売されています。http://www.nico.or.jp/nespace/
Souveniors from N'ESPACE(ネスパスで買ったお土産)
地下には、レストラン食楽園があります。食楽園は新潟の食材を使ったものを食べさせてくれます。ランチにしか行った事がないのですが、とってもお洒落なお店です。ジャズが流れる店内の照明は落としぎみで、とっても表参道・南青山な雰囲気を醸し出しています。デートにとっても良い所だと思います。
さて、自分が頼んだのはもち豚ハンバーグ膳。新潟名産の越後もち豚がとってもおいしいです。越後ビールの有機栽培プレミアムを一本頼み、越の影虎特別純米酒を少し味わいました。地元の食材はもちろん、地ビールとか地酒とかが食楽園のようなレストランで楽しめるのはありがたいことですね。越後ビールをメニューで見つけたときは、ホントに幸せでした。
越後豆腐を使った越後豆腐ステーキ膳もヘルシーでとってもおいしいです。
豚肉といえば、何と言ってもカツですね。もち豚とんかつ膳はとってもおいしいです。食楽園のホームページはhttp://niigata-shokurakuen.com/ 食楽園にはすごくお得なポイントカードがあります。あっ、と言う間にポイントが貯まってしまい、節約できます。
ネスパスは新潟グランドホテルの経営する静香庵という会席料理などの高級な日本料理(それでも良心的な価格設定だと思います)レストランもあります。http://www.nico.or.jp/nespace/tenpo_3.html

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