Quintessence is a
Michelin 3-star Japanese
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restaurant in
Shinagawa
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The Ward refers to itself as Shinagawa City in English. The Ward is home to ten embassies.
, the Ward had an estimated population of 380,293 and a population density of 16,510 persons per km2. The total are ...
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Japan
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It is difficult to reserve a table in the restaurant and has been listed as among the 50 best restaurants in Asia by
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The head chef is Shuzo Kishida from
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...
. Kishida worked for
L'Astrance Astrance is a restaurant in Paris, France
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in
Paris
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and studied French culinary arts.
In 2019, food from Quintessence was featured in the Japanese TV drama ''
Grand Maison Tokyo''.
The production team of ''Grand Maison Tokyo'' consulted Chef Shuzo Kishida on the design of the menu items as seen being served in the titular restaurant in the drama.
See also
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List of French restaurants
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List of Michelin three starred restaurants
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Restaurants in Tokyo
Michelin Guide starred restaurants in Japan
French restaurants in Japan
Restaurants established in 2006
2006 establishments in Japan
Fusion cuisine
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