Wanted to surprise my husband on our trip to Japan and we hadn’t had a Michelin star experience before, so I booked lunch at Hommage.
The cost per person was rather affordable (16,000 yen pp / $109 US) for a Michelin 2-star 🌟🌟 restaurant. This is only food, doesn’t include the wine you see above.
Reservation was easy to get as well.
The restaurant is located in a somewhat residential area so while walking you can’t quite picture it there. But when you enter – the experience starts.
They start by taking your coat and asking if you want to use the rest room. Which is equipped with everything from floss to some cute body kits.
The presentation of the food was exceptional.
The first dish, fresh mozzarella cheese with beetroot sauce sounds bleh but comes in the egg shape thing you see above and is bursts with flavours you’ve never had.
Squid tartar and fresh caviar was yummy too.
Roasted pork was so-so but maybe it’s because I’m not much of a pork eater.
Rice puff ice cream was delicious. If you’re Indian like me, it tastes a bit funky first because we’re used to growing up and eating rice puffs as snacks. But it does taste yummy!
The sorbet in the end was crisp and flavourful.
What made the experience totally fulfilling was ending with coffee, chocolate, and local dessert. The dessert was so good.
One misconception I had was that you don’t fill up in a Michelin star because the quantity isn’t much. That’s not true, because even though I didn’t eat my main entirely I was so full that they packed the dessert cookies for me.
Highly recommend!
by Lychee444