Locale

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Lovely little spot for brunch, offering delicately prepared dishes that, while rooted in staple Western flavors, feel light and refined. The shop itself is quite small and has become very popular, so I’d highly recommend making a reservation in advance to secure a spot! (Even though the reservation system is a bit annoying because it’s through tablecheck.com and you have to do a 1,000¥ deposit per person in case you cancel or don’t show up to your reservation. But showing up without a reservation can take a bit of waiting!)

My wife and I decided to find something a little less ostentatious following evenings at Narisawa and the Pizza Bar on 38th — and we’re so glad we did. Locale is a quaint location with humble decor and the most excellent of food. There was not a single dish that we weren’t impressed by whether it be the roast carrot radicchio with a carrot leaf sauce to die for, the avocado with lentils, cilantro, and shibazuke yogurt, or the fukudome pork with Napa cabbage and beets — we could go on, but you get the picture. We wish Chef Katie and the team continued success and will definitely find our way back here if we end up in Tokyo again.

My absolutely favorite brunch place in the whole city. Their avocado toast is genuinely amazing yet simple. The staff is always welcoming and friendly, makes you feel like home

Absolutely adore this place. Love what chef Katy is doing with farm to table here in Tokyo and working with local farmers to bring fresh ingredients to an ever changing menu. Stepping into her restaurant and seeing the kitchen really brought me back to dining at Chez Panisse. Loved the vegetable forward flavors and focus on letting the ingredients themselves shine through. Wine selection was quite nice as well. Highly recommend!

Small little brunch place that offers high quality dishes that have a unique twist in either ingredients or preparation. You can literally watch the team make your food in front of you, and you can see how carefully and with love for the food they do it. It‘s a bit of a wait since the place is popular and offers limited seating but it‘s worth the wait - once you‘re inside, the order is processed quickly. We had the wagyu burger and the sour note of the salad balanced out the fatty meat patty perfectly.