il Pregio in Yoyogi Uehara
We had dinner at Il Pregio, an Italian restaurant in Yoyogi Uehara, which was awarded one star in the 2014 and 2015 editions of the Michelin Guide Tokyo.
From the small, pasta-lit restaurant, you can see the chef at work in the kitchen, and the sommelier is attentive to your needs. Without hesitation, we decided on a wine pairing here. We decided to enjoy everything on our own.
First of all, we were impressed by this sommelier's careful explanation. He explained both the dishes and the wines thoroughly, raising our expectations before we ate or drank. And the quality did not disappoint. From the first amuse, I was so impressed that I couldn't help but groan.
I will omit my impressions of each dish for the sake of those who will be going there in the future, but all of the dishes betrayed our expectations in a good way.
The course menu is as follows.
Inizio (2 amuses).
Capsicum of fresh onion/rice taegore, homemade mascarpone, fresh onion, ayu fish roe and Uruka.
Chickpea purée and soybean flour, sweet shrimp and sage oil.
Antipasti (3 appetizers)
Sautéed white asparagus with lactic acid fermented white asparagus emulsion
Lily root gnocchi with basil and basil
Pumpkin and foie gras, rich and light.
Primi Piatti (Pasta/Orzotto)
Tajarin - natural wild vegetables from the Shirakami Mountains.
Orzotto with firefly squid, pickled ginger, marjoram and artichoke purée.
Secondo Piatto (main dish)
Roasted Hokkaido veal with king shiitake crema and mustard seed accents. . Pre Dolce (Mouthfuls)
Cassatina (ricotta, celery, pine nuts)
Dolce (Dessert)
Pecorino cheese torta with thyme gelato
The main course was served and explained by Chef Iwatsubo himself.
I heard that the course changes every two months, so I would like to visit in June next time.
The best Italian food in Yoyogi Uehara!
Thank you very much for the food!
If you don't drink and don't add anything, it won't cost you more than 20,000 yen, so this is an excellent restaurant with this quality and at this price.
The nigiri are
Japanese Spanish mackerel
Sea Squid
Sea bream
Sardine
Bincho tuna (smoked)
Pickled red meat
Medium fatty tuna
O-toro (large fatty tuna)
Small skin
Sea Urchin
Tiger Prawn
The squid was hard,