SÉZANNE, Chiyoda City: Photos, Reviews & Location

At a glance

#1 of 3 Bars in Chiyoda City #13 of 22 French restaurants in Chiyoda City

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.18

0.4 km from the center of Chiyoda City

Rating breakdown

5 ★62%
4 ★16%
3 ★7%
2 ★7%
1 ★8%

1 Chome-11-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-6277, Japan

sezanne.tokyo

+81 3-5222-5810

Quick facts

What is the rating of SÉZANNE?: SÉZANNE is rated 4.2 out of 5 based on 122 reviews.
How does SÉZANNE rank in Chiyoda City?: SÉZANNE is #1 of 3 Bars in Chiyoda City by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is SÉZANNE located?: 1 Chome-11-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-6277, Japan — 0.4 km from the center of Chiyoda City.
How can I contact SÉZANNE?: Phone: +81 3-5222-5810 · Website: sezanne.tokyo

May 2023 - A wonderful and very well rounded three star dinner. Top quality ingredients, in a beautiful setting executed perfectly. Wine pairing was good, but not particularly memorable for me. Would return.

Lisa Hu 2023 Sep 06

The food at Sezanne was extremely underwhelming. Some dishes were flat out bad — one was a slimy tomato jelly with bell peppers, topped with jellyfish and a white cream sauce. I’m all for unique combinations of flavors, but that was not it. There was also a puff pastry with mushroom and cream sauce dish that lacked flavor; the mushroom tasted like it was just boiled with no salt or any seasoning. The most disappointing dish was probably the main course, a poached chicken dish. You really don’t expect to get chicken breast as your main course when eating a $250 USD/person michelin starred meal. It would’ve been redeemable if the chicken was amazing, but it was definitely far from that. The chicken was chewy, almost like a spongey texture. The flavor lacked salt and had a strong rosemary essence. There was a soggy bread included drenched in sauce, and the entire dish reminded me of a bad US thanksgiving turkey dinner. It was extremely disappointing. Desserts were all just ok. One of the desserts was a coconut pudding based dessert, and i’m not a huge coconut person so I personally didn’t like it, but i’m aware that’s just personal preference.

Overall, the flavors and quality of the food were very poor. I would give the food a 1/5 for it being of this price and for the michelin title. We have had much better food for a fraction of the price.

The cadence of the meals was odd. Sometimes we would get dishes immediately served after the previous, and other times we would get a dish 30 minutes after the previous. The entire meal took 3 hours and 15 minutes.

The ambiance is great. Beautiful decor and scenery. The staff are kind.

Gaurav Bhargava 2023 Aug 13

Highlights:
- sleek beige decor
- excellent service
- the chef came to chat with us after the meal
- the menu changes as per the season/ingredients available. there is no menu until the very end when you are given a print out
- besides a couple more adventurous dishes (jellyfish and venison) the dishes were delicious and filling
- the desserts (three courses) were fantastic

Lunch cost approximately 550 USD for two without any alcohol pairing.

Tristan Leong 2023 Aug 06

I have recently visited Sezanne on Aug 6. And there are a few dishes which we really like particularly the main course of Chicken. However, there’s another note which my friends and I have noticed, which is a rather incoherence among dishes. More than half of the dishes carry strong flavour. They could all be signature dishes individually but when they come in consecutively, my taste buds can’t really enjoy it as much particularly during summer. I have enjoyed Belon in HK a lot and I came over with high expectations but I have to say I was a little disappointed. In all, I just hope to reflect to you how we feel which is not a common comments for Michelin restaurants.

Veronica Phua 2023 Jul 15

I had sky-high expectations because Sézanne had been voted the top restaurant in the Land of the Rising Sun at The World’s 50 Best’s 2023. They were exceeded.
Structured like an Omakase, it is their valued partnerships with suppliers that is stated in the leaflet you receive upon being seated.
Service at this modern and elegant establishment, lit beautifully by sunlight in the day, is top-notch – cool, calm and knowledgeable.
The food was beyond exquisite. Please watch my Reel and read all the details in my post on Instagram: @veronicaphua

Vincent T 2023 Jun 10

A good progression between dishes and some very interesting combinations of flavors, however though all ingredients were top quality and well prepared, it lacks complexity in mouth. You don’t really get any explosion of flavors.
Our favorite was the avocado with caviar.
The wine list is great with some great bottles at reasonable price. The in house sommelier is of great advice and likes to share his passion.
It would have been great to see the menu before hand. Since the cadence of dishes was a bit off towards the end, we asked for the bill and to our surprise two more desserts were on the way.
It would also have avoided a bad surprise when I got served a white fish when I specifically said that I don’t eat fish, especially white ones. The misunderstand coming from the junior waitress not very comfortable with English and couldn’t list properly which dishes contained sea food. This is not really acceptable in this kind of restaurant. Luckily the service got saved by a more senior waitress who came to chat with us at the end and left a great impression.

D S 2023 May 27

Well deserving of its title. An incredible food journey. Amazing produce all treated impeccably. All flavours were interesting yet familiar. The attention to detail in all aspects of this restaurant are noted. Service was impeccable from the staff to the chef coming to talk to each table at the end of the evening. A restaurant worth visiting.

Ariel J. 2023 May 03

Didn’t meet our expectations considering its price and reputation. First of all, the dining experience could have been better if the menu is presented in the first place (instead of when all dishes were served) so we can have a clearer idea of the concept and ingredients, which were unfortunately not clearly communicated verbally by the waiter/waitress likely due to language reason. Food-wise was above average and the menu didn’t seem sufficiently cohesive to me. Some sauces didn’t go well with the ingredients chosen, which over-complicated the flavour. My personal favourites are the bisen shamo and grape jelly. Lastly the dining environment was a little too noisy.