Le Sputnik

Absolutely a hidden gem with an incredible ambience and striking creativity. Every dish felt like a miniature work of art—visually stunning without ever compromising on taste. For many of the dishes, each bite offered delightful surprises, with unexpected combinations of flavors and textures that kept me intrigued from start to finish. Through the meal, I could resonate with the restaurant’s vision and passion for food. I genuinely believe they deserve more than a star in the Michelin guide and I’m excited to witness their continued rise and success in the following years to come.

I always wanted to try the rose made with chips and foie gras. It is a feast of eyes and taste buds, beautifully presented yet so delicious. Highly recommend

OCT 2024 Came here for dinner with a reservation. It is an omakase course where the staffs will explain each dish as it is being served. The menu consist of amuse bouche, appetizers, freshly baked bread, a pasta and a vegetable dish, signature foie gras parfait, a fish and a meat dish and desserts. Everything was delicious, the appetizers were unique, especially the taco with fish and fig which was surprisingly very tasty. The ravioli, tilefish and venison were cooked perfectly. The signature foie gras parfait was beautifully plated and formed into a rose with petals made of beetroot crisps which adds a contrasting texture to the smooth foie gras; it was pretty good at first but was too rich half way through. Desserts including the petit four were all great, not too sweet. Overall it was a quality meal for the price, pacing of the course was good and the staffs were friendly and attentive.

Recommended by a friend, this was a most special dining experience. We ate a lunch sitting, with 9 courses. Each was absolute perfection. The matched wine complimented exactly. The space feels private, and relaxing. The staff are welcoming, and explained each dish. A wonderful place to celebrate a special occasion. I took heaps of photos, and will leave you with just 2!

Every dishes are very creative and delicious. The young server provided excellent service to us. He explained every dishes in details. We really appreciated his service.

Awesome restaurant. Its hard to put it in words, one of my favorite dining experiences ever. The food is amazing. They change up the menu quite a bit but it never disappoints. Ive been here 3 tines and it seems like its getting better every single time. I usually go for lunch because you get similar items for half the price. All of the items are extremely creative and kind of force you out of your comfort zone. The waitstaff knew enough english to explain the courses to us.

Excellent food and presentation! There is no menu you can track so what that means is every dish will be a surprise. Most memorable dishes: Baby Ayu, Rose foiegras, and first dessert. The downside is, resto atmosphere is quite bright for a dinner setting. A very bright light was on my head. Only four tables but the sound was quite obvious. Wine selection by glass was quite limited. The food could be two stars, but the overall atmosphere will be hard to go to two**

modern french restaurant with attentive to services. Very well presented dishes and tasteful, not too overwhelming not too subtle, that is well balanced. The kitchen seems to be very busy even it is not fully seated. The manager did his best to explain the dishes in english and he's good too.

六本木駅が近い。ルスプートニクとはロシア語で同行者という意味。お客さんが同店が提供するたびの同行者という意味合いもある。 高橋シェフの料理はプレゼンテーションの強さがある、遊び心がありつつ基本の部分も忠実に。テーブルに運んでからソースをかけたり、蓋を取って香りを嗅がせてくれたり、アマゾンカカオを削ってくれたりと味覚以外にも訴えまくってくれた。 フレンチで珍しい万願寺とうがらし、タイカレー、マッシュルームのアイスクリーム等が出てきて楽しさもきちんと。 会食や記念日に利用したい。

I have not had this much fun at a French restaurant in a while. Spent the entire meal smiling at chef Takahashi's inventive and playful French/Japanese cuisine. Opened in the summer of 2015, Le Sputnik received their first Michelin star in less than a year. The interior is welcoming and relaxed with warm lighting and a peak into the kitchen. The staff made everything very comfortable and explained the dishes thoroughly while the sommelier paired everything very well. The pairings were white heavy (personally I prefer red) but I could not find fault in the wines suggested. The Locally sourced ingredients provided a wonderfully opportunity to try some less readily available Japanese produce. Would definitely recommend this restaurant over and over again! Here are my notes of the courses: 1st course. Amadai and cucumber pop in rice foam with lime zest. Bright zippy and firm fish 2nd course. Wakasagi wrapped in burdock served on a bed of burdock chips seasoned with 5spice and clover leaf 3rd course. Mille fuille of scallop and Kyoto turnip with yuzu and gelee of Kyoto turnip lightly salted Water cress. 4th course. "Ouef" mushroom reduction, toast, bacon, egg yolk hidden in a cloud of white merengue and topped with mushroom powder. Comforting and satisfying savory flavors were very nice. 5th course. Smoked Saba with Sakura chips herb oil (chervil), vinegarette and blue cheese sauce and eggplant tangy rich sweet delicious 6th course. Crab miso flan, crab bouillon and crab meat Sweet, ocean flavors went very well with the rich flan - delicious! 7th course. Beet chip tuille made with beers and sugar! There was no earthiness, just the sweet flavor of beets. The rose was dusted in beet powder over confiture of beet over foie gras. The room temp foie was sweet and delicious with the crispy beets. 8th course. Muniere Shirako with cauliflower slices, cauliflower foam and pan fried nagaimo. Rich taste with a hint of spice. Cinnamon? Creamy with cream and shirako 9th course. "Buri daikon" lightly cooked buri roasted skin served with buri shabu soup, raw black yellow and green daikon and daikon Mochi. 10th course. Roasted Ibaraki pigeon, black trumpet mushrooms, spinach and carrot purée. Sauce of Red wine pigeon stock , pig blood. Roasted leg, head with brain, croquette accompanies this delicious, gamey dish. 11th course 2 varieties of cheese - Mont d'or and chervil 12th course. Hibiscus and strawberry crumble, yogurt spuma lime mint 13th course. Coconuts merengue, chocolate mousse Mikan sauce coconut sorbet. Loved the flavors and presentation. 料理が楽しくて、おもろしくて、美味しくてずっと笑顔でいただきました。ごちそうさまでした。

Beautiful dishes with such a playful imagination! wanna try their "something bubble" signature appetizer.