Reminiscence

We wanted to try a Michelin starred restaurant during our trip to Japan, and Reminiscence truly exceeded our expectations. Every dish was exceptional, with perfectly balanced flavours and high-quality, fresh ingredients. The service was outstanding as well. Our main server spoke English, Chinese, and Japanese, and his attentiveness made the experience even more enjoyable. They were also very mindful of my dairy intolerance and swapped out the dairy ingredients for non-dairy alternatives, which I really appreciated. I highly recommend this restaurant, you’ll enjoy a dining experience unlike anything you’ve had before.

The bright and modern minimalist decor has an elegant yet relaxing vibe. Not particularly formal but it has a sense of understated charm. We didn’t drink and their virgin mojito was one of the best I have ever had. Food tasted good and paired well with the bread curated by bakery chef Naruse…like crispy rice bread with raw shrimps; fried bread with the tangy beurre Blanc sauce; and Red wine bread with beef. Lobster and chestnut were my favorites that evening. Petit fours were to be chosen from the trolley and were plated nicely before serving. However, since the mignardises focus on the concept of chef’s childhood memories, their taste was very ordinary, at least to us. I was a bit disappointed as I did expect Chef to elevate those confectionery rather than just replicating them. Service was Michelin-starred standard and the pacing was good. Nevertheless, I would prefer a more timely crumbling to maintain the clean table setting and our comfort. One of the servers spoke a few phases in our native language to explain the dishes, his efforts had made an impact, at least to my husband who seemed to be quite happy. Reminiscence is a gem, definitely worth visiting when you are in Nagoya.

Beautifully crafted dishes with innovative and well balanced flavours! Warm and attentive service! Elegant and calm ambience! A very enjoyable dining experience! Definitely worth its Michelin stars! A must in Nagoya!

My wife and I had dinner here, and it was one of the best dining experiences we've ever had. The food was so amazing, with great flavor and texture combinations. French food with Japanese ingredients worked incredibly well. Each dish brought out the best of each ingredient. The shrimp dish was so delicious with layers and layers of flavors complementing each other. There wasn't a single dish that I didn't like, but that dish stood out for me. The service was also perfectly executed, as the dishes came out at a great pace. Not only that, but the owner chef himself came out and greeted us as we left the restaurant. Amazing dedication to their guests. I also ordered the short wine pairing that came with 5 wines, which I also enjoyed. If you are looking for fine dining in Nagoya, I would definitely recommend coming here.

A French fine dining restaurant with slight Japanese influence. Dishes in the set menu are plentiful & tasty, the 3 breads served were all excellent. Excellent service & great value for money.

One of the best Michelin starred restaurants I’ve ever had so far. I’m not putting up too many pictures only to save you the surprises when you visit the place yourself. Fabulous food combined with impeccable service, I don’t know what better I can get from an early summer visit.

Delicious food and elegant dining environment, need to reservation in advance, the whole set meau is quite a lot for a girl. The only no good point is I felt like their service and price do not match, Although as a non-professional diners, we have been to many Michelin-recommended restaurants, but the service I feel here is the most ordinary, especially the wine experience. All the wines in the set meal are served to us after being poured elsewhere. Overall I think this is a good restaurant, but I will not come again

After all these 3 years of lock down, finally we are being able to travel and enjoy a bit of free air. I chose this restaurant to celebrate my husband's birthday and it not only did not disappoint us but surprised us a lot. First I would like to thank the crew for accommodating my request via email very promptly. We were able to get a table next to the window which made our dinner sooo pleasurable. We can tell the chef has been putting a lot of effort to source high quality local ingredients and surprised people with a combination of different texture. When you think thats all for the dish, there is always something more making it better than simply outstanding. The mix of west and east added a huge bonus in your taste buds. We love every single dish and even fell in love with the bread (how I want to buy those bread home). However, the desserts were most mind-blowing! The freshness of strawberry, the combination of blood orange with chocolate, jelly, sorbet was so good that we are still missing it a whole lot. Thank you for the team for making our dinner so memorable. As what is said in the prologue next to the menu "To live equals leading a rich life. A rich life is a life that is full of pleasant afterglow and warm memories that linger in our hearts." 💕 Hope to visit this restaurant next time we visit Nagoya! Gan-ba-dae!