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スクレ・サレ (四谷三丁目 / フレンチ)
Sucre Sale (Yotsuyasanchome / French)

English translation follows Japanese text.

外苑東通りと新宿通りのぶつかる四谷三丁目交差点より曙橋方面へ。
昔ながらの狭い路地に、独特なペースの飲食店が連なる荒木町の、外苑東通り側入口付近に位置するフレンチレストラン。

夜には通りにまで煌々とした光がこぼれる南仏風の店内は、オレンジをベースに明るい雰囲気。しかし、ただ雰囲気の良い街場のフレンチというわけではなく、むしろ骨太なお店。しっかりとしたフレンチにして、年中無休&ラストオーダーは24:30(日曜日のみ、21:30)。しかも、最近流行りの「22:00以降は、軽くアラカルトとワインを」ではなく、ラストオーダー時まできっちりコースが食べられる。

骨太なのは営業時間だけではない。ビストロの名店「バサパ」での修行後、渡仏し修行を積んだ中西シェフの作る本格的なフレンチは、前菜からデザートまで、1皿1皿のポーションが規格外。もちろん、量だけ多く味は粗野 ではなく、店名の「スクレ・サレ(甘じょっぱい)」が示す通り、食べ進んだ際に飽きることのない味わいである。サービススタッフも、良い意味で精神的な骨太揃い。きっちりとした料理・ワインの説明からテーブルをなごます一言まで、雰囲気に合わせて楽しませてくれる。

おいしいフレンチを気軽にしかもがつんと食べたい時、わざわざ訪れる価値のあるレストランである。


On a small back alley in Araki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, many small dining and drinking outlets happily coexist. Sucre Sale is located at the entrance into this Araki-cho from Gaien HIgashi Dori. It is a couple of minutes walk from Yotsuya 3 chome crossing, just above the Marunouchi subway line station with the same name.

Very visible at night is the light of this southern France themed restaurant using orange as its theme color. This restaurant, with its pleasant and relaxing dining atmosphere, is much more than the stereotypical French restaurant.
The restaurant serves solid French cuisine 365 days a year. This is probably only place In Tokyo you can order full course meals or a la carte late at night: Their last order is exceptionally late at 24:30 Monday through Saturday. (It is 21:30 on Sunday)

Chef Nakanishi started his career at a very renowned bistro, Pas A Pas, and then went on to augment his skills in France. From appetizers to desserts, portions of his dishes are exceptionally large. However, this restaurant is not only known for quantity but also for quality. In fact such a balance of quantity and quality is very hard to find in Tokyo.

The name of restaurant means sweet salt in French. All the dishes served here are very tasty, and are served by entertainingly characteristic wait staff. These upbeat servers are more than happy to explain about menu items and suggest matching wines.

If you are in the mood for French food with both quality and quantity, this is the place to go, even if it is late at night.