Travel Mar. 20, 2010 - 06:58AM JST ( 0 )

TOKYO —

Three Michelin-starred Chef Pierre Gagnaire has opened a restaurant at the ANA InterContinental Tokyo.

“Since the co-branding, ANA InterContinental Tokyo has gone through a significant repositioning in the last two years,” said Fergus Stewart, the hotel’s regional general manager. “The addition of Pierre Gagnaire to our diverse collection of restaurant and bars is an important component in the evolution of the hotel into a five-star landmark and will help to set us apart as a destination for exceptional dining. I have no doubt his passion and visionwill translate into unforgettable experiences for our guests.”

Pierre Gagnaire’s only restaurant in Tokyo is located on the 36th floor of the hotel, which is situated in the Akasaka area. Known for his attention to detail and culinary creations that feature unexpected juxtapositions of flavors and textures, Gagnaire’s other signature is to serve multiple dishes within each course.

This will feature throughout the lunch and dinner menus. Gagnaire will also personally design and launch each menu with the change of each season. The chef will be spending a considerable amount of time on site at the hotel. The Tokyo kitchen brigade additionally features a number of his team from Paris. 

Gagnaire currently operates seven restaurants globally: Las Vegas, Dubai, Paris, Seoul, Hong
Kong, Courchevel and London. Pierre Gagnaire Tokyo will be his second partnership with an
InterContinental hotel, the first being Reflets par Pierre Gagnaire at InterContinental Dubai
Festival City. Gagnaire’s Paris restaurant was ranked third in the world’s 50 greatest restaurants by Restaurant Magazine UK in 2008.