L'izakaya Paris Brasserie Japonaise

"I chose the 9 Course Omakase curated by the owner and head chef who were both very knowledgeable, skilled, and welcoming. All sake choices were recommended to best pair with the upcoming dishes. As a tldr, if I could give higher than a 5/5, I would. The dishes, preparation, and atmosphere were all outstanding, and you could feel the care both the owner and chef took in curating the experience for each patron. Sake 1 (unknown name Refreshing, fruity orange tones. Very good intro sake (10/10 1 Japanese style of Potato salad with cucumber (great starter to whet the appetite 2 Cuttlefish Nigiri with tamago (10/10, tamago paired really well with the nigiri, cuttlefish has a surprising crunch for a raw fresh fish 3 Oyster with Caviar, yuzu, soy sauce, scallions (7.5/10, personally not a big fan of oyster but the tastes were still incredible Sake 2 Rich and deep chocolate tones (9/10 4 Tofu with ginger, bonito flakes, green onion over tamago or soy sauce (10/10, paired with the sauce it was a super rich and deep flavor sake was perfect with chocolate notes 5 Cold soba noodles with a light broth and served with sliced cucumber, carrots, and sliced green tomatoes topped with sesame seeds (11/10, so refreshing after the previous rich dishes 6 Eggplant served in soy sauce broth with sesame seeds and furikake (10/10 Sake 3 Izanawa E 240 slightly fruity, closer to raw sake taste. Cuts through taste and resets the palate quite well 7 grilled chicken with dash of egg and Japanese seasoning (9.5/10, tasted really nice, wish there was more 8 incredible, unknown (I forgot to ask fish with tamago(? sauce and green onions (10/10, taste profiles went together so perfectly. Savory and satisfying 9 3 skewers. Beef liver, duck, tomatoes with bacon with side of crispy rice (11/10, each skewer was an incredible taste. The tomatoes were fresh and bacon crispy, liver was perfectly cooked, duck and accompanying sauce were rich and tasty 10 Dessert. Breaded cake with sweet potato crème and dried bread topping, side of plum wine icee. (10/10, sweet potato was great over the bread cake, and the plum wine icee cut through the taste incredibly well Extra plum wine with owner and head chef (11/10, great end to all the courses and very kind of L’Izakaya to celebrate the end of our dinner with a drink *Although I made my best attempt to remember the description of each dish, this is the composition as I remember it. Meal type: Dinner Price per person: €60–70 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5"