Duck foie grass slow poached with chicken leg and soy sauce at Sézanne
Morel mushrooms with wild garlic and botan ebi at Sézanne
Crispy skin amadai from Yamaguchi with shin tama negi and sake-kasu at Sézanne
Duck foie grass slow poached with chicken leg and soy sauce at Sézanne
Shanghai hairy crab marinated in yellow wine from Jura with koshihikari rice at Sézanne
Chef's table at Sézanne
Miyazaki mango with shortbread crème chantilly at Sézanne
Interior at Sézanne
Interior at Sézanne

Restaurants

Sézanne

Tokyo, Japan

Daniel Calvert captures the essence of Japanese seasonality by highlighting the peak moments of each ingredient in his modern French menu

 

Sézanne is named after the French village in the Champagne region where chef Daniel Calvert’s grandparents used to have a summer house. The soothing, elegant interiors are by Hong Kong designer André Fu, and serve to set you at absolute ease before you even pick up the menu. The chef, who previously worked in New York, Paris and Hong Kong, and moved to Japan in 2021, bases his cuisine on French techniques, but with Asian twists, such as a Peking duck with ultra-crispy skin. And while you are unlikely to have room for anything after your last course, pre-order a tin of chocolate cookies to take away—they contain two types of Valrhona chocolate.

Tatler Tip

If you love chocolate, be sure to pre-order Calvert’s favourite housemade chocolate cookies, packaged in a tin for takeaway. Featuring a perfect balance of two types of Valrhona chocolate, these cookies offer a delightful contrast in texture and taste.

Awards


2025

Tatler Best Asia-Pacific: Restaurant of The Year

2025

Tatler Best 100 Restaurants Asia-Pacific

2024

Tatler Best Asia 100 Restaurants