8 THE JAPAN TIMES FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017 spring gourmet special (Publicity) ODAIBAAKASAKA SHINJUKU ANA InterContinental Tokyo Hotel Century Southern Tower Splendid season of cherry blossoms Finest ingredients featured on newly created menus ■ 03-5354-0111 Four of the ANA InterContinental Tokyo’s superb restau- During the cherry blossom viewing season, the Hotel Century Southern Tow- ■ http://www.southerntower. rants and bars are offering a seasonal “Sakura Festival” er in Shinjuku is offering a spring plan with various lunch and dinner menus. co.jp ■ 03-3505-1111 June 23 — July 13, 2017 menu from March 15 until April 16, as the long swathes of 4 | The Japan Times | Through April 16, the hotel is offering Le ■ 2-2-1 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, ■ www.anaintercontinental- Tokyo sakura cherry trees around the property turn the neighbor- ■ tokyo.jp03-5500-5500 Printemps, which is comprised of three lunch ■ http://hiltonodaiba.jp/news/ ■ Three minutes from Shinjuku (Publicity) hood into a pink-petaled wonderland. ■ 1-12-33 Akasaka, Minato-ku, menus and two dinner courses to choose from detail/2025 Station South Exit At the third- oor Unkai Restaurant, overlooking the man- Tokyo at restaurant Tribeks. Among the lunch menus, ■ 1-9-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, ■ Five minutes from Tameike- icured perfection of a traditional Japanese garden and SannoTokyo and Roppongi-itchome the main dish can be chosen for chef’s lunch pond designed to highlight each season’s beauty, guests ■ stationsDirectly connected to Daiba (¥3,000), while Tribeks lunch (¥4,000) allows can savor innovative Japanese dishes that incorporate the Station (Yurikamome), or 10 guests to savor both seafood and meat dish- minutes from Tokyo Teleport motif of cherry blossoms for lunch or dinner. Station (Rinkai Line). Free es that are perfectly complemented by the fresh salad bar. shuttle bus available. Served from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (until 3:30 p.m. on SummerFor dinner, guests can enjoydining the full-course chef’s dinner from ¥8,910, or take Shinjuku Stn. ecialTakashimaya Sundays) the “Hanagoromo Bento” at ¥5,200 contains advantage of the prix xe dinner (from ¥5,980) that allows guests to choose an ap- various spring specialties such as hotaru-ika squid and petizer and main from a wide variety of options. Shinjuku Hotel Century South- Gyoen bamboo shoots. As twilight falls, meanwhile, the “Hana Tameike-Sanno Stn. Exit 13 Additionally, following renovations, the South Court lounge on the 20th oor has Odaiba Kaihin ern Tower Akari” kaiseki traditional course meal (¥16,700) is served ANA Stn. just reopened on Feb. 6 and offers a renewed menu featuring a set of strawberry Minami- Hilton InterContinental Yoyogi Stn. AKASAKA from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (until 8:30 p.m. on Sundays). Din- Tokyo crepe with sakura (cherry blossom) ice cream with a choice of 20 drink options for Shinjuku Stn. ner items include delicacies of the season such as spring Tokyo Teleport ¥2,000, or a glass of Champagne Gruet’s Brut rose for ¥1,900 per serving. Daiba Stn. Stn. trout and edible tender wild plant sprouts. The restaurant Ark Mori Bldg. ANA InterContinental Tokyo offers seasonal specialties and the essence of Japanese Ark Hills Annex cuisines such as kaiseki (traditional multicourse) meals all Roppongi-itchome Stn. Exit 3 SHIBUYA year round. here’s nothing like going out and Hawaiian fl avors promise tropical respite Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel A Hawaiian dinner buffet will be available at Cascade A refreshing and light taste of spring among the blooms enjoying good food and drinks to beat Cafe on the second oor of the ANA InterContinental Unique cocktails created to hail the changing season Tokyo from July 1 to Sept. 30. ■ 03-3505-1111 As the spring sunlight and warmth bring plum, peach and cher- T ■ www.anaintercontinental- Blue sky and azure water de ne the Hawaiian archi- tokyo.jp ry blossoms into full bloom, the ANA InterContinental Tokyo theThrough sweltering April 30, the Cerulean Tower Tokyu summer Hotel is offering cocktails created heat. Here are pelago’s Big Island, a tropical paradise surrounded by beckons women to get together at its Chinese Restaurant Karin. to celebrate spring at its 40th- oor Tower’s Bar Bellovisto. ■ 1-12-33 Akasaka, Minato-ku, an abundance of nature. The Cascade Cafe’s buffet Tokyo The spring ladies’ lunch menu, offered between 11:30 a.m. Located in the heart of Shibuya, a popular business-cum-entertainment area ■ 03-3476-3000 offers a perfect way to enjoy a Hawaiian summer in the ■ Five minutes from and 2:30 p.m. at Karin until April 28, is a full-course meal avail- of Tokyo, the hotel is a skyscraper luxury property renowned for its magni cent ■ https://www.ceruleantower- some restaurants at hotels in and aroundhotel.com/en heart of Tokyo. Tameike-Sanno and able on weekdays, for a value price of ¥2,650 per person (tax views and sophisticated hospitality. Roppongi-itchome stations ■ 26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho, An excellent selection of and 12 percent service charge excluded). With a ne line of original cocktails created by hotel bartenders that have been Shibuya-ku, Tokyo dishes includes garlic shrimp, Tameike Sanno Stn. Exit 13 The rst dish is steamed chicken and Chinese harusame clear Tokyo where specialwell received by many, summer Bellovisto’s plans■ areFive minutes fromon Shibuya noodles with a tasty sesame sauce, followed by a healthy soup spring cocktail promotion has been held since 2013. Station Hawaii’s soul food ahi poke, ANA of seafood and mushrooms, ower-shaped steamed shrimp consisting of tuna and avocado InterContinental Recommended is the printemps cooler (¥2,316), a new creation for Tokyo dumplings and vegetables. Next is the delectable main dish of o er for guests to enjoy the summer with salad, contemporary loco moco and barbecued spare ribs. There are also Hawaiian 2017 that features a refreshing citrus taste accentuated by a oral scent Shibuya stir-fried melt-in-your-mouth Japanese beef with tomatoes, fol- and nished by rose Champagne. The gin-based cocktail was created Stn pancakes and tropical fruit to celebrate the summer of the Aloha State. Ark Mori Bldg. Shibuya Mark City lowed by uffy fried rice with Japanese clams, scallops and crab. by mixing lemon juice and elder ower liqueur in secret proportions. Priced at ¥6,090 per person on weekdays from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and ¥6,680 per Ark Hills Annex The feast wraps up with generous servings of two kinds of the family and friends.Other popular cocktails include the spring royale (¥2,316), a frozen person on weekends and holidays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Cerulean Tower Roppongi-itchome Stn. Exit 3 daily desserts. The menu is a perfect way for groups of women cocktail of cherry blossoms and plum liqueur served over Champagne Tokyu Hotel Route 3 diners are invited to experience the avors of Hawaii. to celebrate spring. Reservations are accepted over the phone and candied young peach slices, and la dance des eurs (¥2,179), Sibuya Line or via the hotel website (special rate of ¥2,500, excluding tax which reproduces the swirl of spring owers, accentuated by a yuzu and service charge, when booked online). citrus fragrance. SHINJUKU SHIBUYA ROPPONGI HotelTORANOMON Century Southern Tower Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel Grand Hyatt Tokyo VarietyHotel of dishes Okura to embrace Tokyo summer swelter Divine desserts from the City of Light Hotel serves eggcellent edibles in Easter celebration The Hotel GardensCentury Southern from Tower around in Shinjuku the is offeringglobe unique showcased summer plans during at its Golden Week ■ 03-5354-0111 “Laurent Jeannin Promotion 2017,” a summer gourmet event, will be held from South Court lounge and Tribeks restaurant. ■ http://www.southerntower. July 12 to 14 at the Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel’s Coucagno restaurant. ■ 03-4333-1234 co.jp From egg-centric Easter brunches to gourmet Easter treats, the restaurants at The SouthThe Court’s Hotel Okura Summer Tokyo Night will hold Selection, its 17th which annual includes gardening an event a la carte during dish and The event is a collaboration between France’s top patissier Laurent Jeannin ■ 03-3476-3000 ■ http://tokyo.grand.hyatt.jp the Golden Week holidays. ■ 2-2-1 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Grand Hyatt Tokyo are the perfect place to bring family and friends to celebrate a drink, is available for ¥2,400 from 5:30 p.m. every evening between July 1 and Aug. and Coucagno, a space renowned for serving delightful Provencal dishes from ■ https://www.ceruleantower- ■ 6-10-3 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo the day this spring. From May 2 to 6 the hotel will feature representative gardens of 10 dif- ■ 03-3582-0111 hotel.com/en Tokyo 31. There are three recommended dishes, including corn grits-battered, fried shrimp ■ Three minutes from Shinjuku the choicest ingredients of the season. ■ http://www.hotelokura.co.jp/ The French Kitchen is hosting a weekend Easter brunch on April 15 and 16 ferent countries with the participation of the respective countries’ ambas- Station South Exit ■ 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, ■ Three minutes from Roppongi with a spicy sauce, and a choice of four drinks such as sparkling or white wine. tokyo/events/gardening/ Regarded as France’s No. 1 patissier, Jeannin has won many prestigious awards from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Featured dishes include rotisserie leg of lamb, chilled Station Exit 1C sadors and spouses of ambassadors. Unlike previous years, the majority of Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Meanwhile, Tribeks is offer- ■ 2-10-4 Toranomon, and accolades.