UENO: Brasserie Lecan, a French restaurant located 0 minutes’ walk from Ueno Station

I went to Brasserie Lecan, a French restaurant near Ueno Station

Did you know that there is a French restaurant just 20 steps away from the central ticket gates at Ueno Station?

This restaurant has a relaxed and calm atmosphere, occupying the space of Ueno Station’s former VIP room.

The first time I visited here was when an acquaintance gave me a free dinner voucher.

I was surprised to find a space inside Ueno Station where you can feel absolutely no noise outside, but the atmosphere inside and the food I had were both delicious, so I go there when I want to enjoy a slightly luxurious meal.

The restaurant is located a short walk from the central exit of Ueno Station, down a side corridor where local products are sold on the left.

They serve lunch and dinner, and as it is a French restaurant they mainly serve set menus, but they also have a la carte options.

The restaurant has high ceilings and is spacious.

There’s also plenty of space between seats, so you can dine in a relaxed atmosphere.

I’ve never had lunch there, but I think it’s better value to choose from the set menu.

Set menus are available from 2,600 yen.

You get an appetizer, meat or fish main, dessert, a drink, and bread, so I think it’s pretty good value.

Set menus are also available in the evening.

You can enjoy dinner from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and set menus start from 3,700 yen.

The menu is the same as for lunch, and includes an appetizer, meat or fish main, dessert, a drink, and bread.

I chose this set menu.

I paid a little extra to change the meat to beef.

First, the appetizer

I could choose from two types of appetizer, and since I was having meat as my main course, I chose the marinated fish appetizer.

While waiting for the appetizer, I was given water, a drink, and bread.

I was thirsty and hungry, so I drank my drink and munched down the bread.

I didn’t have to wait too long before the appetizer was brought out.

There was marinated eggplant underneath the yellowtail, so it was just the right amount of salty and had just the right amount of fat, making it incredibly delicious even if you eat it on its own!

The tomato sauce and marinated eggplant went perfectly together, so it was delicious on its own or together with the yellowtail.

The amount of yellowtail was just right, so I ate it all in one go too.

The main meat!

Shortly after finishing the appetizers, the main course of meat arrived!

Beef loin.

The heat was just right, not too rare and not too cooked.

Let’s eat!

I took a bite and popped it into my mouth.

Mmm, delicious.

It seems to be Angus beef, but it’s just as tender as Japanese beef.

It has just the right amount of elasticity and firmness.

I poured plenty of sauce over the meat and put it into my mouth, piece by piece.

There was a wide variety of side dishes, including penne in cream sauce, pumpkin, sautéed maitake mushrooms, broccoli, and what seemed to be zucchini fritters, as well as some soft fries.

I ate these with the meat and mixed them into the sauce, and they were really delicious.

I don’t know how many grams of meat there was, but it was just the right amount to go with the appetizer.

I was offered a second piece of bread, so I got a second one and ate it, and I was really full.

I was satisfied.

Dessert Time

I was already feeling full, but strangely enough, when the dessert menu was shown to me, I was very intrigued.

After much deliberation, I chose peach compote and ice cream.

Drinks were brought at the same time as dessert.

The red sauce is raspberry sauce, and the sweet peach and sweet and sour raspberry go perfectly together.

The ice cream on top is not too sweet, and when you eat it with the peach, the peach and vanilla mix exquisitely in your mouth.

Mmm, delicious.

The cold dessert has a nice firm texture inside your mouth.

I could choose between coffee or tea, so I went for hot tea.

I like to put milk in my tea, and when I eat at a restaurant and they usually give me a drink with dessert, I find it a turn-off when they serve the milk in my tea or coffee with coffee creamer.

I’m quite disappointed when this happens to me, but to me coffee creamer is fat.

It’s not milk.

After they’ve served me delicious food from the appetizers onwards, if they give me coffee creamer as a final drink, it feels like they’ve cut corners at the very end.

They’ve served me such delicious food, why don’t they serve me raw milk or cream with my drink?

Personally, when they serve me fresh cream with my coffee or warm milk with my tea, I think to myself, “Ah, this restaurant knows what they’re doing!”

As for this restaurant, of course they served me raw milk.

It’s hard to see in the photo because they put quite a bit of milk in the tea, but they warmed it up and frothed it properly.

That’s great!

I enjoyed the delicious desserts and tea, and it was a dinner that left me feeling very happy.

We recommend this restaurant to businessmen who want to pop in on the train to enjoy some French food during their busy schedules, or to businessmen who are entertaining but want to get home as soon as possible after dinner, and to women who want to enjoy French food in a slightly luxurious atmosphere at a girls’ night out.

We also recommend this restaurant to travelers who want to enjoy some French food just before a trip, and to young couples who want to enjoy a date that’s a little on the high side.

When you hear that a French course meal is expensive, you might think it’s expensive, but it’s reasonably priced and you can enjoy it to your heart’s content.

By the way, if you visit this restaurant on an anniversary, they will take a photo and give it to you as a gift, so it’s a good idea to visit on an anniversary!

Brasserie Lecan ブラッスリー　レカン

Address：1020, 1st floor, Atre Ueno Retrokan, 7-1-1 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo

TEL：03−5826–5822

Restaurant HP：https://www.lecringinza.co.jp/brasserie/

Tabelog page：https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1311/A131101/13005550/