LA BETTOLA da OCHIAI(ラ・ベットラ・ダ・オチアイ) is one of the most famous Italian restaurant in Japan. At the same time, it is known as a restaurant for which it is not easy to reserve a table. The small restaurant with 36 seats is situated close to the edge of Ginza, surrounded by office buildings and is not far from Tsukiji Market (築地市場).
The chef, Mr. Ochiai started his carrer from French cuisine. He suddenly changed his pass to a cook of Italian cuisine, when just he dropped by the origin country. He was so impressed by the original Italian dishes that never make him tired even he eat ones every day. His own restauran, LA BETTOLA da OCHIAI, opened in 1997. With its vital atomosphere and dishes with fresh ingredients at reasonable cost, it attracts even Italian people living in Tokyo.
One afternoon on weekday, luckly I was able to slip in the casual dining without a resevation for lunch just before the last call time for lunch 14:00.
I ordered pasta with sea urchin(uni, ウニ) creamy sauce, one of his specialty. It is very simple with the creamy sauce and smal pieces of the main ingredient from the sea. The perfume of sea urchin surely comes from the cream sauce. I understand that a lot of people are fancinated by the restaurant.
Reservation for lunch accepted only at the restaurant (no telephone, email) from the morning 10am.
Restaurant name: LA BETTOLA da OCHIAI (ラ・ベットラ・ダ・オチアイ)
Address: 1-21-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Official site (Japanese version only) : http://www.la-bettola.co.jp/restaurant/ginza/info.html
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