The global prestige car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz did open a cafe restaurant in its showroom in Roppongi (六本木), Tokyo last month. The German company named the whole two floors space facing Tokyo Midtown, as "Mercedes-Benz Connection", refering that the place is a connect point between autocars and people's lifestyle.
When we enter to the modern designed showroom, firtsly we found a large wooden table with electric outlets on it and a coffee shop counter next to high and big glass wall. The cafe space is called "DOWNSTAIRS".
The coffee provided there are as high quality as ones served at chain coffee shops like Starbucks.
The upper floor is a restaurant offering lunch and dinner and also opens as a bar until 4a.m. during weekend. For lunch time, it offers several choices of main dishes like pasta, meat or fish all include appetizer and dessert buffet. The price is NEVER expensive as much as Mercedes-Benz cars... It is quite reasonable price, less than Yen 2000.
Because the restaurant's dishes are produced by a chef who works for AW Kitchen, known for fine quality selection of vegetable ingredients, we are able to find colorful and healthy collections of fresh vegetable plates on the buffet table. Here we do not have to worry about nutritional balance, you cannot take less healthy meal.
What I took from the buffet board
Left: from appetizer buffet
Right: from dessert buffet, including pumpkin role cake, carrotte mousse
Main dish - pasta plate
Sauce with minched meat and turnip
Tokyo Tower and Midtown buildings are visible from the window side seats.
The cafe restaurant provides what ladies like in the globaly-known autocar showroom.
The comfortable space with high quality and well-designed funiture is also adding value to experience at the restaurant. It is an ideal place to take a break during shopping or visiting art museums or hanging with friends before going out for night entertainment in Roppongi.
************ UPDATE 14 January 2013 **************
As scheduled. Mercedes-Benz Connection restaurant & cafe was once closed on December 2012. And from 18 January 2013, the luxury autocar showroom will be moved to another location, just across a steert from the former location, and the restaurant & cafe will be also re-opened.
We will post a new report, when we visit the newer space.
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*The cafe and restaurant opens limited-time until December 2012.
Please do not miss a chance to try the modern and cool oasis in Roppongi.
Restaurant name: Mercedes-Benz Connection
DOWNSTAIRS (coffee shop)
UPSTAIRS (restaurant & bar)
Official site: http://www.mercedes-benz-connection.com
Address: 7-8-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
