Area: Just outside Exit 2 of Marunouchi station 丸の内駅
Restaurant: PaPa Soup パパスープ
Map and Info: http://tabelog.com/aichi/A2301/A230102/23052055/
Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30-5pm
I thought the lunch menu was only served until 2pm, but I was glad to be able to order it at 2:30. Today's plate lunch (￥850) included the main, a choice of house-made bread or rice, a small appetizer, salad and a small cup of soup (3 to choose from). Today's main was kara-age. Its batter had black sesame seeds and kaki no tane senbei (Moon-shaped rice crackers, usually a bit spicy in flavor). This gave it a nice crunch and toasty flavoring. It lacked a bit in other marination such as soy sauce or ginger, but the chicken itself was pretty juicy. The sauce was a mayonnaise-based dressing.
The appetizer was a squash mash with crunchy little bits of onion. This was also very light on the seasoning. The takenoko (bamboo), konbu (seaweed) and bonito flake ohidashi (veggies and dashi dish) was a standard flavor. Although plain in flavor, the muesli bread had a nice dense texture. The croissant was buttery and flaky, apparently using ingredients imported from France.
Of the pumpkin soup, red pepper soup and green veggie soup, I chose the cold one to drink on a hot day like today (green). I think it included celery (I always find celery's flavor to be pretty prominent in dishes).
The main point here is that everything tasted healthy. I believe the seasoning was almost none existent. Having said that, it's not a bad thing; I quite enjoyed all the natural flavors.
Even the ice cream given to me on the house was not very sweet, and used Hokkaido cream and vanilla beans imported from France.
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