Hyatt and Michelin-recognised chef Sergio Herman will launch Le Pristine Tokyo, an immersive, casual fine dining restaurant and café ‘this winter 2023.
Le Pristine Tokyo will mark the Asian debut of the acclaimed Dutch chef-entrepreneur and will serve contemporary European cuisine with a cosmopolitan flair using thoughtfully sourced produce from Zeeland in the Netherlands and seasonal Japanese ingredients.
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Located on street level of Toranomon Hills Station Tower and part of the new Hotel Toranomon Hills, Le Pristine Tokyo will elevate the dining scene in the city’s newest business hub. In addition to Le Pristine Tokyo, Sergio Herman also oversees the entire hotel’s food and beverage offerings, including breakfast and in-room dining.
The original Le Pristine opened in 2020 in Antwerp, Belgium and was awarded a Michelin star in its first year of operations, which it has retained. Le Pristine Tokyo invites diners to partake in a sophisticated celebration of life and creativity expressed through food, fashion, design, art and music. The immersive experience will bring together Sergio Herman’s exceptional eye for detail and steadfast commitment to the highest quality of gastronomy and hospitality while paying tribute to his Dutch heritage.
“Food first, always,” says the chef. “It’s in our hearts and is the code by which we live. Fashion is a statement. Create your own personality. It’s not about how you look; it’s about how you feel. It’s about the spirit of the age and the pulse of time. Design is the shape of ideas. Visual expectations are real, and we deliver on them. We eat and drink with our eyes. Art is the unexpected. We believe it’s food for the soul and the drive to imagine and wonder. Music is our driving force and it keeps things moving. Mixing rhythm with melancholy, the classics with the new.”
The restaurant’s interiors by internationally renowned Space Copenhagen from Denmark – which also designed the original Le Pristine in Antwerp and the comfortable, stylish spaces of Hotel Toranomon Hills – will be accentuated by striking art and objets d’art by Dutch artists such as Maarten Baas, Rinus van de Velde and Rotganzen. Food at the casual fine-dining restaurant and café will be carefully served on wabi-sabi inspired “INKU” tableware by Serax from Belgium and designed by Sergio Herman.
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Le Pristine Tokyo will deliver a contemporary spin on European classics, blending Japanese ingredients with produce from Zeeland, the coastal Southwest province of the Netherlands facing the North Sea. Zeeland is the largest farming region in the country with rich soils, ample sunshine, pristine waters and sea-washed riverbanks. It is known for producing some of Europe’s most succulent crustaceans.
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