This is a shop in Asakusabashi where you can enjoy wine. They have a wide variety of wines and the food is consistently delicious. It's just a 1-minute walk from Asakusabashi Station, or about a 5-minute ride on the Sobu Line from Akihabara Station to Asakusabashi Station. It's not a place you have to go out of your way to visit, but rather a place you can easily go to.

A friend visited a wine bar frequented by regulars. There are about 4 to 6 seats at the counter and 2 table seats. Despite being a wine bar, the food was quite delicious and authentic. It's located in Asakusabashi, so it may not be easily accessible for those not in that area, but I highly recommend it.

For lunch on this day, I headed to two restaurants that I had been interested in on Instagram. Coincidentally, both were in the same building. Upon peeking inside, the other restaurant seemed a bit crowded. To avoid the crowd, I entered this restaurant instead. The lunch menu had 3 options: 1) Cold corn soup and quiche Lorraine for 1000 yen, 2) Bone-in chicken thigh confit with whole grain mustard sauce (served with salad and bread) for 1100 yen, 3) Pork belly tomato stew (served with salad and bread) for 1200 yen. I was intrigued by the confit, so I ordered option 2 and soon after, salad and bread were served. The garlic-flavored sautéed mushrooms were delicious. The confit, although bone-in, had tender meat and crispy skin, and the mustard sauce was rich in flavor. The carrots and mashed potatoes on the side were subtly seasoned. I was offered a bread refill midway through, which I gladly accepted. I would like to try the quiche Lorraine next time. Thank you for the meal.

I came to Livres thinking it was a place with a monitor to watch the Japan rugby game at night. I ordered my usual carrot salad, sand liver confit, cheese platter, tripe gratin, as well as French mushroom risotto (peppery, but unfortunately not al dente), Spanish baby chicken roast (crispy skin with tender meat, delicious), and another plate of carrot salad. The carrot salad here is very delicious. I drank Riesling and Cotes du Rhone wines. The monitor showed the Japan rugby game as I had hoped.

The other day it was just my daughter and I, but today it was just my wife and I after visiting Jonty. My daughter really liked the Lapé here, so I wanted my wife to try it too. We had already eaten quite a bit at Jonty's, so we just had Lapé and cheese. The wine was a Touraine Sauvignon Les Duvaux de la Bonne Rière that goes well with Lapé. This is also a good restaurant.

Livre's was a restaurant that I had been curious about since it opened, but this was my first time visiting. I went with my daughter. I had assumed it would be smaller, but it was actually quite spacious with table seating as well. My daughter had Perrier (800 yen) and I had a glass of red wine, Fleurie Les Hauts du Py 2016 (1200 yen, smooth and delicious). We ordered the Carrot Râpé (500 yen, really tasty), the Confit of Chicken Livers (500 yen, slightly salty which went well with the wine), the Cheese Platter (Mimolette, Comte, Roquefort, Chevrotin 1800 yen, delicious cheeses), the Tripe Gratin (700 yen, tasty), the Pork Belly White Wine Stew with Caper Flavor (1500 yen, tender and tasty pork belly with high-quality mashed potatoes), a glass of red wine, Coteaux d'Aix en Provence 2014 (1100 yen, fragrant and smooth), and the Cassoulet Half (2100 yen, includes duck confit and sausages, delicious). I had thought it was just a wine bar, but it turned out to be a proper French restaurant. The portion sizes for non-main dishes were small, so it's enjoyable for one person as well. The chef handles everything alone. I heard that this chef used to work at Comme Chez Vivienne. It was delicious.

Located about a 3-minute walk from Asakusabashi station, on the second floor of a building with food and drink tenants. The owner is a handsome sommelier who honed his skills in Ginza and opened this restaurant in Asakusabashi last fall. The dishes are all meticulously prepared and reasonably priced. The venison I had as a main dish was cooked to perfection, with a lovely pink finish and garnishes that brought out the texture of the vegetables. When it comes to wine, if you tell them your preferences, they will make a precise and easy-to-understand selection for you. This is a wine bar that I will definitely visit again. Thank you for the wonderful meal.

Livres, which opened at the end of September, is run by an owner who has worked at a bistro in Higashi-Ginza for many years. Despite being a one-person operation, the restaurant has a spacious interior with 6 counter seats and 8 table seats. The menu is displayed on a magnum bottle, giving it a stylish touch. I ordered the pate de campagne, sautéed shirako, and roasted Spanish baby chicken. The owner mentioned that it has been 20 years since he last cooked, but all the dishes were incredibly delicious. The sautéed shirako, in particular, had a perfect crispy exterior and a creamy interior. The wines available on the day of my visit were all from France, with about 10 options to choose from. The prices ranged from around 1000 yen to just under 2000 yen, making it quite affordable. The roasted Spanish baby chicken is limited to one bird per day, so I recommend making a reservation.

You can drink delicious wine.

The number of dishes is not large, but each dish feels carefully selected and delicious. The seasoning is good. The atmosphere is calm. It feels like you need to choose the company you go with. The cost performance is not bad.

I tried to get takeout from Shimii-iru but they were sold out, so I turned to Livres instead. I ordered a cheese platter (2000 yen), carrot salad (500 yen, Livres' salad is really delicious), sand liver confit (500 yen, tasty), country-style pate (800 yen, delicious), tripe gratin (800 yen, tasty), and roasted duck (2000 yen, the duck was a bit tough but flavorful). Everything was delicious.