Premier Mai

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☕️ Cafe / 📍 Yoyogi

📓 Visits: 1 (2021)

Premier Mai opened in May 2021 and has a menu of dishes based around toast.  Bread is supplied by Sugoi Pan.  I went on a chilly weekday morning arriving at about 8:15am.  There were plenty of seats free at a counter and large sharing table equipped with charging ports.  Windows were open, so the restaurant was a bit cold.  There is no printed menu so you need a smartphone to view this online.  However, instead of placing your order online you then have to walk over to a side counter where a member of staff will input your order into a machine and take payment by card only.  Why can't they do this at your seat?

The counter overlooks a teppan so if you sit there you can see the entire cooking process.  The food was ready in about 9 minutes.  I chose French toast with salad.  The French toast was very good, much better than at Ivorish over the other side of Yoyogi Park.  But you're required to order a drink so in total it came to JPY 2,200.  That's a bit expensive.  The cheapest item on the menu is JPY 1,200 so whatever you order it's going to cost the best part of 2K.  I understand the restaurant has to make money but if you go to No.4 in Yotsuya you can have a good French toast for 980 yen and you don't have to order a drink.  It's a similar story at Egg Baby Cafe which serves one of the best and most filling French toasts I know of for just 935 yen.  Or you can go to Le Comte in Hiroo and have an excellent pain perdu with a drink of your choice for an inclusive price of JPY 1,210.  Or at least you could have until November 2021 when it, unfortunately closed.

If you're nearby and looking for an overpriced slice of comfort then you'll find it here.

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❓ My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0

📱 Booking: Reservations are accepted for the private room, otherwise no bookings for the hoi polloi.

📍 Location: 

2F Yoyogi Koen Bldg, 1-6-10 Tomigaya.  2F multi-tenant building.  Next to the Tullamore Irish pub.  Around the corner from Exit 1 of Yoyogi Koen station or the South Exit of Yoyogi Hachiman station.
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📅 Visit October 2021

French toast with salad 1600
Orange juice 600

💴 Damage: 2,200 (cashless)
⏱️ Time taken: 25m